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Corporate Communications Unit

Northern Sydney Central Coast Health (NSCCHS) has a Corporate Communications Unit which can provide you with the latest Press Releases and Newsletters and handle your requests for interviews.

The Unit is the source of the most up-to-date official information relating to the whole of Northern Sydney Central Coast Health.

Contact details for NSCCH Corporate Communications Unit are:

Phone:	43202803 Central Coast - 9926 8313 Sydney
FAX:	43202500 Central Coast - 9926 7479 Sydney
Address:	PO Box 361 Gosford NSW 2250
Email	chatback@doh.health.nsw.gov.au

In the future we'll be providing media releases and newsletters online via the NSCCH internet site.

Media Release

2008 - Press Releases

August 2008 - Press Releases

05 Aug 2008 - New Bone Scanning Machine at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital

05 Aug 2008 - Memorial service for Rosemary Anne Pirie OAM BSC, AID, 1934–2008

July 2008 - Press Releases

31 Jul 2008 - Pink Ladies donate $200,000 to RNSH patients

31 Jul 2008 - City to Surf 2008 - A Walk To Remember

30 Jul 2008 - Manly Hospital invention set to make hospital stays easier and safer for seriously ill patients

22 Jul 2008 - National ‘Premmie’ Day at Royal North Shore Hospital

17 Jul 2008 - Mohammed moves mountains at Ryde Hospital

15 Jul 2008 - Record amount raised for Motor Neurone Disease

01 Jul 2008 - A breath of fresh air

June 2008 - Press Releases

25 Jun 2008 - NSW Health asks patients what’s really important

11 Jun 2008 - Meet ARCHI – the first research-only scanner in Australia!

03 Jun 2008 - IVFAustralia 2008 PRaMM Celebrating Parenthood Ball

01 Jun 2008 - Rights and responsibilities

May 2008 - Press Releases

09 May 2008 - Celebrating our Nurses

06 May 2008 - Odds on we can help

01 May 2008 - Kidney Disease - No Warning Signs

01 May 2008 - Boomers are bloomers

April 2008 - Press Releases

30 Apr 2008 - Does your medicine cabinet need a check up?

24 Apr 2008 - Take your Medicine

24 Apr 2008 - Thrifty ways to get an extra serve into your day

08 Apr 2008 - Healing old wounds

06 Apr 2008 - Be a good winter sport

04 Apr 2008 - Winter is on the way

March 2008 - Press Releases

28 Mar 2008 - April Falls’ Day

20 Mar 2008 - Eggs-ercise safety and caution this Easter

15 Mar 2008 - Not limited to high flyers

12 Mar 2008 - World Kidney Day: Afternoon tea for long-term transplant survivors

11 Mar 2008 - Royal North Shore Hospital Pink Ladies Easter Eggs-travaganza

08 Mar 2008 - Three steps to making your bones beaut

05 Mar 2008 - Wash, Wash, wash those hands!

03 Mar 2008 - Help for Anxiety and Depression

03 Mar 2008 - New & Improved Diagnostic Tool for Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital

February 2008 - Press Releases

18 Feb 2008 - RNSH Volunteers enjoy their best year EVER!

17 Feb 2008 - Organ Donor Awareness Week

15 Feb 2008 - Heartfelt help from volunteers

08 Feb 2008 - Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Welcomes its Newest Nursing Graduates

08 Feb 2008 - Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health thanks its “friendly faces"

05 Feb 2008 - It’s in the bag

04 Feb 2008 - You want to get out of bed but you can’t move

January 2008 - Press Releases

29 Jan 2008 - Vainly searching for happier times

28 Jan 2008 - Back to School - Happy New School Year Jan 08

11 Jan 2008 - Reasonable New Year’s Resolutions

10 Jan 2008 - Swedish Ministers to visit Royal North Shore Hospital

07 Jan 2008 - New Nursing Graduates Welcomed at Royal North Shore

2007 - Press Releases

December 2007 - Press Releases

20 Dec 2007 - Home and Community Care (HACC) Access Project

20 Dec 2007 - Two unrelated cases of meningococcal disease

04 Dec 2007 - Christmas Cheer at Royal North Shore Hospital

November 2007 - Press Releases

30 Nov 2007 - Don’t smoke around us: Totally smoke free from November 30th 2007

28 Nov 2007 - World AIDS Day 2007: ‘HIV/AIDS – Prevention is Everybody's Business’

23 Nov 2007 - No Butts About It – Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital is Completely Smoke-Free

08 Nov 2007 - Science meets medicine

02 Nov 2007 - A Cool World Success

01 Nov 2007 - Report of inquiry into the care of a patient with threatened miscarriage at Royal North Shore hospital on 25 September 2007 (134K PDF)

