Country PatHS expands to support more regional patients

The State Government is expanding Country Patient Health Support (Country PatHS), a comprehensive journey and care co-ordination service that supports at-risk patients travelling to Perth for specialist healthcare.

From next month, the service will become available across all seven regions in a phased approach, having supported almost 1,000 patients since commencing in 2023.

Already available in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, and Midwest, the expansion will see the service come online in the Great Southern, followed by the South West, and the Wheatbelt, where it is expected to help reduce and prevent rough sleeping during medical treatment.

Country PatHS works closely with metropolitan and regional healthcare providers, Aboriginal organisations, accommodation, and homelessness services to provide patient-centred, holistic and culturally safe wraparound support when patients travel to access healthcare.