Thank You Day to honour the real heroes in organ transplant journey
With a second lease on life following a liver transplant two years ago, Killarney Vale’s Rob Manning is on a journey to spread the word and educate people about organ…
Health
New prostate cancer treatment option
The Central Coast has come in at number five on a list of 20 regional and suburban “hot spots” across Australia where prostate cancer is diagnosed late, and men are…
The next generation of aged care workers
Peninsula Villages has unveiled its new and innovative traineeship program in partnership with Registered Training Organisation, ET Australia. The first of its kind on the Central Coast, the Care Partner…
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…
Boost for Point Clare medical practice
Point Clare Medical Practice has received $25,000 through the Federal Government’s Strengthening Medicare General Practice Grants Program to buy a new internal phone system and a ABI machine, to assess…
Where to get help when parenthood is a challenge
Perinatal Mental Health Week, November 12-18, is a national week aimed at raising awareness and destigmatising perinatal mental health issues. Perinatal refers to the period of time when a woman…
Safe haven for those with mental health issues
The NSW Government has bolstered access to free mental health support on the Central Coast with the official opening of a Safe Haven at Gosford Hospital on November 7. The…
Crestani Scholarships handed out
More than 100 guests attended the 2023 Crestani Scholarships Awards Night on Friday, November 3, at the Central Coast Clinical School of the University of Newcastle. Recipients will apply their…
Thousands of Coasties have easier access to bulk billing
More than 50,000 children and their families and more than 130,000 pensioners and concession cardholders on the Central Coast will find it easier to see a bulk billed GP after…
Keep focusing on mental health
As Mental Health Month drew to a close on October 31, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch said it was time to consider the everyday ways that we could focus on…
$2.08M for GP practices on Coast
Seventy-six general practices across the Robertson and Dobell electorates have received grant funding of between $25,000 and $35,000 from the Federal Labor Government’s Strengthening Medicare – General Practice Grants Program…
Students’ amazing array of creative food
Graduating Food Science and Human Nutrition students from The University of Newcastle displayed a remarkable array of innovative food creations at a recent expo held at Ourimbah campus. The expo,…
Michelle’s message: take the test it could save your life
San Remo’s Michelle Young is more than happy to lend her voice to the Australian Government’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Part of the program is an awareness campaign to…
Boost for Saratoga Medical Centre
The Saratoga Medical Centre has received $25,000 from the Federal Government’s Strengthening Medicare – General Practice Grants Program to update its IT systems. The program is investing $220M in grant…
Losing the locks to help lick lymphoma
Staff from Grill’d at Erina, West Gosford and Tuggerah came together for a good cause on Tuesday, October 17, at Erina Fair. They were taking part in the Grill’d Lose…
Housing shortage affecting aged care workforce
The aged care sector on the Central Coast is suffering a staff shortage, largely because of the lack of accommodation for workers, according to the Committee for Economic Development of…
Increasing costs force hospital closure
Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital will close its doors in November because of increasing operating costs and poor private health fund rates. A statement from the hospital operator, Healthe Care Australia,…
Trolley donation a boon for ICU staff
The Wyong Hospital Auxiliary has donated two Rapid Response Team emergency trolleys, worth more than $6,000, to Wyong Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant Lucy Trojkovic said…
Challenge pushes the right buttons for Zayd
In 2022, Central Coast Sports College student Zayd Husain joined his school mates in taking part in Australia’s largest mental health and fitness event, The Push-Up Challenge. This year, the…
Heart of a nation comes to Central Coast
Following a collaboration between the Mounties Group and former yellow Wiggle Greg Page’s charity Heart of the Nation, a number of AEDs have been installed in community centres and public…