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Stroke rehab via telehealth is hands-down a winner for patients 02 June 2020 For anyone who has suffered a stroke, access to rehabilitation services can be a lifeline back to good health. Occupational therapists are usually hands-on, but the Bunbury outpatient stroke team has recently embraced the transition to telerehab: delivering rehabilitation programs via Video Call (VC). Their innovative approach is proving a winner, with a range of successful therapies now provided in virtual consultations to patients’ homes. Bunbury resident David McNair suffered a stroke last year and has been undertaking rehabilitation with the local team for eight months. He now has appointments at home on his iPad, with his wife Hazel providing therapy support and occasional IT support. David said he was really happy with the result. “It’s as good as I thought it would be, if not better,” he said via VC to senior occupational therapist Kit Lucas. “... -
Remote Aboriginal community digitally connected to metro medical experts 27 May 2020 Western Australia's largest remote Aboriginal community receives access to specialist care at the touch of a button WACHS facilitates trial access to its Command Centre - providing Bidyadanga Health Clinic with around-the-clock ability to consult with medical specialists in the metropolitan area For the first time, patients in Bidyadanga - Western Australia's largest remote Aboriginal community - have access to medical specialists in the metropolitan area at the touch of a button thanks to a partnership between the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) and the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services (KAMS). The partnership, which involves a 12-month trial of connection of the KAMS-run Bidyadanga Health Clinic to the WACHS Command Centre, has already seen specialist emergency care accessed 28 times in the first five months. Having access to the WACHS Command Centre enables KAMS clin... -
Tender to build MRI suite at Kalgoorlie Health Campus released 20 May 2020 A tender to build a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) suite at the Kalgoorlie Health Campus is now open. The design of the suite was finalised in consultation with stakeholders and will feature a scanning room, reporting area and patient areas including a holding bay, waiting area and change room. The suite will house the MRI machine and ensure technical requirements and safety regulations essential for MRI technology are met. WA Country Health Service Regional Director Peter Tredinnick said the design of the MRI suite had to be carefully considered. “The MRI suite needs to be situated in close proximity to the existing Medical Imaging Department to enable operational efficiencies,” he said. “It is also important the suite contains sufficient space to allow for dedicated buffer zones and access restriction for the safe use of equipment and to support control capabil... -
WA Country Health Service proud of country nurses and midwives 05 May 2020 The WA Country Health Service celebrates midwives and nurses, and the remarkable role they play in advancing the health and wellbeing of country communities during this commemorative week. The International Day of Midwife is today, 5 May, with the theme Midwives with women: celebrate, demonstrate, mobilise, unite – our time is now. Nurses : A voice to lead - nursing the world to health is the theme for International Nurses Day on Tuesday 12 May. Fittingly, this year also marks the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife in honour of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. It presents yet another unique opportunity to thank this vital workforce for stepping up to new challenges in recent times. Acting Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery Services Steph Barrett said the week was a special time to acknowledge the nurses and midwives who are fundamental ...
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TeleChemotherapy comes to Narrogin and Broome 28 April 2020 • Low-risk chemotherapy via telehealth now available at Narrogin Health Campus and Broome Hospital • Care closer to home for eligible Kimberley and Wheatbelt cancer patients • Kimberley travel restrictions make the availability of TeleChemotherapy in Broome vital to some local cancer patients Innovative telehealth technology and a skilled local workforce have created the opportunity for low-risk chemotherapy services to be administered at Broome Hospital, as well as the newly redeveloped $50 million Narrogin Health Service. TeleChemotherapy is a model of care that enables some cancer patients to receive low-risk chemotherapy locally with the support of specialist metropolitan-based clinicians via videoconferencing technology, known as telehealth. Western Australia's first TeleChemotherapy site commenced at Karratha Health Campus in October last year. Current travel rest...
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24/01/2024