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  • A young woman bandages the arm of a small boy facing away from the camera, with another woman visible on screen behind providing clinical support
    Innovative country health program puts virtual care in regional hands 29 October 2026 Kalgoorlie-based Occupational Therapist Grace Fox can confidently provide complex hand therapy closer to home for Goldfields patients, thanks to WA Country Health Service's innovative Telehands Program.
  • A group of five young to middle-aged women in smart casual attire stand together smiling with conference credentials on lanyards around their necks
    Regional OTs bring a hands-on approach to the Australian Hand Therapy Association Conference 28 October 2026 Highlighting the organisation’s commitment to continuous improvement, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Occupational Therapists recently helped to convene the annual Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) conference.
  • An artist's render of a clinical room shows a male figure sitting behind a computer facing a separate room behind an internal window
    Contract for MRI suite to deliver needed healthcare in Port Hedland 26 October 2026 ADCO Constructions has been appointed to deliver a new MRI suite at Hedland Health Campus.
  • Animation shines a light on eating disorder awareness 23 October 2026 The Feelings about my body and eating screening tool animation was developed from two years of learning about how eating disorders can present and affect Aboriginal young people in the Kimberley.
  • a panel shows two blonde haired women in portrait, both are smiling and a third image shows the two women with a man in pharmacy uniform standing out the front of a pharmacy
    Celebrating our WA Health Excellence Awards finalists | EMPPATH 23 October 2026 The Essential Medications for Palliative Patients Accessing Treatment at Home (EMPPATH) model has been named a finalist in WA Health Excellence Awards 2026 in the Excellence in Research and Innovation Award category.

More WACHS News

  • Colourful bed covers brighten up Broome Health Campus 25 July 2025 The paediatric ward at WA Country Health Service’s Broome Health Campus is brighter thanks to handmade blankets donated by Registered Nurse Jill Dickson and the local Lions Club.
  • Community ties strengthened by partnership with Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance 24 July 2025 Today, at the 2025 Yule River Bush Meeting, WA Country Health Service and the Pilbara Aboriginal Health Alliance (PAHA) announced a new partnership to lead the Health Priority within the Yule River Call to Action and Solutions Roadmap (CTA).
  • Eastern Wheatbelt team celebrates three decades of Dianne Rogers 24 July 2025 After 30 years of working in the Wheatbelt, Merredin-based Child Health Nurse Dianne Rogers is as much a part of the landscape as the golden canola crops and world-famous silo art.
  • Baby Coming You Ready? – equipping Pilbara midwives to tackle communication barriers 11 July 2025 Pilbara-based midwives are preparing to roll out an app-based tool that’s breaking down communication barriers between Aboriginal women and their healthcare provider, before, during and after pregnancy.
  • Increase to Patient Assisted Travel Scheme fuel subsidy takes effect 11 July 2025 A significant increase to the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) fuel subsidy will provide welcome relief to many country patients who need to travel to access specialist medical services.
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Last Updated: 17/04/2026
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