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Pop-up Kids Vacc clinic at Kings Park 06 April 2022 Avoid queues and clinical environments and get your kids' COVID vaccination at the playground! This weekend at the May Drive Parkland between 10am and 3pm both days, our Public Health team is hosting a pop-up COVID vaccination clinic for kids aged five and over. Take the 'sting' out of the experience by giving the kids a run around before a swift vaccination by the professional and friendly PH nurses. Sweeten it with an ice-cream, bookend it with more play, then rest easy knowing they are protected for the school holidays ahead. You candownload the poster here (PDF) -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 05 April 2022 Congratulations to Rachel Betts - Employee of the Month! A calming presence for expectant parents, Labour and Birth Suite (LBS) and Maternal Fetal Assessment Unit (MFAU) Ward Clerk Rachel Betts (Tachos) has been recognised as the Women and Newborn Health Service’s (WNHS) Employee of the Month. Rachel was nominated by her colleague for the friendly and patient service she provides to women and their families as they present either to the MFAU with often worrying, unexpected events in pregnancy, or as they arrive to the LBS anticipating the birth of their baby. Her nominator also described Rachel as an asset to staff on the unit, providing invaluable assistance with her helpful attitude and attention to detail. Rachel’s Manager KEMH Inpatient Coordinator Sandra Mendez said Rachel is always kind and compassionate towards patients and staff alike and is considerate of others hea... -
International Trans Day of Visibility - 31 March 31 March 2022 Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to celebrating transgender people and their accomplishments. For Trans Day of Visibility, the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) (external site) in WA are celebrating their very own hero: Alyce. Alyce is one of the bowel screening advocates encouraging everyone to take part in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program sends bowel screening test kits to eligible Australians aged 50-74. If detected early, bowel cancer can be successfully treated in more than 90 per cent of cases. Bowel cancer testing is free, easy to do and can be completed in the comfort of your own home. Age is the number one risk factor so everybody from the age of 50, regardless of gender and sexuality, should screen for bowel cancer. The LGBTQI+ Cancer Screening Campaign has been developed ... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 28 March 2022 Congratulations to WNHS Employee of the Month, Women's Health Strategy and Programs Unit Projects and Policy Officer, Louise Bromly. Louise has been recognised for her important work in creating consumer and medical practitioner resources on options for abortion, including legislation information, in WA. Louise was nominated by her Manager, Safiyah Salim, for working collaboratively alongside the social work and GP liaison teams, and right across WNHS on the initiative. Current A/Manager of Women's Health Strategy and Programs Unit, Chloé Merna said she witnesses the dedication and passion that Louise brings into all of her work within women’s health on a daily basis and is delighted to see her get the recognition she deserves. “Louise’s work is exemplary, and she embodies WNHS Values in all that she does,” Chloe said. Louise will soon be awarded via a T... -
New vaccination clinic for WANDAS women 21 March 2022 TheWomen and Newborn Drug and Alcohol Service (WANDAS)at WNHS provides specialist clinical services and professional support in the care of pregnant women with complex alcohol and other drug (AOD) use issues. Staff at WANDAS see many vulnerable women who have great difficulty accessing healthcare for a myriad of reasons. For some, it is the severe health anxiety they manage and for others it is merely access to medical help. Dr David Owen is an Obstetric Consultant for the WANDAS service and said that it occurred to the team that offering a vaccination service would not only inform women of the risks faced by pregnant women with COVID but also be able to facilitate access to vaccination. “It occurred to me that if I was able through counselling to assuage their anxieties, I couldadminister the vaccine myself offering a one-stop clinic,” he said. Dr Owen went on to complet...
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20/12/2021