Women and Newborn Health Service
Services A – Z
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Statewide Obstetric Support Unit
Links
Maternity Policy
Improving
Maternity Services Policy Framework
This framework was launched on 16 January 2008 and will guide the development of maternity services over the next five years.
Clinical Guidelines
KEMH clinical guidelines for obstetrics and neonatology
Medical Bodies
Aboriginal
Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA)
AHCWA was
incorporated under the Commonwealth Corporations Law in
early 2005, replacing the Western Australian Aboriginal
Community Controlled Health Organisation as WA's peak body
for 19 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs).
ACCHSs are also known as Aboriginal Medical Services.
ANMC
The Australia Nursing and Midwifery Council Incorporated (ANMC) is a peak body established in 1992 to facilitate a national approach to nursing and midwifery regulation. The ANMC works with state and territory Nursing and Midwifery Regulatory Authorities (NMRA) in evolving standards for statutory nursing and midwifery regulation. These standards are flexible, effective and responsive to the health care requirements of the Australian population. The ANMC is also an authorised assessing authority for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and undertakes skills assessments of internationally qualified nurses and midwives seeking permanent migration in Australia.
APCHN WA Inc (Association of Paediatric and
Child Health Nurses, WA)
The Association of Paediatric and Child Health Nurses (APCHN WA Inc) was formed in 1991, using the Dorothy
Clarke Nursing Fund as a basis. It is also a member of the
Australian Confederation of Paediatric and Child Health
Nurses (ACPCHN). The vision of APCHN WA Inc is to be a strong,
integrated body in promoting paediatric and child health
nursing.
Australian
College of Midwives (ACM)
National, not-for-profit organisation
that serves as the peak professional body for midwives. It
provides a unified political voice for the midwifery profession,
supports midwives to reach their full potential, and sets
professional practice and education standards.
Australian
College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
ACRRM is
the professional organisation for Rural and Remote Medicine
(RRM) education and training in Australia. Members are committed
to providing the highest quality of medical care to patients
in regional, rural and remote communities throughout Australia.
Australian General Practice
Network (AGPN)
AGPN represents a network of 115 local organisations
(Divisions) as well as eight state-based entities. More than
90 percent of GPs and an increasing number of practice nurses
and allied health professionals are members of their local
Division. The Network is involved in a wide range of activities
including health promotion, early intervention and prevention
strategies, chronic disease management, medical education
and workforce support.
Australian
Health Map (ABC Health & Wellbeing)
State-by-state guide
to health resources, statistics and information.
Australian
Medical Association (AMA)
Independent organisation which
represents more than 26,000 doctors, whether salaried or in
private practice, whether general practitioners, specialists,
teachers, researchers or young doctors.
Australian
Medical Association (WA)
AMA (WA) represents and serves
the medical profession collectively and individually, to
promote the health interests of the people of Western Australia.
Australian
Medical Council (AMC)
Independent national standards body for medical education
and training.
Australian
Rural Nurses and Midwives
The Australian Rural Nurses & Midwives (ARNM) aims to promote quality health care through excellence in rural nursing
and midwifery practice and by supporting nurses and midwives in the development and delivery of healthcare services in
rural Australia.
Community
Health Nurses, WA
Community Health Nurses Western Australia (CHNWA) is an organisation for Community Health Nurses and interested parties.
CHNWA's objectives are to uphold, protect and advance the interests of Community Health Nurses. We do this through
initiating measures which will ensure high standards of nursing knowledge and practice by its members.
CRANA
CRANA (College of Remote Area Nurses Australia) was founded in 1983 when 130 Remote Area Nurses from across Australia
came together in Alice Springs to put Remote Health Issues on the national agenda. General concern about the poor health
status of people who live in remote areas and the inequities, quality and accessibility in services available to these
Australians was and remains the catalyst for action. CRANA's aim is to promote the development and delivery of safe,
high quality health care to remote areas of Australia.
Department
of Health, WA
Western Australia's public health system aims to ensure
healthier, longer and better lives for all Western Australians
and to protect the health of our community by providing
a safe, high quality, accountable and sustainable health
care system. WA Health is entering one of the most exciting
and challenging decades of service provision in our State's
history. In March 2004, the Health Reform Committee put
forward 86 recommendations in their final report (Reid report)
outlining major improvements to be made to the public health
system in WA. The Government endorsed 85 recommendations
and established the Health Reform Implementation Taskforce
(HRIT) to implement the recommendations.
Doctor
Connect
A must read for any international medical graduate considering working in Australia.
Medical
Board of Western Australia
Medical practitioners seeking information on registration
in Western Australia can download application forms (where
applicable). Overseas practitioners will also be able to
access information on how to obtain registration in Western
Australia.
Medicare
Australia
Medicare Australia is an Australian government agency integral
to the Australian health sector. Its health programs include:
Australia's universal health insurance program; Pharmaceutical
Benefits Scheme; Australian Government 30% Private Health
Insurance Rebate; Australian Childhood Immunisation Register;
General Practice Immunisation Incentives Scheme; Practice
Incentives Program; Rural Retention Program; HECS Reimbursement
Scheme; and General Practice Registrars' Rural Incentive
Payments Scheme
More
Docs for Outer Metro Scheme
This scheme is coordinated by the Australian Government and provides funding to eligible doctors to establish their
private practices in certain outer metro areas.
National
Rural Faculty (RACGP)
Since its inception 10 years ago, the National Rural Faculty
within the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
has been a progressive, dynamic and innovative Faculty,
representing over 5000 members.
National
Rural Health Alliance Inc (NRHA)
Peak body working to improve the health of Australians in
rural and remote areas. It is comprised of 27 Member Bodies,
representing both health consumers and service providers
in non-metropolitan areas.
