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COVID-19 COVID-19 Testing COVID-19 Self-management COVID-19 Vaccines COVID-19 Information COVID-19 Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People COVID-19 Mental Health Supports COVID-19 Disability COVID-19 Palliative Care COVID-19 Pregnancy COVID-19 Resources for Young People COVID-19 and Aged Care Post-COVID-19 Conditions Home About Patientinfo Accessing Medical Care After Hours Medical Care Emergency Care Disaster Relief, Services, and Support Drugs and Alcohol Financial Support and Counselling Help With Filling in Forms Mental Health, Emotional and Social Support Disaster or Adverse Weather Event - Mental Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 715 Health Check Assault or Abuse Abuse and Neglect of Older People Child or Young Person at Risk of Abuse Child Sexual Abuse Domestic and Family Abuse and Violence Perpetrators of Domestic Violence Sexual Assault or Abuse Trauma-informed Care General Health Anaphylaxis Bladder and Kidneys Acute Kidney Injury Catheters Dialysis Kidney Health Chronic Kidney Disease Kidney Stones Urinary Incontinence Blood Abnormal Bleeding or Bruising Anaemia in Adults B12 Deficiency Blood or Body Fluid Exposure Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Haemochromatosis High Blood Calcium Levels High Platelets Increased Haematocrit or Haemoglobin Intravenous Iron Infusion Iron Deficiency Anaemia MGUS (Monoclonal Gammopathy) Myeloma Neutropenia Pulmonary Embolism Thrombotic Disorders Bones, Joints and Muscles Ankle Sprain Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury in Adults Arthritis Gout Inflammatory Arthritis Osteoarthritis For patients Septic Arthritis Back Pain in Adults Baker's or Popliteal Cyst in Adults Biceps Tendon Rupture Calcium Supplementation Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Dupuytren's Fibromyalgia Foot and Toe Injuries Frozen Shoulder Ganglia Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) or Temporal Arteritis Hip Fracture Nose Fracture Neck Pain Osteoporosis Vitamin D Supplementation Osteoporosis Treatments Plantar Fasciitis Polymalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Rotator Cuff Disorders Shoulder Dislocation Trigger Finger Bowel Constipation in Adults Brain Health Cancer Breast Symptoms and Suspected Breast Cancer Cancer Care Services in NSW Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) Colorectal Cancer Symptoms Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Lymphoedema Lymphoma Melanoma Chronic Non-cancer Pain Diabetes Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetes in Pregnancy Diabetes Management Diabetes Medications Insulin Getting ready to start insulin Insulin Pumps Foot Care and Diabetes Hyperglycaemia and Corticosteroids Hypoglycaemia in Diabetes Kidneys and Diabetes Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Ongoing Management of Type 1 Diabetes Screening and Diagnosis of Diabetes Sick Day Management Ears Ear Discharge Ear Wax Hearing Loss For patients Hearing Aids and Devices Hearing Loss in Adults Tinnitus Vertigo Endocrine System Adrenal Nodules Thyroid Conditions Eyes Cataracts Conjunctivitis Ocular Lubricants Vision Impairment Genetic Conditions Cystic Fibrosis Screening Down Syndrome Haemochromatosis Huntington's Disease Intellectual Disability in Adults - Genetics Mitochondrial Disease Rare and Undiagnosed Genetic Conditions Referral to Genetic Services Heart and Circulation Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Anticoagulant Medications Atrial Fibrillation Cardiovascular Risk Chest Pain Heart Attack Endocarditis Heart Failure Heart Murmurs in Adults Hyperlipidaemia Hypertension Intermittent Claudication Preventing Heart Infection After Surgery Palpitations Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) Starting and Monitoring Warfarin Varicose Veins and Chronic Venous Insufficiency Heat-related illness Hormones Long Term Steroids (Glucocorticoids) Infectious Diseases Cellulitis Ebola Gastroenteritis in Adults Influenza Measles Meningococcal Disease Multi-drug Resistant Organisms (MRO) Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Monkeypox Q Fever Recurrent Staphylococcal Infection Severe Infection and Sepsis Sinusitis Tetanus Sore Throat Tuberculosis (TB) Zika Virus Zoonoses Intellectual Disability Behaviours of Concern in Adults with Intellectual Disability Mental Health Concerns in Adults with Intellectual Disability Investigations Bone Mineral Density Testing Computerised Tomography (CT) Laboratory Testing MRI Scans Nuclear Medicine Positive Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) Radiation Dosages Ultrasound Liver Abnormal Liver Function Tests Cirrhosis of the Liver For patients Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Liver Cancer Lungs Asthma in Adults Heating and Energy Rebates Home Oxygen Chronic Cough Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Inhaled Medications and Spacers Lung Cancer Pulmonary Embolism Sleep Apnoea