Message from the Chief Executive It’s been an incredible 2025 for the district, and I’m so proud of everything our people have achieved. Their expertise, commitment and care continue to inspire, and it is always a privilege to look back and reflect on the impact they have made.
This was a year of exceptional health delivery to our community and the numbers speak volumes. Our staff performed over 35,000 surgical procedures, cared for over 229, 000 people in emergency departments and cared for more than 4,580 babies born in our hospitals. Behind these figures, however, lies a world of experience, hard work and innovation. Our clinicians are translating cutting-edge research into real-world care. This year saw the launch of a new service offering life-changing stem cell treatment for people living with multiple sclerosis. Across the district, 252 clinical trials are currently underway, with clinicians embedding trials as therapy. The trials include investigations into improving bowel cancer screening methods, testing a game-changing device to monitor babies during labour, and developing an app that offers rehabilitation for patients with lung disease. Staff are also researching how AI can be used in treatment, including in pancreatic cancer data analysis, radiation oncology and muscle imaging. Our new research centre, NORTH STAR VNP, has already recruited trial participants and our patients are part of 18 international trials. Thanks to fast-tracked access to studies from the world-renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York, NSLHD patients—and those in rural and remote communities— now have unprecedented opportunities to participate in new cancer research. NSLHD also strengthened its commitment to quality by embedding patient feedback into service design, ensuring care is not only clinically excellent but also deeply responsive to individual needs.
We’ve made strong progress in rolling-out the Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR), a once-in-a-generation health program that will revolutionise care. With the record, clinicians will be able to access a patient’s medical information in real time from a single source. This year, we launched the next phase of the program with a focus on the district’s go- live readiness. We have had over 50 NSLHD staff involved in the project, all of them playing an important role in shaping one of the largest quality improvement initiatives in NSW Health’s history. The NSW Government has announced its intention to assume management and operation of Northern Beaches Hospital. An in-principle agreement has been reached for the hospital to transition from its current operator, Healthscope, to Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD). Significant planning is already underway to ensure a smooth and well-coordinated transition of services and staff to the public health system. I would like to thank the many staff who have contributed to this important work so far. We look forward to welcoming the Northern Beaches Hospital team to NSW Health in the coming months. I also want to acknowledge the strong fiscal management across the district, particularly in the face of ongoing financial pressures. My sincere thanks to our Finance team for their hard work, effort and expertise applied to managing our resources over the past year. Thank you to all staff, patients, volunteers and the community for supporting the district throughout 2025. I’m excited for what we’ll achieve together in 2026. Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM Chief Executive Northern Sydney Local Health District
NSLHD 2025 Year in Review
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