Nepean Blue Mountains Health in Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Nepean Blue Mountains Health

Locality: Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4734 2000

Address: Derby St 2747 Kingswood, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.nbmlhd.health.nsw.gov.au

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25.01.2022 VISITING HOSPITAL SAFELY | Planning a visit to one of our hospitals this long weekend? If you’re visiting a loved one at any of our facilities then please check the latest guidelines as close as possible to the time of your visit. Please consider alternatives to visiting such as phone or video calls, as well as staggering visits over the long weekend to meet requirements for the number of daily visitors. In areas with patients at higher risk or receiving higher levels ...of care, there may be additional restrictions and precautions. Patients and families can talk to their treating clinical teams for more information. Thanks for your cooperation. General guidelines for all patients and visitors are kept up-to-date on our website, here: https://www.nbmlhd.health.nsw.gov.au//information-for-pati

24.01.2022 MIDWIFERY PIONEER | Thanks Penrith City Council for digging through your archives for this gem! What a wonderful story and a great inspiration for all our midwives across the District. #internationalyearofthenurseandthemidwife #midwivesrock

24.01.2022 COVID-19 ADVICE FOR PENRITH AREA | A person who visited several locations in Penrith on Sunday 4 October has since tested positive for COVID-19. People who were at the following locations at the listed times are considered to be casual contacts. They should watch for COVID-19 symptoms and if any develop get tested and self-isolate. Sunday 4 October: Penrith Homemaker Centre, Penrith 11 am to 1 pm... Sunday 4 October: Guzman y Gomez, Penrith 1:30 pm to 2 pm Sunday 4 October: Home Co, Penrith 2 pm to 2:30 pm If you have even the mildest of symptoms like a runny nose or scratchy throat, cough, fever or other symptoms that could be COVID-19, please get tested. There are many local COVID-19 Clinics in our District, including 7 day drive-through clinics at Penrith Paceway & The Sydney International Regatta Centre at Cranebrook. You can help stop the spread of COVID-19: If you are unwell, get tested and isolate right away don’t delay. Wash your hands regularly. Take hand sanitiser with you when you go out. Keep your distance. Leave 1.5 metres between yourself and others. Wear a mask when using public transport, rideshares and taxis, and in shops, places of worship and other places where you can’t physically distance. When taking taxis or rideshares, commuters should also sit in the back.

23.01.2022 NATIONAL CARERS WEEK | Carers provide 2.2 billion hours of care each year, with a value of almost $1.5 billion per week. Take a couple of minutes to share why you care and help build a carer-friendly Australia here: http://www.carersweek.com.au/ #Carers2020 #WhyWeCare

23.01.2022 NSW HEALTH MIDWIFE OF THE YEAR | Congratulations to Nepean Hospital midwife Cindy Partridge on her win at the NSW Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards! What a great achievement and recognition of Cindy's exceptional contribution to patient care.

22.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK | Our #KooriKidsFutures program, a 2019 #NSWHealthAward finalist, aims to see more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students take up careers in health and to increase our Aboriginal workforce. Well done to our recent participants! #NAIDOCWeek

21.01.2022 GOT A QUESTION? | We’ll be answering your questions live on Thursday 26 November at our Annual Public Meeting from 4pm. Tune in for behind the scenes tours of the new Nepean Hospital construction site, meet our staff and find out what your hospitals and services have achieved this year. Submit your questions below or join us live on the day.

20.01.2022 LONG WEEKEND GET TOGETHER? | If catching up with friends or family at your home this long weekend, be COVID safe and limit your visitors. Up to 20 visitors may visit another household at any one time. The total number of visitors includes adults and children. A member of the household is not counted as a visitor. As the home is a high transmission area, NSW Health strongly recommends a COVID-Safe precautionary approach of having no more than 10 visitors at a time.... Where possible entertain outside and keep 1.5 metres apart. Remember to wash your hands regularly and if unwell, don’t have visitors, stay home and get tested immediately. For more information:https://www.nsw.gov.au//what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rul

18.01.2022 LEST WE FORGET | For Remembrance Day a minute’s silence was observed at various locations across our District to mark the day, including a ceremony held at the Nepean Hospital Memorial Garden. View the ceremony: https://youtu.be/eNre7JlWN9U?t=730

18.01.2022 DIABETES STUDY PARTICIPANTS WANTED | Participants are sought for a potential new treatment for type 2 diabetes. Are you 40 or over with: type 2 diabetes and an established vascular disease and... a HbA1c of 7.0-10.5%? If you meet the criteria and are interested in participating in a free study with an experimental treatment please call 02 4734 4553. Download the flyer for more information: https://bit.ly/33FnGSA

16.01.2022 ADVANCE CARE PLANNING | When the time comes to make treatment decisions for a loved one, will you know what they want? Having a conversation about advance care planning helps the people around you know your medical treatment choices if you can no longer speak for yourself. Start the conversation.

