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Celebrating our dedicated staff! 24 May 2022 Senior Obstetrics Registrar Will Adams has been recognised as the Women and Newborn Health Service’s Employee of the Month for providing excellent woman-centred care as well as support to his colleagues in a code blue emergency. Will’s nominator said he acted efficiently to save the baby’s life, and then took the time to debrief the woman, her support person and all staff involved. As a result, the couple were grateful from the birth experience, and staff were able to make important learnings. One of the judges commented that "Will demonstrated care and respect to the woman, her support person and midwives involved, displayed great teamwork debriefing everyone involved, and utilised good interpersonal skills to change what could have been traumatic into a grateful birthing experience." He was awarded a certificate and voucher via a Teams e-presentation and enjoyed cupc...
New Breast Screening and Assessment Centre in Joondalup 23 May 2022 The Minister for Health, the Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson launched the BreastScreen WA (BSWA) clinic, saying that it will provide 11,000 screening episodes per annum for women in the Northern corridor. “Women in Australia have a 1 in 7 risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime. I hope many women will take advantage of BSWA’s online booking facility to secure an appointment at this outstanding...
Local council offer kind gesture for hospital staff 10 May 2022 Staff at King Eddies received a wonderful morale boost last week, when City of Subiaco staff visited to donate hundreds of bouquets of flowers that were repurposed from their Subi Blooms floral installations. Nurses, midwives, new mums and some administration staff were ecstatic to receive such a thoughtful gesture from the local council and Executive Director Jodi Graham said hospital staff were...
Aboriginal cadetships getting results 04 May 2022 While studying Paramedicine, Rhiannon Potiphar joined the Aboriginal Cadetship Program, a key NMHS workforce initiative aimed at attracting Aboriginal students into the Department of Health. Rhiannon assisted at KEMH one day a week to begin with, working up to full time when she graduated from university. Rhiannon’s role was to liaise with Aboriginal families who had given birth to pre-term babies...
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 03 May 2022 Congratulations to Hilary Goldsmith WNHS March Employee of the Month Resident Medical Officer Hilary Goldsmith has been recognised as the Women and Newborn Health Service’s Employee of the Month for her commitment to supporting her colleagues and providing excellent patient centred care to women and their families, and particularly those from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrou...