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Find out about the latest news and developments from around our health service.

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  • 1000 referrals mark milestone in innovative Heart Health Support Service 27 October 2025 This Virtual Care Awareness Week (27 – 31 October), WA Country Health Service’s innovative approach to virtual care has reached another hearty milestone – 1000 referrals made to the Heart Health Support Service (HHSS).
  • Virtual pharmacy service expands to support surgical patients in Kununurra 27 October 2025 The WA Country Health Service has recently expanded the Virtual Pharmacy Pre-Admission Clinic (PAC) in Kununurra - providing essential medication management support for patients ahead of surgery.
  • Royal Perth Hospital physios lend a hand at Kalgoorlie Health Campus 24 October 2025 Physiotherapists from Royal Perth Bentley Group are gaining valuable rural experience thanks to a team effort between WA Country Health Service and East Metropolitan Health Service.
  • Country nurse Kate Guscott makes most of TRAVEL program 22 October 2025 She hails from Queensland, but Registered Nurse Kate Guscott has seen more of Western Australia than most sandgropers thanks to our TRAVEL program.
  • Supporting the next generation of allied health professionals 21 October 2025 An innovative study by Curtin University Occupational Therapy students in collaboration with our health service is shining a light on the treatment journey of regional patients receiving care for serious hand injuries.

More WACHS News

  • Junior Doctor duo among the best in country WA 02 February 2023 Congratulations to our very own Doctor Michelle dos Santo and Doctor Renita Whittle on being named finalists in the WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.
  • Country interns among the best in the Rural Health Excellence Awards 27 January 2023 Passion and dedication have seen three of WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Junior Doctors shortlisted in the WA Rural Health Excellence Awards for 2023.
  • Mosquito-borne disease risk in the Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern regions 20 January 2023 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is urging communities in the Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern regions to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases.
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    WA Country Health Service shines bright in Rural Health Excellence Awards with 19 finalists 18 January 2023 More than 30 health professionals and teams have been shortlisted from over 130 nominations for this year’s WA Rural Health Excellence Awards – including 19 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) finalists.
  • Midwest a stroke of genius in healthcare awards 13 January 2023 The WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Midwest Admitted Stroke Telerehabilitation project has been highly commended in the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Awards.
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