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'Stabbed in the back': Paramedics defy Minns government over strike orders

Locked under a wage cap for years, paramedics want a pay boost.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter emergency sunburn cases highest in state and 'tip of the iceberg'

Alarming number of five to 24 age group treated for sunburn.

Newcastle Herald

Disabling impact of juvenile arthritis revealed

Children with disabling juvenile arthritis are living in pain, waiting on average more than a year for a diagnosis and missing days of school each month.

AAP

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Putting it off: Hunter hospitals postpone more and more surgeries

Postponed surgeries increase at Hunter hospitals by up to 160 per cent in four years

Newcastle Herald

Free app may be a life saver for cardiac arrest victims

Any adult who feels able to provide chest compressions can register for an app helping improve cardiac arrest survival rates.

AAP

Toilet vape breaks 'intimidating' students, panel hears

Health experts, school leaders and students have met to discuss the growing issue of vaping in NSW schools in a bid to help guide policy measures.

AAP

Paramedics issue new high stakes threat over pay deal

NSW paramedics have upped the ante in their pay battle, threatening to go 'nuclear' by letting their registrations lapse as the state heads into festive season.

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How text messages are changing the game for Hunter mums

'The thing I like the most is that it's really simple.'

Newcastle Herald

How John Hunter is changing hospital, birthing room design

Sofa beds and big windows will form part of the new hospital.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter ADHD clinic offers hope of faster diagnosis, treatment

Health Minister Ryan Park says the pilot program could be a model for treating other conditions.

Newcastle Herald

Free John Hunter Hospital shuttle bus could run into Newcastle CBD

Health Minister Ryan Park says Wollongong's shuttle takes in the hospital, uni and city centre.

Newcastle Herald

John Hunter park-and-ride bus to return, health minister confirms

He also unveiled a new ADHD clinic based in Wallsend.

Newcastle Herald

New drug, alcohol support facility for John Hunter Children's Hospital

The service is being established in response to the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug 'Ice' (methamphetamine).

Newcastle Herald

'Gloves off': John Hunter Hospital project to reduce waste

Overuse of gloves targeted in NSW government pilot project.

Newcastle Herald

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Newcastle Herald

'Substandard': NSW Health defends Hunter gender clinic record-keeping

A Labor MP has questioned whether it is adequate.

AAP

Single-patient hospital record to roll out in NSW first

A streamlined digital record-keeping system to track patient health information across NSW public hospitals is aimed at better linking services.

AAP

Country NSW faces wait for drug-user units in hospitals

Specialised units will be set up in Sydney to cater for those undergoing acute drug- or alcohol-induced disturbances, but regional NSW facilities are on hold.

The Guardian - AU

Man dies and homes feared lost in bushfire near Kempsey as almost 80 fires burn across NSW

RFS commissioner says death due to Willi Willi fire a ‘tragic reminder of how deadly some of these fires are’

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Barr says NSW has approached ACT about pill testing

Two people died at music festivals in NSW last month.

AAP

'Moral panic' over as NSW shifts on personal drug use

In a major overhaul of NSW drug laws, users caught with small amounts of illicit substances will be diverted to health counselling rather than court.

The Guardian - AU

PM says Dutton playing politics on Israel-Hamas war response – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

NSW drug law overhaul would allow users to work off their fine by seeking help

The scheme could see thousands of recreational ice, cocaine and MDMA users avoid criminal penalties

Newcastle Herald

'A pipeline of allied health workers': help for struggling sector

Focus on health and development checks for preschool children.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor rejects renewed calls for pill testing after festival deaths

Health minister says on-site checking not a ‘silver bullet’ as advocates warn expected hot summer increases likelihood of harm for drug-takers

AAP

Two festival deaths renew push for free pill testing

Drug safety advocates say it's going to be a dangerous summer unless the NSW government provides pill testing at music festivals, after the deaths of two men.

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