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  • A group of five young to middle-aged women in smart casual attire stand together smiling with conference credentials on lanyards around their necks
    Regional OTs bring a hands-on approach to the Australian Hand Therapy Association Conference 28 October 2026 Highlighting the organisation’s commitment to continuous improvement, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Occupational Therapists recently helped to convene the annual Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) conference.
  • An artist's render of a clinical room shows a male figure sitting behind a computer facing a separate room behind an internal window
    Contract for MRI suite to deliver needed healthcare in Port Hedland 26 October 2026 ADCO Constructions has been appointed to deliver a new MRI suite at Hedland Health Campus.
  • Animation shines a light on eating disorder awareness 23 October 2026 The Feelings about my body and eating screening tool animation was developed from two years of learning about how eating disorders can present and affect Aboriginal young people in the Kimberley.
  • a panel shows two blonde haired women in portrait, both are smiling and a third image shows the two women with a man in pharmacy uniform standing out the front of a pharmacy
    Celebrating our WA Health Excellence Awards finalists | EMPPATH 23 October 2026 The Essential Medications for Palliative Patients Accessing Treatment at Home (EMPPATH) model has been named a finalist in WA Health Excellence Awards 2026 in the Excellence in Research and Innovation Award category.
  • A room with three renal haemodialysis chairs and associated clinical equipment
    Renal dialysis unit expanded at Geraldton Health Campus 23 October 2026 The newly expanded renal dialysis unit at Geraldton Health Campus is now complete following a $2 million investment by the State Government.

More WACHS News

  • Update for Laverton residents 15 May 2026 Please be aware there are temporary changes to the way you access the existing hospital for both pedestrians and vehicles from Sunday 17 May 2026. Everyone coming onto site is reminded to please take note of the new signage to enter safely.
  • Group of six palliative care staff.
    Palliative Care Week 2026 14 May 2026 For Palliative Care Week (10–16 May) we’re recognising the incredible teams providing accessible, holistic and culturally safe palliative care to country communities is at the heart of our organisation.
  • New Fidget Boards a First for Harvey Health Service 13 May 2026 New therapeutic tools are now available to patients at Harvey Health Service thanks to the generosity of two local community groups.
  • Four nurses in brightly coloured scrubs stand together with the words International Nurses Day 12 May 2026 and thank you country nurses
    Thank you, country nurses 12 May 2026 Numbering over 4000, nurses make up around a third of the entire WA Country Health Service workforce. But what they bring to the health service – and to the country communities they care for – cannot be quantified in numbers alone.
  • Yorgas Yarning Circle brings women together for art’s sake 12 May 2026 This season (Djeran – the season of Adulthood) at the Yorgas Yarning Circle in Albany, stunning art pieces were created for the recent First Lights Kinjarlingshow, with local women working on individual paintings and sewing with wonderful volunteer Nikki Poulish.
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