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Media

The Far West LHD Media Unit is responsible for all media inquiries and interviews with Far West LHD staff members. The Unit regularly advises on major public health issues and disease outbreaks, through media releases, media conferences and, sometimes, special telephone hotlines.

Contact us

The Media Officer for Far West LHD is Branko Licul on 0411 119 592 or email branko.licul@health.nsw.gov.au

The Media Unit is the primary point of contact for news organisations. All media enquiries must come through the Media Unit in the first instance. This includes:

  • Requests for interviews
  • Photo requests of staff, patients or our facilities
  • General enquiries about health issues
  • Any condition updates on patients who have been injured in an accident or are otherwise of interest to the media

Please do not call our hospitals directly as they are not allowed to provide this information.

Staff are not permitted to speak to journalists or representatives of media organisations without the knowledge or permission of the Media Officer.

An On-Call Media Officer is available after normal business hours to assist media with urgent enquiries. This is organised on a roster basis and the correct person to contact is available via a voicemail message on 0411 119 592.

 

 

 

 




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09 April 2018

Community Palliative Care Service Seeks Volunteers In Broken Hill


Are you interested in being part of a new community palliative care volunteer initiative?

Far West LHD are seeking applications for volunteers to become involved in the Community Palliative Care Volunteer Service based in Broken Hill. Community Palliative Care Volunteers complement other services by having the luxury of time to be with a person who has a life limiting illness.

Janet Pearce, Community Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator, is keen to hear from people interested in volunteering and who would like to provide companionship and support to palliative care patients and their carers.

There is an application and recruitment process because it is important to have the most suitable people volunteering in the community palliative care setting. This means that not everyone who applies will be selected to progress to the next stage.

Potential volunteers are invited to contact Janet for an application package. If selected the next stage involves an interview, and those people selected after interview will attend an Induction Training Program prior to placement with a patient.

Volunteers need to be available for 2-4 hours per week, at a nominated time during the day between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Thursday to visit patients in their home.

If you believe you have good communication skills (specifically excellent listening skills), are warm, empathetic and compassionate, and have a desire to volunteer with palliative care services, please contact Janet Pearce, Community Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator on Phone (08) 8080 1733 or 0428 913 303 or by email at janet.pearce@health.gov.nsw.au