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Why has NSW ruled out what health experts say is the ‘best way forward’ on drugs?

Ex-addict Josh was shattered when, mid-drug summit, decriminalisation was taken off the table. He says it would have allowed him to seek help sooner

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Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Accusations of diversity issues and "sanitised" recommendations have marred the end of a nation-leading forum centred on reducing community drug harms.

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Opposition fails to stub out lighter tobacco fines

Moves to lighten penalties for first offences by small operators ignited a row that could have delayed a government crack down on illegal tobacco.

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Thousands of vapes seized as tougher penalties set

New laws entrenching harsher penalties for vape suppliers are set to pass NSW parliament.

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Nurses furious that police secured huge wage deal, while they get brushed

The Premier 'opened the door', then 'slammed it in our face'.

Newcastle Herald

Thousands rally as nurses reject one-or-the-other deal

Angry nurses will not accept delaying their demand for improved staffing ratios as a condition of securing a major pay rise.

AAP

‘Very clearly gendered’: furious NSW nurses and midwives reject pay rise deal amid 24-hour strike

Union at loggerheads with Minns government over 10.5% pay rise offer after NSW police win deal for wage increase of up to 40%

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NSW Health Minister Steps In After Orange Hospital Ban Abortions For Patients Without Complications

The news comes hours after the ABC reported that Orange Hospital in NSW banned abortions for patients without "early pregnancy complications”.

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'High risk': Melanoma hotspots revealed, as four Hunter areas make top 25

One Hunter area dropped out of the top 25, but one came in.

Newcastle Herald

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Frank discussions about drugs have taken place behind closed doors with advocates telling police and politicians a different response is urgently needed.

AAP

'Once in a generation': major Hunter hospital rebuild gains ground

Huge project to 'transform healthcare' for the region's people.

Newcastle Herald

Crackdown as smokers seek cheaper, untaxed tobacco

NSW should already have a licensing system for tobacco, the health minister says, as illicit tobacco sales boom in a potential windfall for organised crime.

AAP

Bad medicine: damning report shows healthcare 'out of reach for too many'

Thousands of people in the Hunter can't afford to see a GP.

Newcastle Herald

'Warm welcome': New nurses arrive in the Hunter from the UK and Ireland

'Health worker shortages in our regions are a big challenge.'

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Taxpayers are topping up health fund profits: analysis

Major health insurers have been accused of expecting NSW hospitals to subsidise their record profits amid a stand-off over who foots hospital bills.

Newcastle Herald

'Great strides': Government touts boost to Maitland Hospital ED

Additional staffing and extended days 'making a difference'.

AAP

Insurers accused of robbing public on hospital costs

Heath insurers cost NSW taxpayers $140 million annually in hospital costs, the government says, but the sector has accused the state of a tax by stealth.

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‘It’s a deadly gamble’: NSW urged to act on ‘growing threat’ of nitazenes amid push for drug-checking services

Exclusive: Legalise Cannabis party MP calls on government to recognise that powerful synthetic opioids ‘aren’t just another drug’

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Strike: 'Value us ... or else' say nurses in bid for 15 per cent pay rise

NSW Nurses and Midwives Association on 24-hour statewide strike

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Nurses force premier to reckon with 'hollow promises'

Thousands of nurses and midwives are striking as part of an ongoing stoush with the state government over a pay rise the premier says NSW can't afford.

Newcastle Herald

Cancelled surgeries, long wait times expected as nurses, midwives strike

Workers are asking for a one-year 15 per cent pay rise.

AAP

'Left no option': Labor faces first mass nurses' strike

Thousands of nurses and midwives will walk off the job in NSW for their first major strike since Labor won power.

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Patient warning over plan to ease GP load with pharmacy

The peak body for GPs has hit out at a NSW government plan to let pharmacies treat more health conditions to take pressure off doctors.

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NSW drug summit to be co-chaired by former state Liberal leader who denounced pill testing

Exclusive: Health minister says John Brogden and former deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt ‘respected across the aisle’

Newcastle Herald

'A lot of women suffer in silence': Menopause hub opens, as taboo breaks

Hub could be 'life-changing for many women', Sonia Hornery says.

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