Wyong Hospital redevelopment underway
The $200M Wyong Hospital redevelopment has taken a major step forward with a sod turning ceremony to mark the start of construction in October. NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Natasha…
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Henry Kendall Aged Care Wyoming to close
It will be the end of an era when Henry Kendall Aged Care, Wyoming, closes its doors at the end of October, after 34 years of serving elderly residents. Despite…
Cut to Midwifery Group Practice staff numbers explained
Members of the Midwifery Group Practice which operates across the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD), say they are shocked and saddened that two full-time positions are to be cut…
Young people encouraged to access a headspace kit
Each year around 950,000 young Australians (aged 12 to 25) will be affected by a mental health issue. Marking headspace day, which was celebrated on October 9, Shadow Assistant Minister…
Wyong Hospital waiting times among worst in state
The latest statistics from the Bureau of Health show that waiting times for surgery and emergency departments at Wyong and Gosford hospitals are among the worst five in the state….
$20,000 Federal grant awarded for NDIS App
A Green Point resident who devised an App to support self managing National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) holders with their financial planning, has been awarded $20,000 from the Federal Government…
Private Hospital Redevelopment Underway
A redevelopment of Gosford Private Hospital to the tune of $32M is underway with a sod turning ceremony in September kick-started the project. The major revamp will deliver 12 theatres,…
Doctor praised for services to medicine
A Woy Woy doctor has been praised for his services to medicine as a neurosurgeon, which resulted with recognition in the Queens Birthday Honours list. Dr Michael Briggs works from…
Nurses hold a rally at Wyong Hospital
Nursing staff in the emergency department at Wyong Hospital are overworked and understaffed while coping with a 12.5 percent increase in patients, who are then having a long wait to…
Gosford Neurosurgeon performs Australia first surgery
Esteemed Gosford Private Hospital Neurosurgeon , Marc Coughlan, has once again led the way for neurosurgery in Australia, introducing minimally invasive endoscopic radio frequency denervation for the treatment of back…
32 new allied health, wellbeing & support worker graduates
The Central Coast has 32 new soon to be health and wellbeing practitioners, after the group officially graduated from TAFE NSW Gosford on September 5. All 32 students completed either…
Two special cycling events for bike week
With NSW Bike Week just around the corner, Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is encouraging locals to try cycling for health and happiness by holding two biking events over…
Scuba diving offered as physical therapy
Scuba diving lessons are being offered at Woy Woy as physical therapy for people living with disability and illness. The Scuba Gym Australia was born out of a desire to…
Nurses protest conditions while management denies shortages
Despite torrential rain, more than 60 nurses rallied at Gosford Hospital last week to call attention to what they say are worsening conditions at local health facilities. For several months,…
Father and son win prizes and donations
Gosford father and son, Danny and Daniel O’Brien, have donated $20,000 to support critical medical research into brain cancer and motor neurone disease (MND), after winning $40,000 through a First…
Work to commence on the Clinical School and Research Institute
Gosford is on its way to becoming a world class health, research and education precinct, with work starting this week on a new $72.5M facility at Gosford Hospital. The facility…
Free suicide prevention awareness presentation
Gosford Regional Community Services will host a free suicide prevention awareness presentation at Wyoming Community Centre on September 6. The presentation is a Living Works SafeTalk program designed to alert…
Hospital Auxiliary pre-dates the hospital it supports
Gosford Hospital Auxiliary recently celebrated 75 years of caring for the Central Coast community. This is an extraordinary milestone for Central Coast Local Health Districts (CCLHD) oldest auxiliary, which predates…
Campaign for a palliative care hospice on the Coast ramps up
The Elsie’s Retreat Project is ramping up its efforts to obtain a palliative care hospice for the Coast and recently presented NSW Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard, with a 10,000…
Homelessness service providers march to raise awareness
Major homelessness service providers on the Coast took to the streets of Gosford on August 7, in the middle of Homelessness Week (August 4-10), to highlight the issue of housing…