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Lynne Coleman began work as a clerical cadet in the late 1970s at Royal Newcastle Hospital. As retirement beckons, she looks back on an incredible career that included an earthquake,….
NSW Health Pathology hosted community information sessions in Cootamundra on Monday 24 February to explain in detail our plans to ensure we continue to deliver a modern, high quality and….
Tayla Ferguson and Logan Chapman began traineeships at NSW Health Pathology’s Gosford laboratory in 2024. They’re both excited about a future career in healthcare. Logan (pictured above right) began a….
NSW Health Pathology’s Director of Biobanking – NSW Health Professor Jennifer Byrne has been announced as the recipient of the Australian Academy of Science’s 2025 David Vaux Research Integrity Award.….
Our Local Pathology Director at Nepean Hospital Dr James Branley has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on the 2025 Australia Day Honour list, for his significant….
NSW Health Pathology’s former Operations Director Criminalistics, Sharon Neville, has been recognised for her outstanding public service in this year’s Australia Day Honours list. Sharon Neville has been awarded the….
Researchers at NSW Health Pathology and the University of Sydney are working together to design a new integrated legionellosis surveillance system, using genomic testing to improve detection of legionella outbreaks.….
A Victorian man is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital after contracting Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite. This news comes after both Victoria and New South Wales issued public….
Warm weather is here and mosquitoes are on the rise in Australia. Unseasonably large swarms are causing problems in some parts of Sydney. Health authorities track mosquitoes across the country….
Maggot therapy has been around for centuries and is still used in our hospitals today to treat particularly troublesome wounds. But where do the maggots come from? Deep in the….
Lynne Coleman began work as a clerical cadet in the late 1970s at Royal Newcastle Hospital. As retirement beckons, she looks back on an incredible career that included an earthquake,….
NSW Health Pathology hosted community information sessions in Cootamundra on Monday 24 February to explain in detail our plans to ensure we continue to deliver a modern, high quality and….
Tayla Ferguson and Logan Chapman began traineeships at NSW Health Pathology’s Gosford laboratory in 2024. They’re both excited about a future career in healthcare. Logan (pictured above right) began a….
NSW Health Pathology’s Director of Biobanking – NSW Health Professor Jennifer Byrne has been announced as the recipient of the Australian Academy of Science’s 2025 David Vaux Research Integrity Award.….
Our Local Pathology Director at Nepean Hospital Dr James Branley has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on the 2025 Australia Day Honour list, for his significant….
NSW Health Pathology’s former Operations Director Criminalistics, Sharon Neville, has been recognised for her outstanding public service in this year’s Australia Day Honours list. Sharon Neville has been awarded the….
Researchers at NSW Health Pathology and the University of Sydney are working together to design a new integrated legionellosis surveillance system, using genomic testing to improve detection of legionella outbreaks.….
A Victorian man is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital after contracting Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite. This news comes after both Victoria and New South Wales issued public….
Warm weather is here and mosquitoes are on the rise in Australia. Unseasonably large swarms are causing problems in some parts of Sydney. Health authorities track mosquitoes across the country….
Maggot therapy has been around for centuries and is still used in our hospitals today to treat particularly troublesome wounds. But where do the maggots come from? Deep in the….
NSW Health Pathology Point of Care Testing Good Ways to Collect Blood.
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
