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12th April, 2023

The extraordinary compassion and expertise of our Forensic Medicine Social Workers has been captured in a moving video.

Around 6000 deaths are report­ed to the NSW Coro­ner every year and our social work­ers pro­vide vital ear­ly inter­ven­tion and sup­port to bereaved fam­i­lies from facil­i­ties in New­cas­tle, Syd­ney and Wollongong.

The fol­low­ing video shines a light on the com­mit­ment, care and respect shown to those expe­ri­enc­ing the unex­pect­ed death of a fam­i­ly member.

Learn more about our Foren­sic Med­i­cine Ser­vice here.

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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.

Aboriginal Workforce Development Closing the Gap

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.

Aboriginal Workforce Development Closing the Gap
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