Autumn 2018 South West
#3 Autumn 2018 South West THRIVELeading care, healthier communities Connect Got it! Program Care Our staff Teach Launch to school More news inside! South Western Sydney Local Health District Contents CE message Imagining the future 03 It’s often said that staff are every organisation’s greatest asset. Our Staff 04 While this is irrefutably true for our District, I also believe that our staff Live, work, care locally 06 are our patients’ greatest asset. Lifeblood: Our nurses and 08 They mend broken bones, teach the work they do people to walk again, heal wounds, remove tumours, unblock arteries Finding voices 10 and deliver babies. They are educators, carers, NSW-first program helping 12 advocates and often see patients Aboriginal kids connect through the most joyous or difficult Above: Chris Patterson MP, Prof moments of their lives. They provide The future of health 14 Neil Merrett, Morris Iemma, Cr care beyond measure. Wendy Waller, Prof Phil Harris, Youth of today 16 So this edition of Thrive celebrates Glenn Brookes MP, Amanda Larkin. staff - the doctors, nurses, The art of happiness 16 Left: Sonia Marshall, Joel Bardsley, midwives, allied health professionals Dr Terry Flynn, Claire Ramsden. A healthy outlook 18 and support staff who are the lifeblood of South Western Sydney Local Health District. More time for patient care 19 Ms Amanda Larkin, District Chief Executive, In the lead up to International said the Plan is the road map to meet the New direction 19 Imagining Nurses and Midwives Day in May, we healthcare needs of the region’s diverse Get to know our staff 20 have focused on nurses, who make population for the next four years.
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