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Year in Review 2021

COVER		1
Message from the Chief executive		2
Message from the board chair		3
Behind the mask		4
NSLHD response and management of COVID-19		5
First COVID-19 jabs for NSLHD staff		6
NSLHD targeting net zero carbon emissions by 2035		7
Construction begins at new hospice		8
Supportive care nurse provides bridge between cardiology and palliative care		9
Aussie first: project to establish full body imaging		10
Palliative care unit opens at Mona Vale		11
NORTHERN SYDNEY LEADS THE WAY WITH COVID-19 VACCINATION		12
Diversity, inclusion and belonging at NSLHD		13
Kolling unveils new research strategy		14
RNSH EXPERTISE SAVES PATIENT WHO HAD RARE STROKE AFTER WORKOUT		15
INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY		16
INTERNATIONAL MIDWIVES DAY		17
RNSH Emergency Department Research Unit		18
Reaching out to vaccinate vulnerable patients		19
Honours to researchers, clinicians and volunteers		20
NEUROLOGY PARKINSON’S DISEASE CLINIC a FIRST FOR HORNSBY		22
MEET RNSH NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMENT’S NEWEST STAFF		23
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Staff Network Day		24
Welcoming our new interns		25
2021 quality and improvement awards		27
NSLHD’s virtual hospital caring for community		28
Intellectual disability program launch		29
RNSH researcher sheds light on mystery heart attack patients		30
Staff deployed to support far west NSW communities		31
RNSH teams identifying COVID-19 impact on heart health		32
Large-scale trial: stem cell therapy knee osteoarthritis		33
Identifying carers		34
Swapping screening for swabbing: Meredith’s SHA sojourn		35
Researchers to identify safer and more effective treatments for rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis		36
from vacations to vaccinations		37
TWO NSLHD women join global panel to beat heart disease		38
Palliative care takes centre stage in NSLHD		39
New funding boosts research impact across RNSH campus		40
YARNING CIRCLE AT RYDE		41
Australia-first study to alleviate pain for those with spinal cord injuries		42
PROGRAM BRINGs GUIDANCE TO NEW DADS		43
Researchers to improve diagnosis for genetic disorders Kolling Institute researchers will drive a la		44
Patients at the heart of Hornsby’s design		45
Researchers tackle one of our biggest health challenges		46
Dignity campaign success		47
New project to detect cancer earlier		48
Hornsby’s pharmacy goes robotic		49
FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2020/21 FY		50
Thank you Northern Sydney for getting vaccinated		51
NSLHD FULL YEAR 2020/21 Snapshot		52

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