• Skip to main content
  • Skip to navigation
  • Accessibility
  • Contact Us
Government of Western Australia Crest
Government of Western Australia
Government of Western Australia Crest

Additional Menu

  • Accessibility
  • Contact us
Go to WA Government search
  • About us
    • Overview
    • Vision and values
    • Our structure
      • Board
      • Executive
      • District Health Advisory Councils
    • Building projects
      • Project - Bunbury Regional Hospital redevelopment
      • Project – Laverton Hospital
      • Project – Tom Price and Paraburdoo Hospitals
      • Project - Geraldton Health Campus
      • Project - Mullewa Health Centre
      • Completed projects
      • Country health housing
    • Publications
      • Annual reports
      • Strategic plans
      • Health profiles and service plans
      • Policies
    • Contact us
      • Provide feedback
      • Aishwarya’s CARE Call
  • Our services
    • Kimberley
      • Kimberley regional profile
      • Kimberley local health directory
      • Kimberley health services
      • Kimberley contacts
    • Pilbara
      • Pilbara regional profile
      • Pilbara local health directory
      • Pilbara health services
      • Pilbara contacts
    • Midwest
      • Midwest regional profile
      • Midwest local health directory
      • Midwest health services
      • Midwest contacts
    • Goldfields
      • Goldfields regional profile
      • Goldfields local health directory
      • Goldfields health services
      • Goldfields contacts
    • Wheatbelt
      • Wheatbelt regional profile
      • Wheatbelt health services
      • Wheatbelt contacts
    • South West
      • South West regional profile
      • South West local health directory
      • South West health services
      • South West contacts
    • Great Southern
      • Great Southern regional profile
      • Great Southern local health directory
      • Great Southern health services
      • Great Southern contacts
    • Command Centre
      • Acute Patient Transfer Coordination
      • Acute Specialist Telehealth Service
      • Advanced Patient Monitoring System
      • Emergency Telehealth Service
      • Inpatient Telehealth Service
      • Mental Health Emergency Telehealth Service
    • Voluntary assisted dying
  • Our patients
    • Patient Assisted Travel Scheme - PATS
      • About PATS
      • PATS contacts
      • PATS claim forms and information sheets
      • PATS processes explained
      • PATS subsidies
      • PATS eligibility
      • Eligible specialist medical services
      • Frequently asked questions
    • Country PatHS
    • Live Organ Donor Travel and Accommodation Reimbursement Scheme
    • Telehealth
      • Is telehealth suitable for me?
      • Do you already have a telehealth appointment scheduled?
      • Telehealth for non-government organisations and health professionals
      • Telehealth stories
      • Emergency Telehealth Service
      • Telehealth technical support and regional contacts
  • Our workforce
    • Work with us
      • Living and working in country WA
      • Medical workforce and education
      • Nursing and midwifery careers
      • Allied health and health science careers
      • Online Contractor Registration and Induction
    • Students
      • Career prospects
      • Work experience
      • University and TAFE study
      • Financial assistance
      • Student health professionals
    • Scholarships and grants
  • News
  1. Home
  2. News

News

Find out about the latest news and developments from around our health service.

News

  • 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.

More WACHS News

  • Regan reflects on her 10-year-strong career in Kalgoorlie 26 September 2023 Regan Holmes hadn’t thought about a career in health but after starting a casual position with WA Country Health Service (WACHS) 10 years ago, she hasn’t looked back.
  • Esperance emergency staff
    Esperance Health Campus staff provide high quality care and support 21 September 2023 WA Country Health Service’s Emergency Department (ED) team at Esperance Health Campus were recently praised by a husband and wife involved in a surfing incident.
  • Conquering distance for timely transfer of hip fracture patients 11 September 2023 For 85-year-old Esperance grandmother Jill Bower, it was a relief to know she was in good hands when she arrived by ambulance at Esperance Hospital after fracturing her hip.
  • A collage of photos of healthcare staff undertaking emergency department training
    Emergency Medicine Education and Training hub comes to the Goldfields 07 September 2023 WA Country Health Service has opened a dedicated Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) hub in the Goldfields.
  • Two men stand together holding a certificate of service
    Tony clocks up 59 years of country service 06 September 2023 In February 1964 when WA Country Health Service Orderly Tony Lanciano commenced working at Narrogin Health Service, Robert Menzies was the Australian Prime Minister, the world was in the grip of Beatlemania and we were still five years away from landing on the moon.
Previous12...525354555657585960...186Next
Last Updated: 24/01/2024
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube

Footer menu

  • wa.gov.au
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us

Brought to you by the Department of Health, Western Australia

© Government of Western Australia 2018 to