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…
Health
Brax’s wish to team-up with Batman comes true
Wish Granting Co-ordinator at the Make-A-Wish Central Coast Volunteer Branch Nicole Andrews has been a beacon of hope for critically ill children and their families for more than three years….
Future Choices Expo set for August
The Central Coast Future Choices Expo is set to take place in August and organisers are keen to attract exhibitors and sponsors. Transitioning from school to the next stage of…
Emergency urgent care clinic for Tuggerah
Emergency Urgent Care (EUC) will open its new walk-in Specialist Emergency and Urgent Care Clinic at Tuggerah on Wednesday, June 12. The state-of-the-art facility promises a novel approach to acute…
Supporting men’s health
Men’s Health Week celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, taking place from June 10-16. Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong David Harris highlighted the importance of men’s…
Mariners helping to keep our children fit
Children from Central Coast preschools are preparing to get moving like our A-League-winning Mariners as part of an initiative to get kids active. The Move like a Mariner program, which…
Try something different for men’s health
Men’s mental health and empowerment mentor Craig Ball is encouraging men to try something different this Men’s Health Week, June 10-16. “Men’s health week has gotten pretty big over recent…
Coast EDs still under pressure
Despite the establishment of two Urgent Care Clinics on the Central Coast, attendances at the region’s public hospital emergency departments have risen over the past year, reflective of a statewide…
Two more McGrath Breast Care nurses for the Coast
Two additional McGrath Breast Care Nurses have been appointed to the Central Coast boosting support for people and their families experiencing breast cancer. There are now five McGrath Breast Care…
Auxiliary needs more helpers
Wyong Hospital Auxiliary is on the lookout for more volunteers. The auxiliary sells donated goods in its shop at Wyong Hospital to raise funds to buy equipment for the hospital….
Training the nurses of the future
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) has highlighted the important role Wyong TAFE is playing in addressing a skills shortage on the Central Coast and help future-proof the…
New premises for physiology service
Conveniently Active, a leading provider of dedicated Exercise Physiology (EP) services on the Central Coast, is set to move to larger premises at Erina. The move is scheduled for June…
More people eligible for free bowel cancer screening
More Australians will be able to access life-saving bowel cancer screening thanks to a $38.8M commitment in the Federal Budget. The pledge will see funding for bowel cancer screening continue…
New office building for health centre
Member for The Entrance David Mehan has attended an event to celebrate the construction of a new office building to accommodate frontline counsellors and case managers at the Central Coast…
Free digital skills program for people with low vision
The Guide Dogs organisation has partnered with Centre For Eye Health and Good Things Foundation to develop a digital skills pilot program for people living with low vision. This new…
Nominate a Medicare champion
Nominations are open for the Australian Government’s Stronger Medicare Awards and Member for Dobell Emma McBride is encouraging Central Coast entries. There are just under two months left to submit…
DV Outreach team achieving results
The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) has produced a brief video showcasing the success of its pilot program, the Domestic and Family Violence Primary…
Coasties benefit from bulk billing incentive
The Central Coast has seen some of the largest increases in bulk billing across Australia since the Federal Government tripled the bulk billing incentive, says Member for Dobell Emma McBride….
Pharmacists to give flu shots in aged care homes
Residents in aged care and disability homes are now eligible to have free flu and other National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines at the homes, administered by pharmacists. The Federal Government’s…
Delicious Winter meals on the menu
Alino Living, in partnership with Master Catering, recently hosted successful resident food tasting sessions at its Killarney Court and Lake Haven Court aged care homes. This innovative initiative gathered resident…