October 2007 - Press Releases

31 Oct 2007 - No evidence of increased cancer rates in Mona Vale area

31 Oct 2007 - Pittwater Local Government Area Cancer Incidence Study 1996 to 2005 (299K PDF)

08 Oct 2007 - Stress Less Day at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service

08 Oct 2007 - Carers Week 14-20th October- Anyone Anytime

05 Oct 2007 - RNSH and Northern Clinical School Research Winners

05 Oct 2007 - Quilts bring comfort

05 Oct 2007 - Cancer Services Ball – Friday November 2 – Cancer Services: The high cost of cancer

05 Oct 2007 - Mental health week art exhibition at Hornsby TAFE gallery

05 Oct 2007 - Mucking Up for a Good Cause at RNSH

02 Oct 2007 - Farewell to “Vindin House” at Royal North Shore Hospital

02 Oct 2007 - Supporting children when parents struggle with a mental illness

01 Oct 2007 - New dvd for teachers to better assist students with acquired brain injury

September 2007 - Press Releases

26 Sep 2007 - Phototherapy and skin disease

12 Sep 2007 - Stroke Seminar “Strides for Stroke"

12 Sep 2007 - Swallowing – it’s no ‘choking’ matter

10 Sep 2007 - Sexual Health Week 10-16 September 2007

10 Sep 2007 - We eat our fruit but not our vegies!

03 Sep 2007 - Face-lift for Genetics Education Website

August 2007 - Press Releases

31 Aug 2007 - Food allergies on the rise

24 Aug 2007 - More unpredictable than the average life

23 Aug 2007 - Meningococcal disease case on the Northern Beaches

20 Aug 2007 - Sporting Injuries take a trip into our Emergency Departments

19 Aug 2007 - Sydney research into heart attacks makes headlines in European medical journal

17 Aug 2007 - Don’t hibernate your heart in cold weather

16 Aug 2007 - Two remarkable ‘retiring’ RNSH Pink Ladies

11 Aug 2007 - Aged Care and Rehabilitation Centre opens at Ryde Hospital

08 Aug 2007 - World First Australian ‘blood pump’ prevents amputations

03 Aug 2007 - Wash, Wash, wash those hands!

02 Aug 2007 - Two cases of Meningococcal disease in Northern Sydney Health Area

July 2007 - Press Releases

30 Jul 2007 - Are premature babies at risk of heart or kidney problems?

27 Jul 2007 - Pittwater Council Orders Unomedical to cease emission of the gas ethylene oxide from its premises in Wilmette Place

