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  • Side-by-side photos of two Graduate Officers smiling against a colourful mural background.
    Growing our Aboriginal workforce 09 January 2025 One of the key employment initiatives helping WA Country Health Service grow its Aboriginal workforce is the WA Health Aboriginal Graduate Program – with two new graduates recently starting their careers in country WA.
  • Get ready for 2025 GradConnect applications 08 January 2025 Applications open Monday 24 February 2025 at 9:00am (AWST) for all newly qualified enrolled nurses, registered nurses, and midwives to apply for a graduate or transition to practice program through GradConnect.
  • Photo of Yousif pharmacy intern wearing purple scrubs.
    Another 10 pharmacy interns set to make their mark in 2025 06 January 2025 WA Country Health Service will welcome another 10 intern pharmacists in early 2025.
  • Photo of Tess Stanton smiling
    Lake Grace Hospital helps student Tess kick start a career in country nursing 03 January 2025 WA Country Health Service is supporting secondary students looking at a future career in healthcare, providing early career options and work placements that deliver hands-on experience.
  • Side by side portrait photos of Lauren and Anne - Occupational Therapists.
    New training program designed to give rural therapists the upper hand 02 January 2025 An innovative WA Country Health Service (WACHS) program is supporting occupational therapists to receive hand therapy training online.

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  • Past conference attendees at smoking ceremony
    Country communities the focus of 30th WA Rural and Remote Mental Health Conference 28 September 2023 This year’s WA Rural and Remote Mental Health Conference puts people at its core – the health professionals delivering care and the country communities accessing it.
  • GS Community Rehab Team
    Great Southern crew help local senior rebuild confidence 27 September 2023 Our Great Southern Seniors Health and Community Rehabilitation team are helping the region’s seniors to remain active and live independently, building confidence and motivation along the way.
  • Northam Health Service equipped with additional monitoring equipment 27 September 2023 Northam Health Service has a new bladder scanner thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Hospital Auxiliary.
  • A patient lays flat on a bed while a sonographer checks his heart using a songraphy wand attached to a computer screen.
    Trial of AI-guided technology to detect heart disease in regional WA 27 September 2023 A study harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to perform potentially life-saving heart scans is being trialled at Merredin Health Service.
  • Peehi feels best when helping others 26 September 2023 WA Country Health Service’s (WACHS) Peehi Blake is proud to be an Admission Communications Officer at Kalgoorlie Health Campus.
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Last Updated: 24/01/2024
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