This National Volunteer Week, from 19 to 25 May, Northern NSW Local Health District is celebrating the dedicated Healthcare Helper volunteers who support patients, visitors and staff across our facilities.

Innovation isn’t always about technology. Sometimes it’s about the simple things that make a big difference.

United Hospital Auxiliaries

For nearly 100 years, we have enjoyed the support of volunteer-led fundraising groups the United Hospital Auxiliaries (UHA).

Lismore Base Hospital is now equipped with a $41,800 cell saver machine thanks to the generosity and tireless efforts of the Lismore Base Hospital United Hospital Auxiliary (UHA).

Volunteers are the lifeblood of Our Kids and its signature events, which raise vital funds for paediatric equipment at our hospitals.

The team at Kamala Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit understand that entering a mental health ward may be daunting for young people.  

With International Day of the Midwife on 5 May and International Nurses Day on 12 May, it's the month to recognise the incredible work of the District’s nurses and midwives.

The District’s Clinical Workforce Development Manager is diving into research to help grow the number of student allied health placements across Northern NSW, thanks to the Rural Research Capacity Building Program (RRCBP).

You would be excused for thinking dozens of leprechauns had turned up to Lismore Base Hospital to cause mischief on St Patrick's Day!

A smoking ceremony was held on Tuesday 25 March 2025 at the old Grafton Gaol site in preparation for works set to begin on the $263.8 million Grafton Base Hospital redevelopment.