A pilot program supporting self-administration of chemotherapy at home is among seven research projects to receive funding under the 2021 Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) Caring for our Future Research Grants. The innovative projects have been awarded grants, totalling…
Authorities have seized more than 5,300 nicotine electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) from retailers on the Central Coast. In a recent blitz, officers from NSW Health’s Tobacco Control Unit inspected four service stations and one convenience store resulting in more than $130,000…
Patients, family members and staff at Gosford Hospital’s Children’s Ward received a special Easter treat yesterday morning, 31 March, when Members of the Gosford City Sub Branch of the NSW National Servicemen’s Association and Affiliates, also known as the Nashos,…
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is seeking expressions of interest for its Board, providing the opportunity to play a leadership role in the delivery of world-class health care in New South Wales. “Board members play a pivotal role in…
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is urging parents and carers to keep young children at home if they are sick amid a rise in viral gastroenteritis cases in local childcare centres. “There has been a significant increase in gastroenteritis…
BreastScreen NSW is encouraging Central Coast women aged 50 to 74 to make their health a priority and book a free life-saving mammogram this Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Meredith Kay, Director of BreastScreen NSW, Central Coast said: “This Breast Cancer…
Eye checks for children at the age of four years are essential for the early identification and treatment of vision problems and to reduce the likelihood of permanent vision loss. NSW was the first state or territory in Australia to…
Families on the Central Coast are being advised that a program aimed at helping children get active and eat healthier, suspended in its face-to-face format, is available online. Due to COVID-19, the Go4Fun face-to-face program was suspended, however Central Coast…
Central Coast Local Health District is urging commuters to be alert for COVID-19 symptoms and if they experience any, to get tested immediately, following a confirmed COVID-19 case in a Central Coast resident. Anyone who travelled on these train services…
Next week is DonateLife Week (Sunday 26 July - Sunday 2 August 2020) and local mother, Lee McBay is urging Central Coast residents to register to be organ and tissue donors, after her daughter Indi received a life-saving liver transplant…
