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Teamwork needed to halt infectious syphilis outbreak
Western Australia is experiencing an ongoing outbreak of infectious syphilis. We need to work together across all sectors of primary care and tertiary health services to halt this outbreak and ensure better health outcomes for everyone. Read More...
Boost for elective surgeries
The WA Government has announced $40 million for WA Health to deliver the equivalent of 6,000 additional elective surgeries and procedures, with the WA public health system smashing all-time records for elective surgery in three out of the past six months. Read More...
Goldfields’ health hub a game-changer
Curtin University’s new Goldfields’ health hub plans to work closely with healthcare providers such as WACHS and the Royal Flying Doctor Service to deliver education, placements, research and local careers for the regional health workforce. Read More...
Cosmetic dentistry targeted
Practitioners performing and advertising non-surgical cosmetic procedures, including increasingly popular aesthetic dental procedures, could face a crackdown. Read More...
Former WA doc disqualified
A former WA doctor has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration for four years, as well as ordered to pay $4000 in costs, after having an inappropriate relationship with a patient. Read More...
Groundbreaking MS trial for WA
The first-ever adaptive clinical trial for Australians living with multiple sclerosis will be launched in WA, seeking to reverse neurological damage caused by progressive disease. Read More...
Shock exit of RACGP boss
The RACGP has confirmed the sudden departure of its CEO Paul Wappett, just one week after the college’s annual general meeting where he was hard at work outlining the way forward. Read More...
Luxury escapes – at hospital
St John of God Subiaco Hospital will become the first private hospital in Western Australia to pilot two...