Hear from speech pathologist Saffron who answered the call for help and joined NSW Health’s Deployment Program.
"Dear diary,
I have been lucky enough to have experienced three deployments now - six weeks in Cootamundra, two and a half weeks in Tumut, and three months in Singleton!
I was deployed as a speech pathologist to provide assessments and intervention plans which helped to reduce waiting lists and pressure on health services. It feels good to help out and the experience I have gained in a range of clinical areas is invaluable.
It’s so hard to pick a favourite place, but a stand out for me was being invited to join a fabulous trivia group in Cootamundra (who of course came second the entire time I was there and won the week I left...). I also loved exploring towns and the surrounding areas. The Snowy Valleys truly is an underrated area within NSW. My time exploring bushwalks and bodies of water are something I won’t forget anytime soon... I am already planning future adventures to the area!"