Spirometry Testing and Interpretation Medical Consent Mouth and Teeth Jaw Pain Oral Lesions Wisdom Teeth Neurological Conditions Bell's Palsy ( Facial Palsy) Functional Neurological Disorders Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Parkinson's Disease Peripheral Neuropathy Stroke TIA or Mini Stroke Vertigo Needle Phobia Screening Bowel Cancer Screening Sleep Insomnia Sleep Apnoea Skin Acne Angioedema Benign and Premalignant Skin Lesions Burns and Scalds Cellulitis Emollients (Moisturisers) Hives (Urticaria) Lacerations Leg Ulcers Melanoma Chronic or Non-healing Wounds Pressure Injury in Spinal Cord Injury Psoriasis Skin Biopsy Skin Cancer (Non-pigmented) Skin Lesion Excision Skin Tears Stomach and Intestines Bowel Cancer Screening Coeliac Disease in Adults Colorectal Cancer Symptoms Bowel Polyps For patients H. pylori Inflammatory Bowel Disease Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Medications Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) / Heartburn Throat Hoarse Voice (Dysphonia) Work Injuries Child Health ADHD Shared Care Adolescent Immunisation Afebrile Seizures Asthma in Children Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Baker's or Popliteal Cyst in Children Child Sexual Abuse Bedwetting Before School Health Check Behavioural Concerns in Children Bow Legs in Children Bronchiolitis Care of Children's Ears Casts, Crutches, and Other Rehabilitation Aids in Children Cerebral Palsy in Children Cold Sores in Children Child Health Childhood Immunisation Coeliac Disease in Children Constipation in Children Cough in Children Croup Curly Toes in Children Dental Infection Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Development Concerns in Children Eczema in Children End of Life Decisions for Children Epilepsy in Children Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Flat Feet in Children Food Hypersensitivity in Children Gastroenteritis in Children Allergic Rhinitis in Children Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Children Headaches in Children Head Injury Heart Murmurs in Children and Adolescents Hernia in Children Groin Swelling in Children Umbilical problems and care in children Intoeing in Children Jaundice in Babies Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Limp in Childhood Newborn Health Check Nutrition for Children Oral Thrush Oral Health Checks in Children Overweight and Obesity in Children and Young People Diabetes in Children Pain in Children Short-term Pain in Children Long-term Pain in Children and Adolescents Painful or Swollen Joint in a Child Perthes disease Head Shape (Positional Plagiocephaly) Premature Babies Reflux in Children (Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease – GORD) Scoliosis Scrotal Pain or Swelling in Children Seizures in Children Infection and Sepsis in Children Speech, Language, and Communication Difficulties in Children Torticollis Undescended Testes Unsettled Infant Behaviour (Infantile Colic) Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children Urticaria in Children Whooping Cough Wrist Fractures in Children Planning for End of Life Advance Care Planning Advance Care Planning It's All About Talking Let's Start Talking Who Will Make Decisions for Me? Aboriginal Stories about Approaching the End of Life Agitation and/or Restlessness in the Last Days of Life Bereavement Breathlessness in the Last Days of Life Cancer Pain Care of the Family/Carers of a Patient in the Last Days of Life Care in the Last Days of Life Caring for a Patient at Home in the Last Days of Life Certification of Death Constipation in Palliative Care Delirium in Palliative Care Breathlessness in Palliative Care End of Life Decisions for Children Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care New Palliative Care Patient Nausea and/or Vomiting in the Last Days of Life Be more involved in your healthcare Specialist Palliative Care Assessment Spinal Cord Compression in Palliative Care Patients Terminal Crises in the Last Days of Life Terminal Phase Management Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Youth Health Substance Use in Children and Adolescents Vaping in Youth Youth Mental Health Emergency and Crisis Support Difficulty Swallowing / Dysphagia Getting Help for Mental Health Issues For Young People For Families and Carers For Friends Older Person's Health Assessing Fitness to Drive Aged Care Assessment Antidepressants in Older People Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia Behavioural Disorders in Older People Carer Support Cognitive Impairment in Older People Decision-making capacity Department of Veterans' Affairs Depression in Older Persons Driving Assessment and Vehicle Modifications Falls Prevention in Older People Healthy Older Person Managing Medications Private home delivered meal suppliers Older Person's Health Weight and Nutrition for Older People Unexpected Deterioration in Older Person Women's Health Abdominal Pain Bleeding After Menopause Breastfeeding Breast Engorgement