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Wheatbelt palliative care services via telehealth celebrated this Palliative Care Week 17 May 2019 This Palliative Care Week (19 – 25 May 2019) the WA Country Health Service reflects on the development of the TelePalliative Care in the Home service which aims to provide care and support via telehealth during the terminal stage of life for patients who wish to die at home. The Wheatbelt was the first region in Western Australia to launch the TelePalliative Care in the Home service following a two year pilot which began in July 2016. Nicki Antonio, WA Country Health Service Regional Palliative Care Clinical Nurse in the Wheatbelt said that technology was instrumental in being able to keep patients in their homes for longer and to die at home if that is where they want to be. “During the TelePalliative Care in the Home trial we found that patients generally had their own portable device, such as a tablet or an iPhone, meaning they could receive support via telehealth wherever... -
Baby Louis’ safe arrival timed to perfection 16 May 2019 Eaton resident Ellie Cook became the first Mum to give birth with WA Country Health Service on International day of the Midwife last week. Miss Cook said she enjoyed her experience with Bunbury Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) team and felt well supported throughout her pregnancy particularly when she encountered complications close to full term. Miss Cook said she wasn’t aware it was International Midwives Day when she delivered her baby Louis but she was pleased to be part of the special occasion. Miss Cook expressed her thanks to all of the MGP staff and Bunbury regional midwives she met during her pregnancy who she said were all caring and offered her the ‘best support I could have asked for’. “I really could not have asked for a better before and aftercare experience and I would recommend the MGP to all expecting parents,” said Miss Cook. The Bunbury MGP ... -
Dumbleyung Health Service redevelopment underway 16 May 2019 Redevelopment has commenced at the Dumbleyung Health Service making it the last Health Service in the Wheatbelt to be upgraded. The refurbishment works include improvements to the kitchen and patient bathroom, a new utility room and minor works in the emergency department. Internal floor covering and painting will also be completed as part of the refurbishment works. The work will be undertaken in two main stages with the patient area and kitchen currently under construction. While the emergency department and visiting consultant services will continue to operate as usual, residents have been temporarily relocated to Wagin or Lake Grace. The second stage of development will involve temporarily relocating the emergency department and visiting consultant services to a different area within the hospital. Wheatbelt acting Regional Director Regina Michel-Huessy thanked patients, visitors and ... -
Rehab via telehealth saves Midwest stroke survivor 1,500 kilometres in travel 16 May 2019 Midwest local Michelle Boyland has defied the odds after suffering a stroke before Christmas and is improving each day with the help of rehabilitation delivered via telehealth, from the comfort of her home. Michelle is the first person in the Midwest to be set up with in-home rehabilitation via telehealth supervised by a WA Country Health Service physiotherapist. Naomi Ramsay, Acting Senior Physiotherapist at the Geraldton Health Campus Day Therapy Unit has been Michelle’s regular therapist via videoconference and said that setting Michelle up with telehealth has saved her travelling 1,500 kilometres for outpatient appointments. “Michelle can’t drive following her stroke as it affected her eye which means she would have needed someone to drive her 50 kilometres each way for every appointment,” Ms Ramsay said. Michelle uses her own laptop and free videoconferencing... -
WA Country Health Service assumes interim responsibility for the Elizabeth Hansen Autumn Centre 16 May 2019 The WA Country Health Service has confirmed the organisation will assume interim responsibility for the Elizabeth Hansen Autumn Centre (EHAC) from 1 July 2019. The facility – a 32-bed residential hostel accommodating Aboriginal people who require specialist medical treatment - is currently operated by Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Aboriginal Corporation. The WA Country Health Service’s Acting Executive Director Health Programs - Margaret Abernethy - said the organisation was committed to ensuring Aboriginal people and their carers continued to have access to culturally appropriate accommodation when they’re away from country and staying in Perth for medical treatment. “We know that having to come to the metropolitan area for medical treatment can be difficult for our patients – they’ve had to travel long distances and are often separated from their f...
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24/01/2024