The Children's Hospital at Westmead

The Children's Hospital at Westmead The Children's Hospital at Westmead is the largest paediatric centre for care and treatment in NSW, providing specialised treatment to sick children.
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The Children’s Hospital at Westmead’s social media accounts are aligned with the Hospital’s key values and are focused on engaging audiences in conveying health messages and information regarding activities (including entertainment) as well as for fundraising purposes. We welcome and encourage our followers to engage with this page and content we share through open discussion,

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For further details, please read The Children’s Hospital at Westmead’s social media policy. Available athttp://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/_policies/pdf/2015-9000.pdf

CHAMPIONS4CHILDREN / Olivia Halliday is a Registered Music Therapist who works with patients with cancer 🎵“On an average...
17/04/2026

CHAMPIONS4CHILDREN / Olivia Halliday is a Registered Music Therapist who works with patients with cancer 🎵

“On an average day, I carry around lots of musical instruments, play music, and get patients involved in playing music as well. Beneath the surface, what I am really doing is reducing distress and perception of pain through music, aiding relaxation, and providing coping mechanisms for patients and families during challenging hospital stays. I also assess patients’ overall development and mental health and tailor my music therapy sessions to address these targeted goals.

I love connecting with children and young people and love doing that through music because they’re naturally expressive, honest and open. It makes me feel like I can be more myself around children as well.

The best part about what I do is being able to create moments of light and levity during incredibly dark times for families and seeing parents realise that they can still create joyful moments with their child during cancer treatment. It’s incredibly rewarding when parents tell me after a music therapy session that it was the first time their child had smiled or engaged with anyone in a long time.

I wouldn’t be doing what I do without the funding from that supports my role in Oncology.”

High-fives flying 🙌Cameras clicking 📸Wide eyes everywhere 👀Face paint on 🎨Games in play 🎮Therapy dogs passing through 🐶C...
16/04/2026

High-fives flying 🙌
Cameras clicking 📸
Wide eyes everywhere 👀
Face paint on 🎨
Games in play 🎮
Therapy dogs passing through 🐶
Crafts, treats, laughter on loop 🍭
one yellow sponge taking over the Holiday Fun Fair 🎡
Big thanks to the crew!

After more than 15 surgeries at just 13 months old, Alana is determined, resilient, and funny.Born with a rare condition...
15/04/2026

After more than 15 surgeries at just 13 months old, Alana is determined, resilient, and funny.

Born with a rare condition where the oesophagus was disconnected from her stomach, Alana has been in hospital since birth. Just three months after her oesophagus was repaired, she faced another challenge, a twist in her small bowel, leaving her with a short gut, which affects her digestive system.

“She’s had multiple surgeries, more than fifteen, spent six months in Newborn and Paediatric Intensive Care Units, but she’s made it now and she’s better thanks to all the positivity from the doctors and therapists”, says mum, Angele.

Music Therapist, Roxanne, has been there from the start, bringing music to help soothe, calm, and settle Alana but also her parents too. Today, their sessions focus on helping Alana reach her developmental goals.

For Alana’s family, whose first language is French, music has also created a powerful connection. “The beauty of music is that it’s universal,” says Roxanne. “We’ve been able to connect through songs that cross cultures and
languages.”

Alana’s journey is just one of many that show the powerful, positive impact of music therapy 🎶🎸

“No two days are ever the same as a social worker in the neuromuscular and spina bifida team and that’s what makes the r...
09/04/2026

“No two days are ever the same as a social worker in the neuromuscular and spina bifida team and that’s what makes the role so meaningful.

My work spans both inpatient and outpatient settings, where each day can involve psychosocial assessments, counselling, advocacy, resource coordination and providing trauma and crisis support. It’s a multifaceted role – we adapt constantly, often shifting between responsibilities within moments, to meet the needs of each child and their family.

In outpatient settings especially, much of our work happens behind the scenes. We piece together information to help ensure the care provided and the decisions made fit within each family’s broader life beyond the hospital. It’s about understanding the full picture: their circumstances, supports, challenges and what matters most to them.

Working closely within a multidisciplinary team is central to this. We learn so much from different areas of expertise and this collaboration helps us provide more holistic, thoughtful care for every family we support.

It is a privilege to see the difference this support can make and to witness families rise above hardship with such strength and grace. The resilience of children never fails to inspire me.” - Sarah Malloy, Social Worker, Neuromuscular & Spina Bifida

07/04/2026

Surgeries can be stressful for children and their families.

That’s why every detail in the new perioperative suite at our hospital has been designed to make a journey calmer and more comfortable.