Improving Milk Supply Improving Milk Supply with Domperidone Mastitis and Breast Abscess Medications in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Sore, Tender, and Damaged Nipples Tongue-tie Breast Pain (Mastalgia) Bleeding Between Periods Breast Symptoms and Suspected Breast Cancer Cancer Cancer Endometrial Ovarian Cyst and Ovarian Cancer Cervical Polyps Contraception Combined Hormonal Contraceptives (CHCs) Contraceptive Implant Contraceptive Injection Contraception Options Emergency Contraception For patients Progestogen-only Pills (POCPs) Sterilisation Endometrial Pipelle Biopsies Endometriosis Sub-fertility Hysteroscopy Menopause Mental Health During and After Pregnancy Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Pelvic Pain Periods Absent Periods (Amenorrhoea) Heavy Periods Irregular Periods Period Pain Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Pregnancy and Birth Anaemia in Pregnancy Antenatal Care Central Coast Antenatal First Consult Routine Antenatal Care Antenatal Screening Asthma in Pregnancy Bleeding in Pregnancy Blood Clot Prevention Factor V Leiden (FVL) in Pregnancy Diabetes in Pregnancy Heavy Bleeding After Birth (Postpartum Haemorrhage) Hypertension in Pregnancy Kidney Disease in Pregnancy Miscarriage Nausea, Vomiting, and Hyperemesis in Pregnancy Next Birth After Caesarean Section Palpitations in Pregnancy Perineal Tear Follow-up Preconception Assessment Pregnancy and Birth Education Medications in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Recurrent Miscarriage Rh (D) Negative Women Skin Conditions (Rash and Itch) in Pregnancy Termination of Pregnancy Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy UTIs in Pregnancy Varicella and Pregnancy Prolapse Ring Pessaries Screening Breast Screening Cervical Screening Thrush Vulvodynia Men's Health Anxiety Cancer Chronic Testicular Pain in Adults Depression Enlarged Prostate Gynaecomastia Men's Health Older Person's Health Physical Activity Prostate Cancer Screening Prostate Cancer Sterilisation Suicide Prevention Testosterone Deficiency in Men Weight Management Nutrition Men's Referral Service Transgender Health Transgender Health Support Services Mental Health Anxiety in Adults Bereavement Bereavement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Bereavement Support Services Bipolar Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Deliberate Self-harm Depression Eating Disorders Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents Eating Disorders in Adults Involuntary Treatment Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Problem Gambling Psychosis Social and Emotional Wellbeing Social Isolation and Loneliness Suicide Prevention Trauma-informed Care e-Mental Health Online Resources and Telephone Counselling Sexual Health Chlamydia Contact Tracing Combined Hormonal Contraceptives (CHCs) Contraceptive Implant Contraceptive Injection Emergency Contraception Epididymo-orchitis Genital HPV Gonorrhoea Genital Herpes HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) HIV Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) For patients Mycoplasma Genitalium Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Progestogen-only Pills (POCPs) Sexual Health Assessment Sterilisation STI Fact Sheets STI Screening Syphilis Refugee Health Services Smoking Drugs and Alcohol Alcohol Interlocking Program Alcohol Intervention Alcohol Withdrawal Benzodiazepine Dependence Medication-assisted treatment of Opioid Dependence (MATOD) NSAIDs Problematic Cannabis Use Problematic Opioid Use Psychostimulant Withdrawal Using Naloxone For patients Keeping Healthy and Preventive Care Bariatric Surgery Community Nutrition Programs and Initiatives Headaches in Adults Healthy Older Person Healthy Travelling Immunisation Australian Bat Lyssavirus Exposure Management Immunisation Immunisation and Pregnancy Post Stem Cell Transplant Immunisation Travel Vaccination Medication Patient Resources Nutrition for Children Physical Activity Physical Activity Children Standard Oral Nutrition Supplements Weight Management Nutrition Carer Information Local Health and Support Services Accommodation Community Transport Providers Culturally Appropriate Care Dental Locations Disability Support Services Drug and Poisons Information Early Pregnancy Assessment Service Electronic Prescriptions Emergency and Short-term Relief Emergency Care Friendly Faces Helping Hands Hello Hunter HNE Health Matters Magazine HNEkidshealth How to Access Care During the Holiday Season Hunter Primary Care Interpreter Services Maternity and Gynaecology Options for Care Medications in Hospital Mobility Aids and Equipment Providers Multicultural Health Liaison Service My Health Record National Disability Insurance Scheme Newcastle Regional Library Organ and Tissue Donation Pharmacies (Chemists) Private home delivered meal suppliers Problem Gambling Psychology and Counselling Services For patients Work Injuries Be more involved in your healthcare Shared Decision Making