Over the weekend the Federal Government launched the Coronavirus App which is free to download from the App Store. It provides health advice for all Australians during the pandemic. There is … [Read more...]
Letters
To the Citizens of Orange and surrounding areas, We are the doctors of Orange Health Service and we need your help to protect the community. Orange Health Service is busy preparing its response … [Read more...]
Cabonne Council Enacts Continuity Plan Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Cabonne Council has enacted its Business Continuity Plan to try to provide as many services as possible for as long as possible during the Coronavirus emergency. Measures have been implemented to … [Read more...]
Fever Clinic Established At Canowindra Hospital
With a number of new Coronavirus cases in Western NSW, Canowindra Hospital has set up a fever clinic for the local community. “A fever clinic has been set up at the Canowindra Hospital, but we ask … [Read more...]
Visitors And Volunteers In Hospitals
The Western NSW Local Health District has announced changes to visitor and volunteer traffic in all its hospitals and inpatient facilities as part of its COVID-19 response. From last week, visitors … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Impacting The Central West
Late last week, the Federal Government announced that non-essential gatherings of more than 500 people should not occur in an effort to limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with a ban … [Read more...]
The Impacts Of Glaucoma
Unlike many diseases that affect the human eye, Glaucoma lacks symptoms and warning signs in its early stages. When left untreated, Glaucoma can cause irreversible blindness, which is currently one of … [Read more...]
Taking A Look At Chronic Illnesses
Canowindra residents are being encouraged to come along to a session on chronic illness. Canowindra Community Nurse, Jenny Beggs, said, “Chronic illness is a health condition that is persistent or is … [Read more...]
Heavy Rain And Mosquitoes
Western NSW Local Health District is warning the public to take care against mosquito borne viruses following recent heavy rains and associated flooding. This increase in rain and flooding may result … [Read more...]
Eye Check
Macular Degeneration (MD) is a progressive eye disease in which the photoreceptors at the macular start to deteriorate and die due to the breakdown of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). This causes … [Read more...]