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WebStaff morale is lower at Perth Children’s Hospital than in the rest of the health system, with doctors in WA’s hospitals hesitant to report bullying and harassment. Jake Dietsch. Community. 8yo to ride the Gibb River in 660km gruelling challenge. An eight-year-old Broome girl diagnosed with a rare genetic condition will be the first
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COVID-19: Doctors for and against coronavirus vaccine claim …
WebThe action taken against the maverick doctor by Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has sparked a furore in the medical and scientific community, with many individuals and organisations, including the Royal Australian College of GPs, complaining that practitioners are being persecuted for challenging the official position on pandemic …
AMA WA survey of junior doctors finds morale up, but lagging at …
WebStaff morale is lower at Perth Children’s Hospital than in the rest of the health system, with doctors in WA’s hospitals hesitant to report bullying and harassment. The Australian Medical Association WA’s annual Hospital Health Check, released on Monday, of more than 1100 junior doctors — who make up the bulk of doctors in the health
Linear Clinical Research: Big pharma stampede to Perth prompts …
WebLinear was the sole phase one trial site for the Clover Biopharmaceuticals COVID-19 vaccine, which is targeting World Health Organisation approval and distribution this year of 400 million doses by GAVI, an organisation that improves access to vaccines for children living in impoverished countries.
Dr Annie Prasad to launch ‘revolutionary’ Mt Sinai Virtual Hospital …
WebIn what a leading physician says will be “revolutionary” for health care in WA, the first virtual medical hospital ward in the State will launch next month. The private Mt Sinai Virtual Hospital will run a sub-acute virtual medical hospital ward, based out of a small command centre in Subiaco. Subscribers with digital access can view this
Miracle Perth dad’s stroke recovery a credit to well-oiled health
WebThe 49-year-old’s remarkable survival is thanks to a team of medical staff across two Perth hospitals and the ambulance service who worked like a well-oiled machine to diagnose, treat and discharge him in just over 24 hours. His brush with death started at 8am on March 13, when his sons Paul, 15, and James, 13, found him collapsed on the
$5m robot cuts prostate surgery recovery time
WebDr Matt Brown using the $5m robot that makes prostate surgery less invasive, with faster recovery time. Credit: 7 News. Dr Brown said instead of a three to five day stay in hospital after traditional prostate surgery, patients are set for an overnight stay. “So we can get more patients through the hospital and even frees up beds for other
State Budget 2024: Mental health ‘crisis response teams’ the latest
WebRoaming “crisis response teams” will be dispatched to the homes of West Australians experiencing mental health episodes in the latest measure to divert patients from hospital emergency departments. The new model – which pairs a paramedic with a qualified mental health practitioner – headlines $154.6 million in new spending to drive …
Bethesda Clinic to provide new era in mental health care for …
WebFor the first time, people living south of Perth will have access to a private mental health facility when a new 75 bed mental health hospital opens next month.. The Bethesda Clinic at Cockburn will also have the first dedicated women’s only mental health ward in WA, to help cater for women traumatised by domestic violence.
Mosquito-borne infection Ross River Virus detected in Perth's …
WebRoss River virus (RRV) has been detected in mosquitoes in the City of Kwinana for the first time this year by the Department of Health mosquito disease surveillance program. Credit: City of Kwinana / Supplied “People need to be actively protecting themselves from mosquito bites,” Mr Feasey said.
Nurse shortage easing but still higher than pre-COVID levels
WebWA’s nursing shortage is starting to ease with new Federal Government figures showing an 18 per cent drop in positions advertised in the State over three months.. The West Australian has been given exclusive data on the top 20 jobs needing to be filled across the State — many being for regional areas — as it grapples with a skills …
A day in the life of psychiatrist Dr Anne O’Sullivan at the …
WebDr Anne O’Sullivan takes us through a day in her working life as an emergency psychiatrist in a busy tertiary hospital. Dr O’Sullivan is a psychiatric spokeswoman for the Australian Medical Association (WA) and clinical leader for the emergency psychiatry team at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Amelia ‘Milli’ Lucas’ family ‘broken’ after brave 14-year-old loses
WebMilli, whose health fight sparked a massive outpouring of public generosity, died on Monday. Milli had a rare genetic condition that predisposes carriers to a lifetime risk of a wide variety of cancers. Li-Fraumeni syndrome has preyed on most of the Lucas Smirk family, killing Milli’s grandmother, cousin and uncle.
St John Ambulance adds bariatric vehicles as
WebThe number of severely obese patients transported by ambulances has increased by more than 50 per cent in two years, new figures reveal. St John Ambulance has added two new bariatric ambulances to its fleet — the first of eight modified vehicles to be used in regional areas — on top of two specialist ambulances for heavy patients in …
Dad’s hard-hitting drug message to change young minds
WebPerth father says 'one pill can kill'. More than 2500 students hear Perth dad's personal message. As he stands at the front of a room packed with more than 2600 students at his son’s former school, Rod Bridge knows the story he is about to tell is confronting. But he feels it needs to be told to save other teenagers from synthetic drugs, such
Three WA doctors badly hurt in bike accidents The West Australian
WebFri, 5 October 2018 2:01AM. Dr Bruce Powell crashed as he was competing in a charity cycling event in Victoria. Credit: Facebook. WA’s medical profession is in shock after three anaesthetists received serious spinal or other injuries in separate bike riding accidents over nine days. Two of the doctors — John Thompson and Bruce Powell
New clinic treats Perth kids suffering from gaming disorder
WebChildren as young as 11 are being treated for gaming disorder at a new Perth clinic as experts warn of the growing risk of addiction to online gaming among teens.. More than 80 patients have been through the clinic since it first opened its doors at Fiona Stanley Hospital in November — the only such service in a public hospital in Australia.
Nurses frustrated with ANF organise rally without union support to
WebThe disgruntled health workers are encouraging colleagues to rally outside Royal Perth Hospital on Thursday in a call to abstain from the upcoming vote. Subscribers with digital access can view this article. Already a subscriber? Login here. Enjoy exclusive member discounts, giveaways and competitions with our subscriber rewards program.
WA interpreters for the State’s most vulnerable call for greater …
WebA WA interpreter taken to the bedside of a shark attack victim had no prior warning of the horrific scene she would encounter. Japanese speaker Akiko Kunita is one of hundreds of interpreters and translators calling for greater protection from mentally harmful situations as the industry grapples with a mass exodus.
Patients of sanctioned ex-WA surgeon urged to come forward
WebHe had been an obstetrician and gynaecologist at the WA Country Health Service facility between 2016 and 2020 before moving to Queensland. In 2020, he resigned from a Mackay Base Hospital amid a scathing review by Queensland’s Health Ombudsman into its obstetrics and gynaecology unit which ended in a ban from practicing surgery in …
WA’s worst restaurant fined for ‘disgusting’ health breaches
WebWA News Courts & Justice Health Perth Public Health. exclusive. WA’s worst restaurant cops huge $100,000 fine for ‘disgusting’ food hygiene breaches. Shannon Hampton The West Australian. Fri, 17 June 2022 3:03PM. Shannon Hampton. The owner of a Chinese restaurant a magistrate said was so “disgusting” it would not be fit to serve
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