Warning on ovarian cancer
An Avoca Beach mother of three has joined forces with three other survivors to warn other women not to dismiss early symptoms of ovarian cancer, which are often vague and…
Health
Next stage of Wyong Hospital redevelopment
The next phase of the $200M Wyong Hospital Redevelopment is a step closer, with a builder appointed and construction set to begin early this year. Health Infrastructure Acting Executive Director…
Have a heart and wear red for research
Jen O’Neill had no history of heart problems, nor did anyone in her family, yet by the time she was 42, she had suffered three SCAD heart attacks. SCAD heart…
70 new medical interns for Coast hospitals
The Central Coast will soon see a boost to its healthcare workforce, with 70 medical graduate interns to start work at public hospitals in the region this month. The region’s…
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face withdrawing one of its four vehicles from service or increasing client costs with vital funding possibly to be withdrawn.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…
Groundbreaking melanoma research saved Adam’s life
Adam Brown was just 33 years old when he was first diagnosed with stage four melanoma after his wife Kristy noticed a suspicious looking mole on his back. A skin…
Spotlight on women’s mental health
More than 50 people gathered at Tuggerah Lakes on Sunday, January 14, to help raise funds for the Debbie Gaunt Foundation. The family, friends and colleagues of Debbie Gaunt donned…
Answers sought over Wyong palliative care unit
Members of the Elsie’s Project committee want answers on when a new palliative care unit will open at Wyong Hospital and will hold a public forum on Sunday, February 4….
New app to find right person for the job in aged care
Peninsula Villages, a leading provider of aged care and retirement living services on the Central Coast, has achieved significant recruitment outcomes since launching its new employee referral and reward program,…
Telehealth cart for Lake Haven Village
Residents at the RFBI Lake Haven Masonic Village are in for better health services, with a new Visionflex telehealth cart set to support telehealth appointments. A show and tell demonstration…
Out of the loop for community care
River Cares spokesperson Robyn Downham says the Lower Hawkesbury is always overlooked when it comes to community health. “I was recently at a Kariong-Somersby Rotary Club breakfast where Member for…
Urgent care clinic a “game changer”
Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has told Federal Parliament that the new Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has helped take pressure off hospital emergency departments since opening in November. He…
Kincumber pharmacy finalist in national awards
Priceline Pharmacy at Kincumber has been announced as one of six finalists in the 2024 Guild Pharmacy of Year Awards. The 2024 Pharmacy of the Year will be announced at…
Fitness program helps people get ready to move
Recently, nine members of the Central Coast community signed up to a different kind of fitness class, a pilot program called Ready2Move. It was run in September, just prior to…
Give the gift of blood this Christmas
As the festive season fast approaches, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is urging potential blood donors across the Central Coast to roll up their sleeves and give blood to help…
Sarah wins national disability award for meningococcal policy work
Local woman Sarah Joyce is a meningococcal survivor who continues to suffer debilitating side effects of the disease that very nearly killed her in 2016. Last week while in yet…
Freemasons caring for the carers
Freemasons on the Central Coast (FotCC) recently made a $6,300 donation to enable the purchase of a massage chair and garden furniture for the Carer Retreat at Gosford Hospital. While…
Work starts next year on new obstacle course
Work is expected to start early next year on the construction of a $150,000 obstacle course at The Glen, a drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation centre at Chittaway Point. The…
Boost for medical practice
Terrigal and Avoca Beach Medical Centres have received $35,000 and $25,000 respectively from the Federal Labor Government’s Strengthening Medicare General Practice Grants Program. Combined, Coastal Family Medicine, which trades as…
Accolades for two Central Coast disability service providers
From 50 finalists Australia wide, two Central Coast organisations have won major awards at the recent 2023 Australia Disability Service Awards, organised by One Community and held the Melbourne Convention…