Senior health official called in for WA’s ambulance problems Health In the midst of battling a wave of the Omicron variant, the Western Australian Department of Health will station two senior officials at St John
Medical research funding in need of strategy and governing body, group finds November 16, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Medical research’s crucial role has never been clearer than in the past two years, but the coordination of funding in Australia can be complex and
WA Police murder investigation using QR contact tracing data prompts law reform June 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health Laws rushed through through the Western Australian parliament on Tuesday have been designed to bolster protections for data obtained through the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing
WA parliament considers laws to enshrine safe access to abortion May 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade News The Western Australian government has made a second attempt to introduce laws that will ensure women have safe and private access to abortion health services
Lotterywest CIO joins WA government January 15, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Health The Western Australian government has appointed Christian Rasmussen as chief information officer of the state health system’s shared service centre, Health Support Services (HSS). The
Teenager allegedly behind WA Health breach July 22, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The website that published sensitive messages sent between staff from the Western Australian Department of Health was run by a teenager, according to Premier Mark
WA names first chief medical officer for mental health July 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The Western Australian government has appointed Dr Sophie Davison as its first chief medical officer for mental health. Mental health minister Roger Cook on Tuesday
Premium Case studies Rebecca Brown reflects on WA’s health system reform: invest time in stakeholders, and call in systems thinkers November 1, 2019 By David Donaldson Case studies A few years ago, Western Australia overhauled its health system with the aim of improving patient outcomes and saving the state money. One of the
WA Health to support staff with updated corporate systems October 11, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health The Western Australian Department of Health plans to empower its workforce through improved connectivity and communication systems. Outdated corporate systems currently used by WA Health
Virtual hub launched in WA to support remote doctors and nurses October 1, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health A new health service that delivers emergency and specialty services to regional areas has launched in Western Australia. The WA Country Health Service command centre
Victoria targets climate change in new health plan; WA promotes better health for its LGBTQI community August 30, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The Victorian government has prioritised tackling climate change in its new public health and wellbeing plan, while Western Australia has promoted LGBTQI health. As one
WA Health's IT disaster not criminal, but premier keeps CCC option February 22, 2016 By Stephen Easton News It went so far over budget, it was almost criminal. The Western Australian Department of Health’s massively over-budget IT project won’t be investigated by the
Public servants complaining to the media: 'un-Australian' or valid last resort? February 18, 2016 By Stephen Easton Health Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett says it is “un-Australian” for public servants to complain to the media about how their department is being managed. His
7 ways to fail data security in the public sector November 10, 2015 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The Western Australian auditor-general’s team recently found 115 separate information security failures across 13 databases owned by publicly funded bodies. The auditors broke their work