15.01.2022 HAWKESBURY COVID-19 ADVICE | People in The Hawkesbury are being called on to come forward for testing if they have any COVID-19 symptoms after the state’s sewage surveillance program detected fragments of the virus at the North Richmond treatment plant. Virus fragments in sewage can mean that there are active cases in the catchment area, but people can continue to ‘shed’ virus genetic material for some weeks after recovery. Read more: https://www.nbmlhd.health.nsw.gov.au//covid-19-advice-for-

14.01.2022 ADDICTION SUPPORT | The stigma of addiction can result in people avoiding health services and as a consequence many Australians and their families suffer in silence. The strain of the past year may have impacts for people who struggle with addiction. Isolation and stress can be a worrying combination for those who suffer from substance abuse. Our Drug and Alcohol services have remained open throughout this year with their staff available to provide care and support when it’s needed most. Read more

13.01.2022 HOT TIPS | With temperatures in the high thirties forecast for this weekend and into early next week our Director of Public Health, Dr Victor Carey, says planning ahead is the best way to keep cool and stay healthy. Preparation is key to surviving the hotter months ahead. Keeping up fluids, checking the daily weather, remaining in shade and reducing physical activity during the heat of the day are some of the many things you can do to stay healthy in the heat and out of your local emergency department, says Dr Carey. Click on the link below for more tips.

13.01.2022 HOT TIPS | With temperatures in the high thirties forecast for this weekend our Director of Public Health, Dr Victor Carey, says planning ahead is the best way to keep cool and stay healthy. Preparation is key to surviving the hotter months ahead. Keeping up fluids, checking the daily weather, remaining in shade and reducing physical activity during the heat of the day are some of the many things you can do to stay healthy in the heat and out of your local emergency department, says Dr Carey. Click on the link below for more tips.

12.01.2022 IN REMEMBRANCE | This Remembrance Day we pay respect to the defence personnel who have lost their lives or suffered in the line of duty. We are grateful for your bravery and sacrifice that has preserved our freedoms. Lest we forget.

11.01.2022 ALLIES IN HEALTH |14 October is International Allied Health Professional's Day and a chance to acknowledge all the dedicated Allied Health professionals working within our Local Health District and across the world. Thank you for your invaluable contribution to patient care! #alliedhealthprofessionalsday #allied4areason #strongertogether #proudtobeAH

10.01.2022 WARAMI PARKER | To celebrate NAIDOC Week, families welcoming babies born during the week, just like Baby Parker here, have been presented with Cooee Mittigar, a picture book by Darug creators Jasmine Seymour and Leanne Mulgo Watson, or, I Can Count to 10 in Wiradjuri by Uncle Larry Brandy. We hope that all babies born in our District, as they grow, learn more about the culture of the traditional owners of the land that our hospitals and services operate on the Darug, Gundungurra, and Wiradjuri people.

10.01.2022 PRESCHOOL VISION SCREENING | Has your 4 year-old child had their eyesight checked? While our usual clinics at child care centres and preschools are currently on hold due to COVID-19, children can now be screened at their local Community Health Centre. Please call 4730 5100 to find a time and place that suits you or get in touch by email at [email protected]. Appointments are available across Lithgow, Blue Mountains, Penrith and the Hawkesbury. NSW Health advi...ses all children to have their vision screened before starting primary school. Find more information about the Statewide Eyesight Preschooler Screening (STEPS) program here: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/kidsfamil//Pages/StEPS.aspx

07.01.2022 COVID-19 CLINICS | To keep our staff safe during expected hot weather conditions, on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November our Regatta Centre drive-through clinic will operate until 12pm. Our drive-through clinic at the Penrith Paceway and the Nepean Hospital walk in clinic remain open on these days. For details please visit our website: https://www.nbmlhd.health.nsw.gov.au//covid-19-clinic-info

07.01.2022 GASTRO HEALTH ALERT | Parents are reminded to keep young children home if they are sick following a rise in gastroenteritis cases in childcare centres. Remember, the best defence is to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before handling food and always wash your hands after using the toilet, changing nappies or assisting someone who has diarrhoea or vomiting.

