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  • WA Country Health Service Health Information Management team
    Health Information Management Week 2026 – Trusted information, smarter decisions, stronger communities 14 August 2026 This Health Information Management Awareness Week (17 – 23 August 2026), we’re shining the spotlight on our dedicated WA Country Health Service Health Information Management teams across our sites.
  • Lynne Mitchell takes country health outcomes to the next level four decades on 14 August 2026 With a background working across working across social work and population health, Carnarvon-based Senior Aboriginal Health Program Officer Lynne Mitchell is passionate about improving the lives of those in rural and remote WA.
  • Alex (patient) standing with three nurses next to Esperance Health Campus sign.
    Esperance Emergency Department staff praised for compassion and care 13 August 2026 Staff at Esperance Health Campus have been thanked for their kind and compassionate care.
  • A group of people at a presentation
    Light Up the Darkness 13 August 2026 Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide and the loss of loved ones.
  • Large group of volunteers standing around a table of afternoon tea food.
    The helping hands behind healthy communities – celebrating volunteers in the Midwest 12 August 2026 Geraldton Health Campus recently hosted an appreciation afternoon tea for longstanding volunteers.

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  • Clinical Midwifery Consultant Amy brings warmth and experience to the South West 26 March 2024 South West Clinical Midwifery Consultant Amy Gumbrell is making sure mums and bubs are supported when push comes to delivery – and beyond.
  • Country staff in the running for WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards 25 March 2024 Five outstanding WA Country Health Service (WACHS) nurses and midwives have been named finalists in the 2024 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.
  • NDIA backs Telethon Kids Institute's program to support babies developing differently 21 March 2024 Telethon Kids Institute’s Inklings — a program which supports babies aged 6-18 months who are showing early differences in their social interaction and communication development — is now funded in WA by the NDIA as part of a new partnership between NDIA, Telethon Kids, Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) and WA Country Health Service
  • Medical Imaging Tech Ben dedicated to great care in the Goldfields 19 March 2024 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Medical Imaging Technologist Ben Chalker has his eye on delivering compassionate care to the Goldfields community, one scan at a time.
  • Rural health professionals shine at 2024 Excellence Awards 18 March 2024 Three outstanding WA Country Health Service health professionals and a team won their categories at the weekend’s 2024 Rural Health Excellence Awards.
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Last Updated: 17/04/2026
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