Powerful documentary on menopause
Central Coast doctor Kelly Needham will host a screening of the M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause at Avoca Beach Theatre on Sunday, December 1. It will be one…
Health
Bulk billing initiative extended to veterans
Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong David Harris says medical care will be more accessible for the region’s veterans with the payroll tax rebate for GPs available…
New framework to address healthcare workforce issues
A comprehensive new framework aimed at addressing a number of challenging issues facing the primary healthcare workforce has been developed by the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health…
Big Aussie luncheon for men
Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid will host a second Central Coast Big Aussie Luncheon on December 2 after the success of last year’s event. It will be held in…
Longer waits in ED as nurses strike
Central Coast public hospitals saw surgeries being postponed and longer wait times in emergency departments on Wednesday, November 13, as nurses and midwives joined colleagues statewide in a 24-hour strike….
New health hub for Gosford
The first sod has been turned on a $75M health hub directly adjacent Gosford Hospital. To be constructed by the Cornerstone Group, Gosford Health Hub’s anchor tenant is PRP Diagnostic…
Brentwood Village donation welcomed by cancer unit
Residents of Brentwood Village at Kincumber have donated a vital signs monitor to be used in Gosford Hospital’s Cancer Day Unit. Cancer Day Unit nurse unit manager Madeleine Papeix said…
Easing financial burden when child is seriously ill
The Stronger Together Partnership between Greater Charitable Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern NSW has achieved life-changing outcomes helping to ease the financial and emotional burdens families face when…
Healing and recovery grants
Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network has launched a grant round for Healing and Recovery Grants, totalling $1M. The grants are designed to enhance care co-ordination and…
Students join fight against breast cancer
Students from Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, with support from businesses on the Peninsula, raised $1,300 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation as Pink Ribbon Month (October) drew…
Peninsula care clinic a resounding success
The Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic at Umina Beach is proving to be a critical new healthcare service with walk-in bulk billed urgent care for children and adults. Latest data…
Crestani Foundation set for awards night
As the Crestani Foundation prepares for its annual award presentation, the charity has already awarded more than 70 scholarships and research grants since its inception in 2007. The cancer charity…
Funding for sport groups to install defibrillators
Sporting organisations have until November 27 to apply for their share of $500,000 in funding from the NSW Government for new life-saving defibrillators. The equipment is funded under the NSW…
Solutions for managing psoriasis and eczema
Psoriasis is more than a skin condition, it’s a lifelong hereditary complex multisystem disorder of a chronic inflammatory nature. Characterised by a development of red, scaly and thickened areas of…
Many can’t afford to see a doctor
The number of people who can’t afford to visit a GP on the Central Coast has increased by 370 per cent over the past four years, according to new research….
Hearing loss support group
A hearing loss support group for hearing impaired people is held at Wyoming Community Centre every Monday between 9am and 10am. Participants are also invited to enjoy coffee at the…
Fellowship group celebrates 20 years
The Central Coast Schizophrenia and Bipolar Fellowship Support Group, under the auspices of One Door Mental Health, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on November 7. Group secretary Stephanie Wood said…
Transformative power of art
Coast & Country Primary Care celebrated the official opening night of the 25th Annual Mental Health Art Works Exhibition on Friday, October 11, at Gosford Regional Gallery. This year’s theme,…
Humidifier for Wyong hospital to help infants and children
The Humpty Dumpty Foundation and AVJennings are making a difference for baby and child patients at Wyong Hospital with the donation of an AIRVO 3 Humidifier valued at $8,820. Humidification…
Urgent need for action over poor bone health
A new report released in advance of World Osteoporosis Day on October 20 has revealed 6.2 million or 67 per cent of Australians aged 50-plus are living with poor bone…