06.01.2022 SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS | There’s less than one week to go before we broadcast live out of the new Nepean Hospital tower for our Annual Public Meeting on Thursday 26 November at 4pm. Don’t forget to submit your questions below to be answered on the day to find out what our health services are up to and what we’ve got planned for the future. Learn more: https://www.nbmlhd.health.nsw.gov.au//annual-public-meetin

05.01.2022 NEPEAN REDEVELOPMENT UPDATE | The concrete structure of the new Stage 1 tower is almost finished, with the final concrete pour underway for the new level 14 helipad, remaining staircases and lift areas. The new services in the tower also continue to take shape with walls and ceilings and windows being installed, revealing the bright and spacious interior of the new tower. Work is now underway to prepare the flooring and waterproofing the wet areas in the expanded Emergency De...partment, which is located on the ground floor of the tower. Find more information on the Nepean Redevelopment website: http://nepeanredevelopment.health.nsw.gov.au/

04.01.2022 WEEKEND COVID CLINICS | If you develop COVID-19 symptoms tonight or over the weekend please remember many of our local COVID-19 testing clinics are open 7 days a week. Testing is free and easy to do. For details please visit our website: https://www.nbmlhd.health.nsw.gov.au//covid-19-clinic-info

04.01.2022 COVID-SAFE CHECK IN | From 23 November, digital check-ins will become mandatory for many NSW venues and businesses. Collecting customer info via QR codes is hygienic, fast, accurate and secure. Businesses can get a unique QR code for free via the Service NSW app. For customers without a mobile phone, businesses will record details and time of entry on another device.... By working together we can help keep our community safe. See the list of venues and businesses that the mandatory changes apply to here: https://www.nsw.gov.au//mandatory-customer-check-for-nsw-v

04.01.2022 HIV AWARENESS WEEK | The last week of November is HIV Awareness Week, leading to World AIDS Day on 1 December. We spoke with our Sexual Health team to discover how easy it is to get tested and why early diagnosis is helping people live a longer and healthier life. Read more: https://www.nbmlhd.health.nsw.gov.au//hiv-testing-has-neve

04.01.2022 MENTAL HEALTH MONTH | October is Mental Health Month and time to put the spotlight on our mental well-being. This year’s theme ‘Tuning In’ is about being present and being aware of what’s happening within you, and in the world around you. Tuning In has been shown to help build self-awareness, help make effective choices, reduce the impact of worry, and build positive connections. Learn more here: http://mentalhealthmonth.wayahead.org.au/about-mental-heal/

02.01.2022 ON HOLIDAYS? | On holidays in the Nepean Blue Mountains region or visiting another region? Stay in and get tested for COVID-19 immediately, if you have any symptoms. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore/scratchy throat, shortness of breath, loss of smell, loss of taste, runny nose, joint pain, muscle pain, headache, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting and loss of appetite.... Find a COVID-19 clinic near you: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/symptoms-and-testing

02.01.2022 ICYMI | We did things a little differently this year and took our Annual Public Meeting online. Check out behind the scenes footage of the new Nepean Hospital tower and find out what our staff and services achieved this year.

02.01.2022 INTERNATIONAL PATHOLOGY DAY | To all our hardworking Pathology staff across the District, we thank you for your dedication and the the vital role you play in protecting the health, wellbeing and safety of our community. #internationalpathologyday2020

01.01.2022 NATIONAL NUTRITION WEEK | It's National Nutrition Week in NSW from 11 - 17 October. This year's theme is My Plate, My Planet! It's all about reducing food waste, purchasing sustainable foods and celebrating native Australian ingredients, which benefits the health of ourselves and the planet. Let's start the conversation about enjoying healthy and sustainable foods. Learn more here: https://nutritionaustralia.org//n/national-nutrition-week/... #platepower2020 See more