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Country ambulance strategy underway: $9.2 million for high priority recommendations 12 November 2020 The first phase of implementation of WA’s country ambulance strategy is underway and will include six new ambulances and a two-year pilot to put paid paramedics into the Kimberley. Of the $9.2 earmarked, $1.6 million will see six brand new ambulances – with state-of-the-art communications and safety technology – added to the Kimberley fleet. To further strengthen services to remote communities, a two-year, $2 million pilot will be implemented to trial three paid professional paramedics in Halls Creek, Fitzroy Crossing and Derby. In addition, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) will continue to work closely with St John Ambulance, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and metropolitan hospitals to improve patient flow and coordination with a $5.6 million investment in digital technologies. The $9.2 million investment delivers the first phase of The Country Ambulance Strategy... -
Country health command centre marks its first year 12 November 2020 One year on from its official launch, the WA Country Health Service's Command Centre has enabled specialist level care on country for more than 21,000 Western Australians living in regional WA. The 24/7 virtual clinical hub is staffed by more than 140 doctors and nurses who utilise state-of-the-art videoconferencing technology to support country clinicians in the care of their patients across emergency, inpatient and mental health care. Now operational at more than 85 hospitals and nursing posts - with five more sites to be enabled by early 2021 - the innovative hub has enabled 70 per cent of patients to avoid medical transfer and continue receiving care on country and close to home. WA Country Health Service Chief Executive Jeff Moffet said it has also connected Western Australia's largest remote Aboriginal community - Bidyadanga - to emergency specialists for the first time. "Pla... -
Albany radiation oncology groundwork to commence next month 10 November 2020 Lifesaving radiation oncology services will arrive in the Great Southern for the first time with BGC Construction Pty Ltd awarded the contract to deliver forward works on the project. A vital step in establishing the service, the forward works package will ensure the complex machinery is safely housed and protect patients, visitors and staff from radiation exposure.It will also see improvements to parking and vehicle access at Albany Health Campus and include vital site preparations. WA Country Health Service Regional Director (Great Southern) Geraldine Ennis said the current project program indicates BGC Construction should meet practical completion before the end of the financial year. “It’s expected the lifesaving service will be up and running in the second half of 2022 following the completion of main works and operational commissioning,” Ms Ennis said. “... -
WA Country Health Service celebrates NAIDOC Week 8-15 November 09 November 2020 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is one of the lead agencies charged with improving health outcomes for Aboriginal people and consequently, views NAIDOC Week as an important opportunity to reflect on our achievements and our journey towards those all-important goals. NAIDOC Week is celebrated every year in Australia to acknowledge the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is Always was, always will be, recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's ongoing spiritual and cultural connection to the land dating back 65,000 years. It acknowledges that Aboriginal people were Australia’s first explorers, navigators, engineers, farmers, botanists, scientists, diplomats, astronomers and artists. Extending that theme, it could be said that Aboriginal people were Western Australia’s first ... -
Goldfields breast cancer support increased 29 October 2020 The collaborative WA Country Health Service (WACHS) and Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) TeleLymphoedema service has expanded to Kalgoorlie Health Campus to further support breast cancer related lymphoedema treatment locally via videoconferencing technology. Lymphoedema is a common and lifelong side effect of cancer treatments causing swelling and pain in the limbs requiring ongoing management. WACHS Acting Regional Director (Goldfields) Peter Tredinnick said expansion of the trial service to Kalgoorlie Health Campus will allow Goldfields residents to receive local lymphoedema support from a WACHS physiotherapist or occupational therapist with a FSH specialist providing supervision and education via telehealth. “The TeleLymphoedema service launched as a pilot in 2019 at Katanning Health Campus and Esperance Health Campus and has been successful in reducing patients’ need to tr...
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24/01/2024