The Latest Breaking News from NSW Health

Expert says it’s vital to change how student absences are recorded to better track school refusal

She has hyperemesis gravidarum AKA extremely severe morning sickness.

Eighty people in a new NSW Health study have shown signs of previous Japanese encephalitis infection.

Labor says a chronic lack of staff has degraded the NSW health system, as people wait longer for ambulances and to see a doctor in emergency departments.

Event arrangements for the national day of mourning public holiday are expected to feature at this week's national cabinet meeting.

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Labor promises to provide the Kids Helpline with $17 million over four years if elected at the 2023 state election as the service struggles with increased demand.

Creation of new ombudsman was recommended by damning inquiry into regional health services

Health authorities confirmed a toddler from the region had a confirmed case of meningococcal disease, one of the 15 cases across the state this year.

Health workers across the state stage their third strike of the year, claiming the NSW government is not addressing staffing issues.

MORNING BRIEFING: The rail union says trains will run to an enhanced weekend timetable while members consider the legal deed presented by the state government, while NSW starts to defrost after a cold snap. It will be yet another day of disruption across Sydney's rail network, with reduced services across…

The first locally acquired case of monkeypox has been recorded in the state with 42 people now infected with the virus.