Give a meaningful donation this year
Coasties looking to give a meaningful gift this Christmas can donate to Central Coast Local Health District’s Christmas Appeal. The appeal is seeking to raise $50,000 to support outpatient paediatric…
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Public gynaecologists cancel appointments due to staff shortages
Gynaecologists and obstetricians at Gosford and Wyong hospitals have pledged to treat only urgent and life-threatening cases until the Central Coast Local Health District hires more doctors and nurses. Scores…
Training day for emergency responders
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) ran an emergency simulation day for medical students, NSW Rural Fire Service and VRA Rescue NSW on August 22. Run in partnership with NSW…
Free bowel cancer screening for over-45s
People aged 45 or more are being encouraged to take advantage of free screening kits as part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. More people in NSW are now eligible to…
Tony named Parkinson’s community hero
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) nurse Tony Ditterick has been named by the Central Coast Parkinson’s Support Group as this year’s Parkinson’s Community Hero. The announcement commemorates April as…
April Falls – Seniors encouraged to get active
Older adults on the Central Coast are being encouraged to get physically active as part of April Falls Month. April Falls is an annual campaign supported by the NSW Fall…
Coast kids encouraged to ride to school
Schools and families on the Central Coast are being encouraged to take part in Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel on Friday, March 22. National Ride2School Day aims to help…
Take advantage of cancer screening
Melanoma of the skin, prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer and bowel cancer are projected to be the five most common cancers diagnosed this year in the Central Coast Local…
Keeping older people healthy
Older Central Coast adults can now learn about healthy eating, getting active and falls prevention from the comfort of their own home thanks to a free new online learning platform….
Shirley Shuttle funding under a cloud
The Shirley Shuttle Cancer Patient Transport Service could face withdrawing one of its four vehicles from service or increasing client costs with vital funding possibly to be withdrawn. Financial support…
The worst year for mosquitoes ever?
The Central Coast has been experiencing an unprecedented surge in mosquito populations this summer, with some residents describing it as the “worst year ever,” particularly around Tuggerah Lakes and Brisbane…
Raising awareness of lung conditions
With World COPD Day falling on November 15, Central Coast Local Health District is raising awareness of the symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultant Darren…
Ride to work on Wednesday, October 18
Central Coast workers are being encouraged to get on their bikes and join in Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter riding on Wednesday, October 18. National Ride2Work Day is organised by…
Caring for patients in their own homes
Gosford Hospital Auxiliary has donated a handheld doppler for the Hospital in the Home Service (HiTH). HiTH Clinical Nurse Educator Marte Viljoen, said the doppler, which is worth $5,500, will…
New machine will help breast cancer diagnosis
CancerCare Australia has funded a Mammography/Tomosynthesis (MT) machine which is the first of its kind to Central Coast Local Health District. CancerCare Australia, a project of the Rotary Club of…
Act FAST in the event of stroke
With someone having a stroke every 19 minutes in Australia, Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is encouraging people to learn the FAST signs of stroke and the best ways…
Cycling to encourage organ donation
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) Donation Specialist Coordinator Yoni Hope-Hodgetts will ride more than 500km during Donate Life Week (July 23-30) to emphasise the importance of becoming an organ…
Central Coast student dies after catching the flu
Health authorities are ramping up appeals to parents to have their children aged 5-16 vaccinated against the flu following the death at the weekend of a Central Coast high school…
NAIDOC Day returns in July
The Central Coast NAIDOC Community Day returns this year following three years of cancellations due to COVID-19 lockdowns and bad weather. Central Coast Local Health District’s (CCLHD) Aboriginal Health Unit…
Most happy with our emergency departments
Emergency departments at Gosford and Wyong hospitals have come in for quite a bit of criticism in recent years, but latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) survey results show a…