27 Jul 2007 - Ethylene Oxide – Questions and Answers

25 Jul 2007 - Surge in gastroenteritis cases in northern Sydney

25 Jul 2007 - Response to Bullying at RNSH

24 Jul 2007 - Sensitivity and Honesty at End of Life

20 Jul 2007 - National Glaucoma Week

17 Jul 2007 - It’s No Choking Matter

06 Jul 2007 - Common colds and coughing etiquette

June 2007 - Press Releases

29 Jun 2007 - Unbearable itch has its triggers

29 Jun 2007 - Cocktails for Blue Cornflower Day

28 Jun 2007 - ‘Black Friday Ball’ means good luck for RNSH trauma victims

19 Jun 2007 - Record funding for Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service

19 Jun 2007 - $714 million for health capital works

19 Jun 2007 - 160 Years of Selfless Service

05 Jun 2007 - Find Australia’s JOHNSON’S® baby Midwife of the Year for 2006

May 2007 - Press Releases

30 May 2007 - Don’t smoke around me!

21 May 2007 - Aboriginal ceremony “cleanses” Royal North Shore site

16 May 2007 - Kidney Health Week 27 May – 2 June 2007

03 May 2007 - International Nurses day : Celebrating our Nurses

01 May 2007 - Mona Vale Hospital Endoscopy Appeal "Early Detection Saves Lives"

Apr 2007 - Press Releases

30 Apr 2007 - Northern Beaches child contracts Meningococcal disease

27 Apr 2007 - Homeless artist dies at RNSH

27 Apr 2007 - Mothers’ Day lunch helps high-risk pregnancies

27 Apr 2007 - Generous Golfers Give

25 Apr 2007 - Good night, don’t let the bedbugs bite!

18 Apr 2007 - Get out and active

19 Apr 2007 - Go for 2&5 at Ryde

10 Apr 2007 - Attention all carers of the elderly!

05 Apr 2007 - Measles Warning

04 Apr 2007 - Multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MR-PA) reported at at Royal North Shore Hospital

03 Apr 2007 - Good sexual health means strong communities

Mar 2007 - Press Releases

30 Mar 2007 - April Falls’ Day

28 Mar 2007 - Talking breast cancer

26 Mar 2007 - Chronic pain? Pain Management needs you!

20 Mar 2007 - Understanding Bi-polar Disorder

09 Mar 2007 - Helping babies in their early days

03 Mar 2007 - Research that helps us and helps you

02 Mar 2007 - There’s a new kind of doctor ‘in the house’

01 Mar 2007 - What is in your medication?

Feb 2007 - Press Releases

26 Feb 2007 - Leukaemia prevention in high-risk patients

20 Feb 2007 - Royal North Shore 2007 Research Awards

15 Feb 2007 - Help us provide the health care your community needs

12 Feb 2007 - Caring for those that care for others

01 Feb 2007 - Hey sleepy head! Does your partner complain that you snore?

Jan 2007 - Press Releases

23 Jan 2007 - Health Warning for Smoke Pollution

22 Jan 2007 - Child being treated for meningococcal disease

09 Jan 2007 - Award for ICU Nurses - better care for RNSH patients

07 Jan 2007 - “A touch of Paris” for sick kids

01 Jan 2007 - North Shore tops Skin Cancer rates

2006 - Press Releases

Dec 2006 - Press Releases

20 Dec 2006 - Clowning around to bring smiles to sick kids at Royal North Shore Hospital this Christmas

15 Dec 2006 - Royal North Shore Hospital donation helps ‘all creatures great and small’

13 Dec 2006 - Ryde Community backs local hospital

12 Dec 2006 - Volunteers give a generous Christmas present to hospital patients

04 Dec 2006 - Christmas comes early for tiny tots who can’t wait

01 Dec 2006 - AIDS – Let’s Talk About It

Nov 2006 - Press Releases

27 Nov 2006 - Working towards mental health

22 Nov 2006 - Keyhole kidneys at Royal North Shore Hospital

21 Nov 2006 - Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Redevelopment

20 Nov 2006 - Meningococcal disease case at Manly Hospital

20 Nov 2006 - Royal North Shore Burns Unit gives Papua New Guinea woman hope for the future

17 Nov 2006 - Good Progress On Northern Beaches Health Planning

15 Nov 2006 - Are you feeling breathless?

15 Nov 2006 - One spine…. One chance!

14 Nov 2006 - Hospital thanks North Shore Donors over lunch

10 Nov 2006 - SMART Recovery to Alcohol and Drug Addiction

07 Nov 2006 - A Meeting of the Scientific Minds attracts Top Science Speakers

06 Nov 2006 - Local doctor comes top of the class

01 Nov 2006 - Mental Health Carers ‘pampered’ for a day

Oct 2006 - Press Releases

31 Oct 2006 - Medical Research on the North Shore - Working to improve your health

31 Oct 2006 - Medical Study Examines What Triggers a Heart Attack & How To Potentially Prevent Them

