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SESLHD covers nine Local Government Areas from Sydney's Central Business District to the Royal National Park and has a culturally and linguistically diverse population of over 830,000 people, which includes highly urbanised areas of eastern Sydney, southern Sydney and industrialised areas around Port Botany. SESLHD covers urban and suburban communities and manages eight public hospitals and one public nursing home:
•Calvary Healthcare Sydney (third schedule with Little Company of Mary Health Care)
•Prince of Wales Hospital
•Royal Hospital for Women
•St George Hospital
•Sutherland Hospital
•Sydney Sydney Eye Hospital
•War Memorial Hospital (third schedule with Uniting Care)
•Gower Wilson Memorial
•Garrawarra Centre

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14/11/2025

How is your drinking affecting your cancer risk?

Alcohol causes about 5,800 cancer cases in Australia each year. When it comes to cancer risk, no amount of alcohol is safe.

Now there's a simple way to better understand your own risk. Use the new digital alcohol and cancer risk tool to find out an estimate based on your age, gender and weekly drinking habits.
Make an informed choice for a healthier you.

Check your risk today via Cancer Institute NSW: www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/prevention-and-screening/preventing-cancer/reduce-your-cancer-risk/alcohol-and-cancer-risk-tool

13/11/2025

NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case from Queensland (QLD) who was infectious while visiting many locations across Sydney.

In addition, there have been 3 cases of measles in QLD associated with the Jelly Roll concert in Brisbane on 24 October.

People who visited any of the following locations at identified times should monitor for symptoms until Friday, 28 November. These locations pose no ongoing risk:
- the Oasis concert at ACCOR stadium in Sydney on Saturday 8 November
- Sydney airport, Sydney CBD, inner west locations and trains at various dates and times between Saturday 8 and Monday 10 November
- the full list of locations listed on the NSW Health website: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/measles/Pages/public-exposure-locations.aspx

Dr Jeremy McAnulty, Executive Director Health Protection NSW, said measles is a vaccine preventable disease that is spread through the air when someone who is infectious coughs or sneezes. “Symptoms to watch out for include fever, sore eyes, runny nose and a cough, usually followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash that spreads from the head and face to the rest of the body,” Dr McAnulty said. “It can take up to 18 days for symptoms to appear after an exposure.”

For more information on measles, visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/Measles_Factsheet.aspx

13/11/2025

🌍 WORLD KINDNESS DAY | Celebrating Kindness in Healthcare. It was an honour for the District to open the 2025 Gathering of Kindness on Monday.

This year’s theme, “One Care, Many Voices – because kindness lives here,” came to life through stories, reflections, and laughter that reminded everyone, both at NSW Parliament House and online, what truly matters in healthcare.

The afternoon was filled with warmth, honesty, and humanity. It was a powerful reminder that kindness isn’t just a value; it’s an action that connects, heals, and transforms.

A heartfelt thank you to all who contributed to making this event so special. 💙

12/11/2025

WORLD KINDNESS DAY | We know that kindness and compassion are at the heart of safe, high-quality care. Kindness lives in the decisions that we make and what we do every single day. A small a gesture, a kind word, a sympathetic ear, or a moment of warmth, can have a big impact on the experience of our staff, patients, families, carers, and community members.

11/11/2025

OUR PEOPLE | “I am the senior trainer within the Health Safety and Wellbeing Team. Currently I’m focusing on developing and rolling out manual handling champion training across the district. We have trained champions from nursing, allied health, wards people, radiology and Royal Hospital for Women midwifery. With those groups mostly complete, I am now working with departments such as mental health, community nursing, Organ Tissue Donation Service, sterilisation and pharmacy. The first step is to always meet with the teams to understand the physical tasks they perform so I can tailor their training to suit their specific roles and needs.

I started my working career as an Occupational Therapist, and I’ve spent much of my career in the work health and safety space. It’s a passion of mine to help keep ‘those who care’, as safe as possible, as they give so much of themselves to the community that they serve. Staff safety and patient care go hand in hand, and everyone deserves to go home safely at the end of the day.