With innovative technology, digital operating theatres and co-located facilities, our incredible staff can work even more closely and efficiently together.

Marking ‘World Paediatric Surgery Day’ today, take a sneaky first look at the new purpose-built suite, set to open in the coming weeks!

The Easter Bunny, like many Australians, is trying to save on petrol this Easter.But there was one trip he simply couldn...
04/04/2026

The Easter Bunny, like many Australians, is trying to save on petrol this Easter.

But there was one trip he simply couldn’t skip.

With a very heavy bag of chocolate (and a little help from public transport), he hopped his way to Children’s Hospital in Westmead to bring some treats, smiles and a bit of Easter magic to our patients.

A big thank you to our generous partners Lindt and Bondi Rescue for helping make it happen.

Happy Easter!

With Easter fast approaching, so are the chocolates, egg hunts and visits from the Easter Bunny 🐣🐰🍫A quick safety note f...
01/04/2026

With Easter fast approaching, so are the chocolates, egg hunts and visits from the Easter Bunny 🐣🐰🍫

A quick safety note for parents and carers: small solid chocolate eggs can be a choking hazard, especially for young children.

Keep your kids safe this Easter by choosing larger, hollow eggs for young children to help reduce the risk.

It’s also a good time to refresh what to do if a child is choking. Visit the Kids Health Hub on our website for choking resources, factsheets and more.

CHAMPIONS4CHILDREN | Michael is Career Medical Officer (CMO) at the Grace Unit. He’s also a retrievals doctor at NETS.“I...
31/03/2026

CHAMPIONS4CHILDREN | Michael is Career Medical Officer (CMO) at the Grace Unit. He’s also a retrievals doctor at NETS.

“It’s a relatively new role that is more or less interchangeable with the fellows there”, Michael explains. “As CMO, I essentially support the junior staff, help them with education, and the general clinical management of patients, while also running the unit. Some of the trickiest patients we retrieve through NETS end up at Grace and so my two roles blend in quite nicely together.

I was drawn to working at Grace by a large mix of various interests which lie in critical care paediatrics, neonatology and emergency medicine. All the patients at Grace are referred there for a specific reason and there’s always a level of complexity or medical acuity to all the patients being managed there whether it be cardiac, surgical or genetic. It’s also a nice balance to not have to respond to a high-risk delivery buzzer at all hours of the day and night because we’re not delivering on site.

What’s most rewarding about the work that I do is seeing a patient improve or recover and feeling that you’ve had some input in the process of making that happen. By nature, the kinds of patients that come through to the Grace Unit often need complex, high-risk surgeries, multiple procedures, and are often very unstable.

Seeing them come back to the clinic or visit after months or even years and seeing their positive progress after having been through so much is really rewarding.

30/03/2026

Meet Julianne, a Patient Services Assistant at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick 💙

As part of the Domestic Services team in the new hospital building, Julianne takes real pride in her work—helping create a safe and welcoming environment for patients, families, and staff every day.

With the new building at Children’s Hospital at Westmead nearly complete, we’re preparing to open the doors to world-class care, cutting-edge research, and innovative health services for children and families across NSW.

We’re also on the lookout for passionate, purpose-driven people to join our team at these landmark facilities.

27/03/2026

Building better, brighter futures for children is at the heart of everything we do at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. This goes beyond healthcare—it’s about creating meaningful, positive change in the world children grow up in.

On National Close the Gap Day, we came together to honour the strength and resilience of the world’s oldest continuing cultures, and to launch our Aboriginal Cultural Safety Framework. This marks our commitment to delivering culturally safe care, strengthening human connection by listening deeply to patients and families and learning continuously about communities and cultures.

We recognise that achieving equitable, high-quality healthcare means change within our systems. We are working to ensure our services are accessible to Aboriginal children and families, and that cultural safety is not an add-on, but a fundamental part of care.

We look forward to building culturally safe spaces where Aboriginal people feel respected, safe, and see their culture valued across our Network. Our framework is an important step in supporting children and young people live their healthiest lives.

Congratulations to Georgia Llyod, 2026 Allied Health Educator of the Year🏅 Last night, we celebrated the remarkable achi...
27/03/2026

Congratulations to Georgia Llyod, 2026 Allied Health Educator of the Year🏅

Last night, we celebrated the remarkable achievements of Georgia and our allied health professionals across NSW, who help shape better experiences and outcomes for the communities they serve.

Through education and workforce development,
Georgia is strengthening paediatric care and improving how it’s delivered to children, young people and their families.

This award reflects not only her dedication, but the collective passion of the team she works alongside.

Well done to all the nominees and winners of this year’s NSW Health Excellence in Allied Health Awards.

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