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There are several areas of pathology practice, related either to the methods used to test tissue samples or to the type of diseases being investigated.

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One step closer to more seamless and connected care for everyone in the public healthcare system
27th March, 2026
​​​The Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) is now in use at Justice Health NSW and at NSW Health Pathology's John Hunter Hospital Laboratory in Newcastle. As a historic first for NSW Health, the Single Digital Patient Record is now bein...
Raising awareness of ‘mystery’ cholesterol – Lp(a)
30th March, 2026
March 24 was Lipoprotein(a) Awareness Day and a timely reminder for Australians to understand their inherited heart attack and stroke risk and ask the...
One step closer to more seamless and connected care for everyone in the public healthcare system
27th March, 2026
​​​The Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) is now in use at Justice Health NSW and at NSW Health Pathology's John Hunter Hospital Laborat...
Pathology enhancements for Murrumbidgee laboratories
23rd February, 2026
Patients and clinicians in Murrumbidgee will have access to faster access to pathology results with new technology for the region’s public laborator...
Meet genomic scientist Hillary Omoregbe
11th February, 2026
Hillary Omoregbe works in NSW Health Pathology’s Statewide Sequencing Service Laboratory at Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, where she plays a ke...
Celebrating women in science: Sanzida’s journey to the laboratory in Port Macquarie
11th February, 2026
On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science we are recognising the women who help shape better health outcomes for our community. One of ...
End of the road for much-loved courier
10th February, 2026
NSW Health Pathology courier Russell Platt is handing back the keys after 25 years behind the wheel, delivering precious pathology samples across the ...
A new era of digital haematology delivers care closer to home
10th February, 2026
A major milestone has been reached in our journey toward a more connected, statewide pathology service with new digital haematology and morphology tec...
Australia Day Honours for genetic pathologist Dr Michael Buckley
26th January, 2026
NSW Health Pathology’s Clinical Director at the Randwick Genomics Laboratory Dr Michael Buckley has been awarded an Officer of the Order of Australi...
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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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