One experience I've really enjoyed is project managing a working group of subject matter experts in the manual handling of people field, including 3 additional local health districts (LHD). With the support from our workers compensation insurer and a video production company, we have created a suite of 10 manual handling videos and 6 e-learning packages for use by our staff. It’s been a wonderful collaborative and creative experience and after 12 months of work, the resources are set to launch and will become a resource used by many LHD’s across NSW Health.” Irene, Raymond, Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Trainer.

11/11/2025

REMEMBER TO REMEMBER | Today is Remembrance Day, a day we honour those who’ve served and sacrificed. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month marks the moment the guns fell silent on the Western Front after the bloodshed of World War 1. Over the past century, this moment has been adopted across the globe as a time to remember those who served and sacrificed in all wars and conflicts.

10/11/2025

🎉 The Royal Hospital for Women is celebrating the 250th baby born at home under the care of its dedicated midwifery team.

The hospital’s publicly funded homebirth program offers women with low-risk pregnancies the opportunity to labour and birth in their own home, supported by experienced and trusted midwives.

The program has grown steadily in popularity, with families embracing the option of a safe, supported, and empowering birth experience that often involves the whole family.

07/11/2025

💉 WHOOPING COUGH CAN BE SERIOUS AT ANY AGE | Stay up-to-date. Vaccinate.
In Australia, 1 in 4 cases of whooping cough are in adults. Even healthy adults can get sick, and people with asthma are four times more likely to develop severe illness.

Vaccination is important for adults and older children. Even if you’ve had whooping cough before, you can get it again. A booster every 10 years is the best way to stay protected.

For more information read the whooping cough fact sheet. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/whoopingcough/Pages/default.aspx

If you need advice, call your GP or health direct on 1800 022 222.

07/11/2025

JOIN OUR TEAM | We’re hiring in Allied Health at St George Hospital, one of Sydney’s leading tertiary hospitals. Join a team that’s growing and evolving, with exciting developments like the new Kensington Street Building opening in early 2026.

Take a virtual tour of our new building: https://ow.ly/rHoh50Xob3b

👉 For these positions and more available, visit: https://ow.ly/HvNN50Xob3c

05/11/2025

CELEBRATING WORLD RADIOTHERAPY AWARENESS | Our St George Hospital Cancer Centre came together for a vibrant orange morning tea to honour the incredible work of our Radiation Therapy team and the vital role radiotherapy plays in cancer care. The event was a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the history, impact, and advancements in radiotherapy - bringing together Radiation Therapists, Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists, Radiographers, and Admin staff for a day of learning, connection, and celebration.

This week, we celebrate all Radiotherapy teams across the district and extend a huge thank you to our amazing team for their dedication, compassion, and ongoing commitment to our patients.

05/11/2025

Happy International Pathology Day!

04/11/2025

OUR PEOPLE | “My role involves seeing clients at high risk of sexually transmitted infections. Often people can be really anxious and embarrassed about their situation, so you just want to reassure them and make them feel comfortable and safe while they're here.

What I find challenging is if you see someone that's experiencing trauma, such as sexual assault, and they can be quite upset, tearful. You're wanting them to feel better but sometimes it's a bit outside of your control. I try to be compassionate, kind and understanding for them. I think you've got to be a people person working in this environment.

I've always been interested in the human body, in anatomy. As a young girl I would look at books about the body and enjoyed watching the medical dramas on TV. I like nursing because it allows you to travel. You can work in so many different areas. For me, I have worked in a variety of different environments. I started off working in emergency, then recovery, then I worked on cruise ships. I've worked in prisons and now I'm working in sexual health. I feel like I've had a very interesting career so far.

I find infectious diseases really interesting. When I was working in prisons, it's where I developed that interest, because we were doing testing. It's more community health focussed, getting away from ward nursing and shift work,” Kelly O’Reilly, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Short St Centre at St George Hospital.

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