Prof Bryant Stokes will be acting Director-General of Health until a permanent D-G is appointed in a few months.
Dr Michael Stanford has been appointed as Pro Chancellor of Curtin University’s council for a third three-year term.
Mr Peter Mott has resigned as CEO of SJOG Murdoch and has been appointed CEO of Hollywood Private Hospital, replacing Mr Kevin Cass-Ryall who takes on a more regional role for Ramsay Health Care. Mr Colin Young is acting CEO at Murdoch.
The inaugural Executive Director of the Office of Mental Health is Ms Nicole O’Keefe. The establishment of the office was a recommendation of the 2012 Stokes Review. She is an associate professor in Health Science at Curtin University.
RPH’s Dr David Khoo has been awarded the GPRA ambassador prize for the General Practice Student Network.
The CEO of Allion Legal Mr Brett Goodridge is the new chair of Lifeline WA. He replaces Mr Peter Mott.
Dr Allan Pelkowitz, formerly Director of Medical Services at Calvary Health Care ACT, has been appointed Director of Medical Services at the St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals.
Dr Robyn Lawrence, Executive Director of Sir Charles Gairdner and Osborne Park Hospitals, has been appointed to the board of aged and community care organisation, Amana Living.
Subiaco physician Dr Rob Gillett has been awarded the John Sands College Medal. The award recognises his contribution to the RACGP and his supervision of trainee physicians.
Mr Robert Lister, formerly National e-Health Manager of Sonic Healthcare, has been appointed Manager of Information Technology at Best Practice Software.
Prof Harvey Coates, Dr Alastair Mackendrick and Prof Marcus Atlas have all been awarded the Society Medal for Distinguished Contribution at the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS) annual Scientific meeting in Perth. Dr Cameron Bracks and Dr Stuart Miller were awarded for distinguished service to ASOHNS.
Professor Lin Fritschi, from WAIMR, has received a $384,515 NHMRC grant for research into exposure to asthma and cancer causing agents in the workplace. Research is in partnership with Safe Work Australia, Cancer Council WA and Cancer Council Australia.
Medical Insurance Group Australia (MIGA) is acquiring medical indemnity insurance business Invivo. As part of the agreement, MIGA will manage claims on behalf of QBE for doctors who have been insured with QBE, via Invivo. On completion of the transaction, all new and renewal business will be underwritten by MIGA.
A $2.3m contract has been awarded to Carestream Health Australia to provide BreastScreen WA with a Picture Archiving Communications System.
The Health Corporate Network has declined all tenders for the provision of courier services for live donor kidneys for the Australian Paired Kidney Exchange [AKX] program. Couriers are required to provide a time critical door-to-door service 24 hours a day, Monday-Friday, Australia wide.