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

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  • Free flu jab program extended for country WA 30 June 2022 Country communities can keep accessing free flu jabs until the end of July.
  • Kimberley residents urged to get vaccinated as flu cases rise 30 June 2022 Kimberley residents are being urged to roll up once again – this time for their flu shot as influenza cases increase across the region.
  • WACHS supports new mums with telehealth service 29 June 2022 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Telehealth Lactation Service has been recognised for providing high quality care and support to country mums.
  • Helping older Dongara residents stay in the community they call home 28 June 2022 Older residents of Dongara and surrounding communities will now be able to remain connected to family, friends and loved ones for longer, with the completion construction of six new purpose-built age-friendly homes in the centre of town.
  • WACHS supports new nurses in Transition to Practice 22 June 2022 Thanks to an innovative new program, newly qualified nurses in the Pilbara have access to a 12-month supported speciality transition program - a first for regional Western Australia.

More WACHS News

  • Head shots of three of the Rural Health Excellence Award finalists
    Staff recognised for excellence in rural health 21 January 2022 Fourteen health professionals and one healthcare team from across the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) have been shortlisted for the 2022 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.
  • Peggy Crane Beverley Hospital aged care resident
    Distance and transport difficulties no match for collaborative Wheatbelt health teams 18 January 2022 More than 100 kilometres plus the need for wheelchair and hoist appropriate transport were separating Beverley Hospital aged care resident Margaret “Peggy” Crane from her sister’s funeral, so WA Country Health Service (WAHCS) staff went above and beyond to meet the challenge.
  • Young boy uses hand sanitiser
    Wash, rinse, repeat 15 January 2022 Regular and thorough handwashing is one of the easiest and most effective ways we can help stop the spread of viruses like COVID-19. Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another.
  • Brunswick Show COVID-19 vaccination team.
    300,000 COVID-19 vaccines administered in country WA since March 13 January 2022 The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has reported last week as its busiest week of COVID-19 vaccinations since the pandemic began, administering a staggering 300,000 doses across rural and remote Western Australia since March 2021.
  • Graphic: Get your COVID kit ready with cartoon thermometer, mask, medication, gloves and clipboard
    Get COVID-ready 12 January 2022 There’s lots you can do now to help prepare for a rise in cases of COVID-19 across WA.
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Last Updated: 14/07/2021
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