Nurses working at emergency departments (ED) across the state are continuing to feel the effects of increased presentations and very unwell people coming through their doors, with the latest health snapshot painting a worrying picture of NSW public hospitals.

After more than a decade of campaigning by the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA), staffing ratios will finally be introduced across medical, surgical and specialty wards including neurology, respiratory and oncology, in the next stage of the nurse-to-patient ratios rollout.

Around 6pm on Sunday 5 April, a Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to a gas bottle explosion at a holiday park in Tweed Heads.

A woman in her thirties was airlifted to hospital with head injuries after a bicycle accident at Ballina on Saturday, emergency services said.

A man in his 60’s is reportedly in hospital in a serious condition after a car crash west of Murwillumbah on Sunday morning.

Around 7.30pm yesterday evening (Tuesday 13 January), the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance on an urgent inter-hospital transfer from Grafton Hospital to Tweed Valley Hospital.

Around 7pm yesterday (Tuesday 18 November) the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance on an urgent inter-hospital transfer from Maclean Hospital to Gold Coast University Hospital.

Around 1:30am this morning (Wednesday 12 February), the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance on an urgent inter-hospital transfer from Grafton Hospital to Gold Coast University Hospital.

Testing for bowel cancer uses a simple, at-home test called a faecal occult blood test (FOBT). This test looks for traces of blood in your poop which are invisible and could be a sign of bowel cancer.

Northern NSW Local Health District is inviting the community to attend a week of celebrations at Murwillumbah District Hospital (MDH) to acknowledge 120 years of providing healthcare to the local community.