A new viral vector manufacturing facility being built in the Westmead precinct is set to change the treatment landscape for patients with genetic diseases, cancers and viral infections, enabling gene therapies to be trialled and delivered sooner.

Parents and carers of children requiring intensive care at The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network will soon be supported at their child’s bedside in newly designed single patient bedrooms – setting a new standard for family centred care.

The latest round of MRFF grants will further drive innovation and research across Kids Research into areas such as childhood asthma, cancer, Cerebral Palsy and trauma care.

For most children, jumping into a swimming pool comes without a second thought. But for seven-year-old Senya, it symbolises an incredible milestone.

Over 300 bright junior medical officers (JMOs) have been welcomed to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network’s (SCHN), dedicated to championing the health and wellbeing of children and young people.