Nurses
and Midwives' Board of Western Australia
As the authority responsible for licensing nurses and midwives
in this State, the Nurses and Midwives Board of Western
Australia has a mandate to ensure nurses and midwives maintain
their competence to practice in accordance with the Australian
Nursing and Midwifery Council's National Competencies for
registered and enrolled nurses, midwives, and Nurse Practitioners.
Office
of Aboriginal Health
The Office of Aboriginal Health works in partnership with Aboriginal communities and health service providers to ensure
that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people receive culturally appropriate health care that meets their
needs.
Office
of Safety and Quality
The Office of Safety and Quality in Healthcare staff are committed to working with and sharing ideas, creativity and
information in order to make health care safer and better for our patients and the community.
Office
of the Chief Nursing Officer WA
The Office of the Chief Nursing Officer, Adjunct Professor Dr Phillip Della, is responsible for the provision of
leadership, advice, information and guidance on all issues relating to nursing and midwifery professions in Western
Australia. Together with his staff the Office leads innovation in nursing and midwifery policy and practice to ensure
optimal clinical outcomes. The Office of the Chief Nursing Officer is a directorate within the Office of the Chief
Clinical Advisers in the Department of Health in Western Australia.
Royal
Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Professional organisation focusing on the safety and quality
of general practice.
The
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians
and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Dedicated to maintaining the highest possible standards
in obstetrics and gynaecology in Australia and New Zealand.
This site includes links to educational events such as The
Fetal Surveillance Education Program (FSEP) which aims to
deliver excellence in CTG education. Support for overseas-trained
specialists.
Royal Flying
Doctor Service (WA)
Large, not-for-profit aerial medical service operating in
Western Australia, which is approximately over one third
of the Australian continent.
Rural
Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA)
Formed in 1991 to give rural doctors a national voice and
provide advocacy and support to practitioners, policy development,
research, submissions and strategic advice on relevant issues.
In 1996, in response to demand from rural doctors and trainees,
RDAA created the Australian College of Rural and Remote
Medicine (ACRRM), a separate organisation to look after
standards, training and continuing medical education for
rural doctors.
Rural
Health West
Trading name for the Western Australian Centre for Remote
and Rural Medicine Ltd, a not-for-profit, membership-based
organisation ensuring that the health needs of rural Western
Australians are met by a high-quality, sustainable health
workforce.
WA
Country Health Service (WACHS)
Single biggest Area Health Service in WA, and the largest
country health system in Australia. It services an area
of some 2.55 million square kilometres with a combined regional
population of 454,000 people (almost a third of the State's
population), including 44,900 Aboriginal people (around
10% of the State's total population). * WACHS aims to provide
a robust, sustainable and high quality system of health
service delivery that can meet the diverse and contemporary
health needs of consumers in regional WA.
Western
Australian General Practice Education and Training (WAGPET)
Alliance of 19 GP members, representing rural and urban
stakeholders that, in contract with General Practice Education
and Training (GPET), the national body governing GP training,
will deliver GP training in WA.
Western
Australian General Practice Network
State-based infrastructure to support General Practice through
the GP Networks in Western Australia.
Divisions of General Practice
WA Rural- Goldfields Esperance GP Network
- GP Down South
- Great Southern GP Network
- Greater Bunbury Division of General Practice
- Midwest GP Network
- Pilbara Division of General Practice
- Wheatbelt GP Network
- Canning Division of General Practice
- Fremantle GP Network
- Perth Primary Care Network
- Osborne GP Network Ltd
- Rockingham Kwinana Division of General
Educational Institutions
Curtin University of TechnologyCurtin University is committed to providing regional education within Western Australia through campuses and education centres spread across the state including Esperance, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Margaret River, Northam, Port Hedland and Albany. Curtin University has a long-standing commitment to indigenous education and culture and is widely recognised for the practical and applied nature of its courses.
Edith
Cowan University
Western Australia's second largest university with approximately
23,000 students, including in excess of 3,000 students originating
from more than 80 countries. ECU is located in Perth.
Combined
Universities Centre for Rural Health (CUCRH)
One of a national network of University Departments of Rural
Health funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and
Ageing. CUCRH is managed by a consortium of Curtin University
of Technology, Edith Cowan University and The University
of Western Australia. PO Box 109,Geraldton, WA 6531
TAFE
WA
TAFE WA offers training courses for Enrolled nurses, Nursing Assistants and Aboriginal health workers.
The
University of Notre Dame Australia - Fremantle Campus
Located in Fremantle, the University has strong international
links, in particular with the University of Notre Dame in
Indiana, USA. The University is highly regarded for its
excellent undergraduate education, its high quality professional
training in such key areas as accounting, law, medicine,
nursing, health sciences, physiotherapy, teaching, counselling
and behavioural science.
The University
of Western Australia (UWA)
Leading Australian research university with an international
reputation for excellence, innovation and enterprise. "Data
show that the proportion of UWA graduates accepted into
full-time employment within five months of completing their
course is the highest of all Western Australian universities
and among the highest in Australia."
http://www.choosemedicine.uwa.edu.au/
Active program to recruit students to rural careers in medicine.
Patient Support Agencies
Australian
Breastfeeding Association (ABA)
Independent organisation of people interested in the promotion
and protection of breastfeeding.
Breast
Feeding Centre of WA
Available for mothers and babies who attended King Edward
Memorial Hospital for Women for their pregnancy and birth.
Pastoral
Care Services at KEMH
A range of pastoral, spiritual and ritual support options
for those who experience the loss of a pregnancy or loss
of a baby.
SIDS
and KIDS
Provides emotional support service for those experiencing
a stillbirth, infant or child death.
