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Telehealth saves Boulder resident thousands of kilometres in travel 28 October 2019 Boulder resident Michael Doyle reckons he’s saved about 5000 kilometres in travel and more than three weeks away from home thanks to telehealth. This week is Telehealth Awareness Week (25 – 31 October 2019), shining the spotlight on how digital technology is helping country people access specialist and multi-disciplinary care closer to home. Mr Doyle attends Kalgoorlie Health Campus for telehealth outpatient appointments via video link to specialists in Perth. “Instead of driving 1,200 kilometres plus, finding accommodation and incurring all the other costs with a trip to Perth, I go to my local hospital, sit in an air-conditioned room and talk to familiar faces who work at the hospital until my link up is ready,” Mr Doyle said. “I don’t travel well because of my illness so it is always a three or four day trip, added to that the expense of accommod... -
Telehealth technology allows Great Southern doctors to treat patients all over WA 28 October 2019 The Great Southern boasts the largest number of clinicians participating in the State’s first ‘virtual’ clinical hub, providing specialist support to doctors and nurses in emergency departments and hospitals across country WA. Thanks to innovative technology, ten local clinicians are part of the team of specialist clinicians available from the WA Country Health Service’s Command Centre, based in Perth. This week is Telehealth Awareness Week (25 – 31 October 2019), shining the spotlight on how digital technology is helping country people access specialist and multi-disciplinary care closer to home. The Command Centre is a virtual clinical hub that brings together new and existing services, enabled through telehealth technology, to support front-line clinicians caring for patients in regional WA. The Command Centre provides rural and remote doctors and nurs... -
Albany midwives give school students an insight into childbirth 23 October 2019 The maternity ward at Albany Health Campus recently welcomed high school students for a practical science lesson as part of their studies into human reproduction. Clinical Nurse Manager Natasha Jeppesen said the students’ visits were an opportunity to not only give practical insight into childbirth but also highlight the specialised discipline of midwifery as a potential career path. “The tour was really well received by students and the maternity ward staff were more than happy to share their knowledge and experiences,” Ms Jeppesen said. “We were able to take the students through a birthing suite and explain the whole birthing process, including a practical demonstration of how a baby is delivered using a model of a female torso with a dummy baby. “It was great to witness the amazement of students experiencing something that we live day in and day out. ... -
Bunbury chronic conditions program wins recognition 22 October 2019 A Bunbury Health Campus program that is helping patients with chronic conditions to remain healthier and avoid the need to visit hospital has won recognition for achieving excellent outcomes. The Chronic Conditions Care Service takes an innovative and proactive approach in caring for anyone with chronic heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Last year the program resulted in a 30 per cent reduction in emergency department presentations for patients with these conditions and an 11 per cent cut in their hospital stay when they were admitted. Having recently taken out the innovation award at the WA Health Roundtable, the program gained similar kudos at the Australian College Health Service Management Australasian conference and has since been shortlisted for a WA Health Excellence Award. WA Country Health Service (WACHS) South West Director of Population Health Jo Moore sai... -
Birth suites revamp wins praise thanks to an intergenerational team effort 08 October 2019 Three birth suites at Bunbury Hospital have been given a stunning makeover and are creating a buzz thanks to an intergenerational team effort. The young Mums, who gave input on the revamp, and the Comfort Fund volunteers who funded the project were full of praise when they met up today to inspect the end result. Clinical Midwifery Manager Katrina Jones said she was absolutely delighted with the revamped suites and overwhelmed with positive feedback from women and their partners who have used the rooms to birth. “One year ago this group of young Mums were invited to provide advice on how they could be improved. “Their brief was to bring ‘anything and everything to the table’ outside of knocking down walls” said Mrs Jones. “After I had their ‘wish list’ of improvements approved and costed I presented the plan to the Comfort Fund committee, a...
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17/04/2026