25 Oct 2006 - Breast Cancer Survivor Praises Breastscreen

24 Oct 2006 - Hospital Wins Major Awards

24 Oct 2006 - Suspected Meningococcal disease case at Royal North Shore Hospital

24 Oct 2006 - It's a big birthday and we say a large thank you!

23 Oct 2006 - Youth Services Expo tackles drug issues

16 Oct 2006 - Anaesthetic allergies - When pain relief can mean death

15 Oct 2006 - Carers Week

15 Oct 2006 - Making Healthy Lunch Happen

13 Oct 2006 - Royal North Shore Hospital redevelopment update

13 Oct 2006 - Expressions of interest for Royal North Shore Hospital

12 Oct 2006 - Short term changes at Ryde Hospital Emergency Department

09 Oct 2006 - What's on for you during Mental Health Week?

06 Oct 2006 - State of the art Radiology upgrade for Ryde Hospital

03 Oct 2006 - The Birth of pramm: to realise the hopes of all expectant parents

02 Oct 2006 - Mental Health Week - 8-14 th October 2006

Sep 2006 - Press Releases

28 Sep 2006 - Meningococcal disease case being treated at Ryde Hospital

26 Sep 2006 - Chatswood High students get behind a good cause and PUSH!

25 Sep 2006 - Generous support for Child and Family Health at Chatswood

20 Sep 2006 - GPs and pharmacists working together to manage our medicines

14 Sep 2006 - Stroke seminar to raise awareness of risk factors, prevention & treatment

14 Sep 2006 - Help for Families Battling Drug Use

12 Sep 2006 - Understanding and Treating Depression

04 Sep 2006 - This Sexual Health Week, ask the question “how you doin’?”

Aug 2006 - Press Releases

30 Aug 2006 - Meningococcal infection ruled out as cause of death of 3 year old

30 Aug 2006 - Health Service supports Stroke Week 2006 Sept 18 - 25

30 Aug 2006 - Amalgamation Links Rural, Regional and Metropolitan Pathology Services

29 Aug 2006 - Magical Well Garden to be unveiled at Royal North Shore Hospital

29 Aug 2006 - RNSH Specialist Wins Research Grant

28 Aug 2006 - Meningococcal Case reported in the Northern Beaches

28 Aug 2006 - Third Case of Meningococcal disease suspected at Wyong Hospital

25 Aug 2006 - Celebrating 50 years of Maternity Services at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital

17 Aug 2006 - Royal North Shore Hospital Wheelchair Appeal

16 Aug 2006 - Tiny Tots Teeth Kit Project

16 Aug 2006 - Frequent exposure to loud noise can damage your hearing forever

16 Aug 2006 - June 2006 figures show improved performance at Northern Sydney Central Coast Hospitals

14 Aug 2006 - Changes to Parking at Royal North Shore

10 Aug 2006 - "Wash those hands!" Campaign to reduce the spread of infections

06 Aug 2006 - “Pink Ladies” raise a whopping $200,000 for RNSH

04 Aug 2006 - Second confirmed case of meningococcal on Central Coast

04 Aug 2006 - Meningococcal case reported in Northern Sydney

04 Aug 2006 - Patient focus for Northern Beaches health planning

04 Aug 2006 - Royal North Shore Hospital Concept Plan (External Link)

02 Aug 2006 - Central Coast Health Research Committee (CCHRC) Project Grants 2005

02 Aug 2006 - Plans unveiled for Royal North Shore Hospital (PDF File 52K)

02 Aug 2006 - Got a spare 20 seconds to save a life?

Jul 2006 - Press Releases

21 July 2006 - Speech Pathology Week at HKHS

18 July 2006 - Containing the nasties as the flu season strikes

18 July 2006 - Communication disorders affect one in seven Australians

17 July 2006 - Baby Teeth DO Matter

13 July 2006 - BreastScreen Mobile Unit Visits Manly

10 July 2006 - Volunteers wanted for three exciting new Royal North Shore Hospital teams

06 July 2006 - Meningococcal death confirmed

04 July 2006 - ‘Welcome to Country’ Launch at RNSH for NAIDOC Week

Jun 2006 - Press Releases

22 June 2006 - Performance of Northern Sydney Central Coast Hospitals - April 2006

21 June 2006 - SIDS Week

20 June 2006 - Quitting Smoking

20 June 2006 - Stay on Your Feet Some guidelines for falls prevention

20 June 2006 - Nursing team from the Brunei Department of Health visiting Hornsby Hospital

14 June 2006 - Men’s health? It’s not good news

14 June 2006 - Legionnaires Disease Alert

07 June 2006 - The Prom 2006

06 June 2006 - Budget boost for Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service

06 June 2006 - Combating Post- Natal Depression in the home

02 June 2006 - Now Hear This

May 2006 - Press Releases

