The Latest Breaking News from NSW Health

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.

Health authorities are urging the public to remain ‘vigilant’ for symptoms as the state recorded three cases of community transmission on Sunday

A senior doctor has told the inquest into Newmarch House care and infection control were "severely compromised" due to critical staff shortages, and he had been looking for help before the outbreak escalated.

NSW Health say a child who attended July's Splendour In The Grass in Byron is likely to be the third case of meningococcal disease from the music festival.

Residents of an inland city have been shocked to learn their drinking water has not had fluoride added to it for three-and-a-half years.

MORNING BRIEFING: Commuters on the Illawarra South Coast Line, which runs from Bondi Junction to Bomaderry, are urged to take alternative transport today, with no trains running due to industrial action.

The people most vulnerable to contracting monkeypox are in line to receive the first doses in NSW's vaccine program.