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Find out about the latest news and developments from around our health service.

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  • Virtual technology a game-changer for regional and metro healthcare coordination 13 May 2025 An innovative clinical supervision model is changing the way WA Country Health Service upskills allied health professionals in remote locations and enabling complex lymphoedema patients to receive care closer to home.
  • Country health champions honoured at WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards 12 May 2025 WA Country Health Service nurses and midwives have again proved they are among the best of the best, claiming two categories at the 2025 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.
  • Palliative Care Week 2025 12 May 2025 This week, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is marking Palliative Care Week by reflecting on the remarkable progress made in recent years in the provision of care to people living with life-limiting illness in regional areas.
  • 'Yarn with a purpose' strengthening communication in Aboriginal healthcare 08 May 2025 WA Country Health Service and The WA Centre for Rural Health Clinical Yarning Implementation Research team have partnered to provide Clinical Yarning training to clinical health staff across the Midwest.
  • 2025 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards - Consumer Appreciation Award 07 May 2025 Part of our Kimberley Palliative Care Service team, Clinical Nurse Abbey Robinson has distinguished herself as a champion of person- and family-centred care.

More WACHS News

  • Dr Paddy Glackin on red outback road with 4WD
    Dr Paddy Glackin experiences rural practice in outback WA 03 November 2021 Dr Paddy Glackin worked as an inner-city GP in London for 20 years before he decided to take the plunge and relocate to Esperance in the Goldfields region of Western Australia to work for WA Country Health Service
  • Dr Peter Smith with rural health award at hospital entrance
    A 20-year career with the WA Country Health Service 02 November 2021 Having worked with the WA Country Health Service for 20 years, there are few people more qualified to speak about the joys of living and working in country WA than Dr Peter Smith.
  • Dr Jared Watts in plane, rocky landscape visible from window
    The sky's the limit for this Kimberley doctor 02 November 2021 Based in the Kimberley, Dr Jared Watts is Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for the WA Country Health Service (WACHS).
  • Primary school student Jimmy Kearney with his grandmother Jenny Caunt and Great Grandmother Lyn Price who has moved into Gnullingoo Mia Residential Care
    Moving day for residents calling Gnullingoo Mia Residential Care home 28 October 2021 Tuesday was moving day for the new residents at Gnullingoo Mia Residential Care, Carnarvon’s brand new aged and palliative care facility.
  • Doctor with vaccinated elderly community member, mother and child
    Milestone reached with 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines administered 27 October 2021 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has now administered over 200,000 vaccines to residents of rural and regional WA.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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