Dr Shane Kelly has resigned as chief of the North Metropolitan Health Service and will take up a position in Queensland.
Prof Harvey Coates AO is one of four surgeons to receive the Indigenous Health Medal from the RACS. He is a senior ENT surgeon at PMH accredited with getting the neonatal hearing screening program off the ground in WA and assisting Indigenous children in remote communities, the majority of whom experience OM.
Dr Peter Maguire has been elected the new chair of WAGPET and Dr Penny Wilson elected the vice chair. He replaces Dr Damien Zilm, who will stay on the board in a non-executive capacity.
The WA Primary Health Alliance has selected its board. GP Dr Richard Choong, former president of AMAWA, is chair. It also includes Dr Marcus Tan, GP; CEO of Health Engine, and former Chair of Perth Central & East Metro Medicare Local; GP Dr Andrew Png, board member of WAGPET and former Chair of Perth South Coastal Medicare Local; GP Dr Damien Zilm, former Chair of Goldfields Midwest Medicare Local and former Chair of WAGPET; Mr Chris McGowan, CEO of Silver Chain and former Director of Perth Central & East Metro Medicare Local; Mr Tony Ahern, CEO of St John’s Ambulance; Ms Anne Russell-Brown, former Fremantle Medicare Local board member, Dr Neil Fong, Manager, Strategic Development and Reform, WA Health; and pharmacist Mr Steven Wragg, President of the Pharmacy Guild.
Head of General Surgery at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Prof David Fletcher, now heads a group of directors of surgery from Australia and New Zealand set up to foster leadership, collaborate with hospital administrators, improve the quality and efficiency of surgical services, and liaise with government over patient care, including wait lists.
Brookfield Multiplex has strengthened its position as the state’s largest construction company after being named preferred contractor for the $207m Karratha Health Campus, adding to six major projects it currently has under way worth about $2.6b.
Cystic Fibrosis WA has been awarded a $6m WA Health contract to provide the Cystic Fibrosis Comprehensive Home Care Service and Professional Education Program, and PMH Airway Clearance Services statewide for people with cystic fibrosis, their family and carers, and airway clearance services to people with cystic fibrosis.
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p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-bottom: 6.0pt;”>Mr Dean Hely, of Lavan Legal, and Mr Nick Henry, of PwC, have been appointed to the board of Youth Focus, a youth suicide prevention service.