30 may 2006 - World-leading cancer researchers honoured in Sydney

26 May 2006 - Free Group Therapy for Significant Others of Substance Users

24 May 2006 - Meningococcal disease case reported at Ryde

05 may 2006 - A "Cool" Answer to Cardiac Care

01 may 2006 - Northern Sydney Central Coast Hospitals continue to improve

01 may 2006 - Mobile breast screening unit returns to Ryde

Apr 2006 - Press Releases

27 apr 2006 - Health Minister Launches Robot Patients

20 apr 2006 - Research in Cancer Genetics: Outsmarting Brain Tumours

19 apr 2006 - February performance data shows steady improvement

11 apr 2006 - Operation Art paints it's ways into Royal North Shore Hospital

Mar 2006 - Press Releases

31 mar 2006 - Breastscreen mobile screening unit visits Warriewood in april

31 mar 2006 - Collaroy Resident Lachlan wins Second Prize in Global Diabetes Art Contest

30 mar 2006 - Subway Royal North Shore supports cancer research

27 mar 2006 - Meningococcal disease case reported on Northern Beaches

17 mar 2006 - Legionnaires disease sixth case confirmed

14 mar 2006 - Greek community reaches out to kids with diabetes

14 mar 2006 - Homophobia in Healthcare

13 mar 2006 - Legionnaires disease

13 mar 2006 - New Nurses on the Job at Royal North Shore Hospital

06 mar 2006 - Ryde Community Mental Health Service & Macquarie Hospital Community Forum

01 mar 2006 - Northern Sydney Central Coast Health Consumer and Community Participation Committees

Feb 2006 - Press Releases

24 Feb 2006 - Thanking the heart of the community - our health volunteers

24 Feb 2006 - Sexual Assault and the older woman

27 Feb 2006 - Meningococcal case

21 Feb 2006 - GL@M is back for 2006!

20 Feb 2006 - Gal@h is back for 2006

17 Feb 2006 - Watkins goes pink over visit to Ryde Hospital

15 Feb 2006 - How Northern Sydney Hospital Emergency Departments Performed in December 05

13 Feb 2006 - Increase in the number of nurse practitioners for the Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service

13 Feb 2006 - Over-45s wanted for long-term health study

12 Feb 2006 - NSW Governor to honour Kidney donors at Royal North Shore Hospital

08 Feb 2006 - Campaign targets rising rate of Chlamydia

03 Feb 2006 - Healthy School Healthy Kids

Jan 2006 - Press Releases

31 Jan 2006 - December performance statistics show Central Coast ED's remain busy, triage times improve & surgery waiting lists reduced

30 Jan 2006 - Mental Health project tackles dual diagnosis

08 Jan 2006 - Women live the longest, but the men are catching up

06 Jan 2006 - New melanoma map reveals northern sydney suburbs and central coast have high rate of melanoma

05 Jan 2006 - Keep cool and stay safe during the summer sizzle

04 Jan 2006 - End of life care a priority for nurse Julia

03 Jan 2006 - Health report reveals need for greater sun safety

2005 - Press Releases

20 Jan 2005 - World's first birth using genetic technology to save baby from rhesus blood disease

02 Mar 2005 - Ryde Hospital's new birthing model celebrates successful 1st birthday

14 Apr 2005 - Diabetes survivors celebrated

29 Apr 2005 - Look after your heart you only get one!!

15 Aug 2005 - Donation helps save kids' lives

27 Sep 2005 - NSW Governor to open hostel in Vietnam

07 Oct 2005 - Dedicated staff honoured at Hospital's 120th Birthday!

07 Oct 2005 - Minister opens 'Rehabilitation with a difference' at Ryde Hospital

31 Oct 2005 - October performance data shows steady improvement

01 Nov 2005 - Cancer patients to benefit from Australian 'World First' SPECT/CT scanner at Royal North Shore Hospital

04 Nov 2005 - When parents have mental health problems

10 Nov 2005 - NSW Tall Poppy blooms on the North Shore

21 Nov 2005 - Babies get a helping hand at home

25 Nov 2005 - Accolades from top environmentalist for Royal North Shore

30 Nov 2005 - November 05 hospital performance data shows improvement

05 Dec 2005 - Ryde hospital mums, bubs and midwives celebrate christmas!

14 Dec 2005 - Using Cyber space to reach out to young people

14 Dec 2005 - Hospital emergency departments never close

2004 - Press Releases

26 July 2004 - The launch of the Australasian Brain Tumour Bank

26 July 2004 - Sydney pathology chief first Australian to receive prestigious American award

10 Aug 2004 - Touch me, feel me with a flexi hand