nsw health

In 2020,  the New South Wales Ministry of Health (NSW Health), a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government relocated its headquarters to a newly constructed 30,000 square metres building designed to support an activity-based way of working, with a capacity for approximately 3,500 staff. 

Despite the difficulty of relocating the department during the pandemic, the move was successfully completed on time. Unlike most organisations that shifted to remote work during the lockdown periods, NSW Health had to maintain a contingent of office-based workforce. The department instead decided to maintain its approach to activity based working with increased cleaning support rather than make changes to the built environment for people to work at a safe distance . Instead of telling staff how and where to work in a Covid-safe way, they empowered them to make those decisions themselves.

Find out more about the challenges and key learnings experienced by the organisation with guest Amy Chew, Director, Property and Workplace Experience, NSW Health.

A Hunter families heartbreak as they waited for an ambulance. Will wait times be fixed by more NSW health staff announced by the NSW government this week? Remember the pet boom of 2020? It’s come back to the local pounds, with a band of rescuers working to find new homes and a farmer in Gloucester is taking to the skies to get his pasture planted.

*Play Enrique Iglesias - Hero*
Forget the superheroes in your comics, you're about to hear about some real frontline heroes and the literal s**t they have to put up with. 

Today, it's all about our nurses and some of the worst things they've seen at work. 
Because let's be honest, we all love to hear the gory, weird and wonderful details of a job inside a hospital! 
And YES there is a long list of things people decide would look better inside themselves. 

Nurses, we love you, you're appreciated and never forgotten and DAMN do we hope this puts a smile on your face! 

Remember you can call Hennessy's Hotline anytime and leave a message! We love random delights in the voicemail inbox! The Hotline number is 02 9564 9777

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CREDITS
Host: Tanya Hennessy

Executive Producer: Rachael Hart

Managing Producer: Elle Beattie 

Producer/ Editor: Chae Rogan

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We're letting you in on our guilty snack pleasures today, and a possibility of a business venture together with a cafe idea we have. 

Plus, we let our frustrations out a little with the current state of this Omicron wave! 
We're all feeling a bit deflated at the moment, so hopefully we can mirror some of your feels too! 

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• Angie Kent @angiekent_
• Yvie Jones @yvie_jones
• Angie + Yvie Insta @angie_and_yvie
• Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial
• Email us at twogirls@novaentertainment.com.au
  

CREDITS
Hosts: Angie Kent & Yvie Jones

Executive Producer & Editor: Rachael Hart

Managing Producer: Andrew Brentnall

Show Artwork By: @ellymalone

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In episode three we speak to one of our health heroes, junior medical officer Dr Brandon Verdonk, who's been working around the clock to help the community of Western Sydney deal with COVID-19.

At the coal face of the pandemic, Dr Verdonk takes us behind-the-scenes to give us exclusive insight into his daily dealings with COVID-19 in this week's Western Sydney Health Check podcast. He also speaks about working alongside many of the unsung heroes at Westmead Hospital's fever clinic. 

Please note that the testing criteria have recently been expanded to recommend testing of individual patients with symptoms or fever suspected to have COVID-19:

-        Who live in communities with local transmission, see: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/diseases/Pages/covid-19-latest.aspx#lga

-       Who live in remote Aboriginal communities  

-        Who have been referred by their GP or public health unit to a COVID-19 clinic for testing 

-        Whose clinician, after taking a full history, has reason to suspect that the patient may have COVID-19 

Please remember that if you suspect someone has COVID-19 clinically that you should also provide advice that they should self-isolate. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/advice-for-suspected.aspx

In episode two we ask the big questions about COVID-19, including what it is, how it’s spreading and what happens if you test positive.

Our guests are Professor Tania Sorrell, Director of Infectious Disease Services, Westmead, and Director of the Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney; and Dr Shopna Bag, Director of the Public Health Unit at Western Sydney Local Health District.

Professor Sorrell and Dr Bag share their expert advice on how to protect yourself and your loved ones, and the latest knowledge from around the world.

Welcome to our new podcast Western Sydney Health Check, the only place to hear from leading experts on healthcare-related issues from five hospitals and a range of health services in Western Sydney.

In episode one we are joined by our chief executive Graeme Loy as he discusses COVID-19 and what our district is doing to prepare for the pandemic.

Proudly produced by Western Sydney Local Health District.