About Northern NSW Local Health District

The Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) is a regional local health district covering an area of 20,732 square kilometres. It extends to the Queensland border in the north, Mid North Coast Local Health District in the south and Hunter New England Local Health District in the west.

NNSWLHD encompasses seven Local Government Areas (LGAs) as well as the Urbenville part of the Tenterfield LGA. The traditional custodians of the land covered by NNSWLHD are the Bundjalung, Yaegl, Gumbaynggirr and Githabul Nations. We have a population over 311,000 people.

Our services are provided across a mixture of hospitals, Multi-Purpose Services (including residential aged care), Community Health Centres and HealthOne services.

We work in partnership with our communities to plan, deliver and evaluate the care we provide.


About Engage Northern NSW Health

Engage Northern NSW Health is an online space for community members to have input into and get updates on our health services and projects.

In some cases, you may need to register on Engage Northern NSW Health to participate in a particular activity. We take the privacy and confidentiality of your information seriously, and you can find out more in our Privacy Statement.

We also ask that everyone using Engage Northern NSW Health express themselves respectfully and constructively. In some cases, comments may be moderated for relevance and appropriateness. You can find out more in our Moderation and Community Guidelines.

Northern NSW Local Health District staff can apply to use Engage Northern NSW Health for any engagement activity they are doing. This includes engagement with communities, or internally with staff. Find out more on the Community Engagement intranet page.


Ways to engage with us

There are lots of ways you can engage with us: