News and Media
March 2023
2022
December
- 12 Days of Christmas appeal to bring festive magic to sick kids
- Hunter New England Health performs in busy winter period
November
September
- New $12m program rolling out regional diabetes care
- Nurse practitioners get to work in New England region
- 2022 HNE Health Excellence Awards winners
- BHI: Hospital scorecard shows Hunter New England Health Staff rise to the challenge
June
- $835M John Hunter Precinct to transform health care
- HNELHD Service Update - June 2022
- Closure of vaccination clinics
May
- Hunter New England Health COVID-19 vaccination program
- Nurses and midwives: acknowledging their unique role
April
- Parents urged to get children under five vaccinated against flu
- Keeping COVID-safe at Tamworth Country Music Festival
- First state-wide residential eating disorder treatment centre to be built in Newcastle
- $835 million John Hunter Health Precinct on track
- Free flu vaccine for those at higher risk
March
- Hunter New England Health continues to deliver high quality care despite COVID-19 challenges
- Safer Cycle Ways project
- New Maitland Hospital marks major milestone
- Public Health Alert - COVID-19 advice in flood emergencies
February
- Vaccination boost for people with a disability
- ENT Staff Specialist commences at Tamworth Hospital
- Public health alert - mosquito warning
January
2021
June
- Second mass vaccination centre to open in NSW
- Admitted patient survey highlights quality care in rural hospitals
- Hunter New England Health encourages continued testing
- HNELHD reports strong second day of testing
- Surge in elective surgeries in Hunter New England as COVID-19 recovery continues
- Hunter New England Local Health District improves palliative care experience
- COVID-19 case confirmed in Northern Tablelands
May
April
- Hunter researchers trialling treatment for methamphetamine ‘ice’ dependence using existing ADHD drug
- Inverell community invited to tour NSW Health facility
- Community invited to view early design for the new Banksia Unit
March
- John Hunter Hospital solar project reaches half way point
- COVID-19 vaccination hub opens at John Hunter Hospital
- BHI report highlights a busy quarter for Hunter New England Health
- Tamworth Hospital frontline staff start to receive first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine
February
2020
December
November
- Mosquito warning as wet, warm summer beckons - 19-Nov-2020
- Watch the 2020 NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards - 16-Nov-2020
- Air-conditioning for Tenterfield Hospital - 05-Nov-2020
October
- Singleton and Belmont hospitals continue to be top performers in latest BHI patient feedback survey - 21-Oct-2020
- Farmers urged to protect livelihoods by vaccinating against Q fever - 06-Oct-2020
September
- Elective surgery recovery the focus as BHI report released - 16-Sep-2020
- New manager appointed to lead Tablelands healthcare delivery - 07-Sep-2020
August
- It’s ‘game on’ for increased COVID-19 testing in Tamworth - 24-Aug-2020
- Local Nursing and Midwifery Award finalists announced - 21-Aug-2020
- Parents and young people urged to know the symptoms of meningococcal disease - 12-Aug-2020
- Public Health Alert - COVID-19 viral fragments found in Burwood Beach sewage - 11-Aug-2020
- UPDATE - Public Health Alert - New COVID-19 cases in Newcastle - 06-Aug-2020
- Public Health Alert - Third case of COVID-19 confirmed in Newcastle - 06-Aug-2020
- UPDATE - Public Health Alert - Wallsend Diggers, Hotel Jesmond and Lambton Park Hotel - 03-Aug-2020
- Public Health Alert - Wallsend Diggers and Hotel Jesmond - 02-Aug-2020
July
- Armidale Hospital COVID-19 Clinic re-opens for testing - 24-Jul-2020
- Public Health Alert - Additional COVID-19 cases confirmed in the Port Stephens area - 23-Jul-2020
- Public Health Alert – COVID-19 case confirmed in Port Stephens - 21-Jul-2020
- Nominations open for Healing Heart Nursing and Midwifery Award - 09-Jul-2020
- COVID-19 testing clinic to open at University of Newcastle to assist with winter woes - 06-Jul-2020
- Be alert to the signs and symptoms of meningococcal - 03-Jul-2020
- Increased access to COVID-19 testing for Tomaree locals - 03-Jul-2020
June
- Vital performance maintained during unprecedented times in health - 16-Jun-2020
- Long weekend tourism prompts COVID-19 warning - 04-Jun-2020
- Legionnaires’ cases prompt gardening warning - 02-Jun-2020
May
- Call to the people of Cessnock to increase COVID-19 testing - 19-May-2020
- COVID-19 testing blitzed in Newcastle, Tamworth and Armidale - 18-May-2020
- New England residents urged to get tested during COVID-19 testing blitz - 18-May-2020
- Those with symptoms urged to come forward for testing at stadium ‘mega clinic’ - 13-May-2020
- It’s ‘game on’ for increased COVID-19 testing in Newcastle - 06-May-2020
- Healing Hearts: a celebration of our nurses and midwives - 05-May-2020
- Vigilance still needed as restrictions lift to avoid COVID-19 resurgence - 01-May-2020
April
2019
January
2018
November
- Morisset Hospital to be closed to the public - 27-Nov-2018
- Three from three in the NSW Health Awards - 06-Nov-2018