Disability Services Minister Stephen Dawson has officially opened an accommodation facility that will set a new standard for people with complex disability support needs. Bradford Views is a $12 million complex in Coolbinia built for the Ability Centre, and replaces the organisation's Hillroyd Nursing Home. The site's four separate villas have been
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Health Minister Roger Cook today announced the expansion of the WA Country Health Service's Meet and Greet service for eligible Aboriginal patients who travel from rural and remote areas of Western Australia to Perth, to receive specialist medical treatment. The newly expanded service now provides the meet and greet component of
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A major public education campaign has been launched so Western Australian families know when Princess Margaret Hospital closes and the Perth Children's Hospital emergency department opens. The 'Big News 4 Kids' nine-week campaign across television, radio, digital and billboards provides potentially life-saving information about where children should go in the event
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Hospitals in WA will benefit from a $188.9 million funding boost from the Commonwealth Government. As part of the hospital funding package, the Commonwealth will now contribute: $158 million towards the Joondalup Health Campus redevelopment; $10.6 million towards the Osborne Park Hospital project; and $4 million towards an upgrade to Royal
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Three community organisations have merged to form Chorus Australia - bringing together almost 1,000 employees and volunteers in support of the aged care, disability and mental health sectors. Chorus Australia was presented with a $506,000 Lotterywest grant by the State Government in Mandurah this week to assist with the amalgamation. The organisations
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The State Government has allocated more than $188,000 worth of training grants to 12 community organisations to help build resilience and prevent suicide in local communities. Organisations have been provided funding through the State Government's Suicide Prevention Grants to deliver evidence-based suicide prevention training with a focus on the priority populations
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The Breastfeeding Centre of WA today celebrates 20 years of supporting women to breastfeed. The centre officially opened in April 1998, and has since become the mainstay of breastfeeding information and support for WA families and health professionals throughout the State. Coming from humble beginnings in 1998, the centre has transformed from
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Health Minister Roger Cook today formally announced that the Maternity Unit of the Bentley Health Service will remain open and further guaranteed its operation for at least another five years. The Minister said the unit played a vital role in the local community - last year more than 800 babies were
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Young Western Australians have asked for a more holistic concept of health and wellbeing to be considered in the planning of health services, taking into account physical, mental and social needs. These priorities are reflected in the WA Youth Health Policy 2018-2023, Western Australia's first policy on youth health, which has
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$2.2 million will be made available in the 2018-19 State Budget towards protective equipment for frontline health and security staff at the State's major hospitals, and other at-risk public health workers across the State. More than 11,000 incidents of violence and aggression were reported in the Western Australian health system during
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