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WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards 17 January 2023 Nominations are currently open for the 2023 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards (WANMEA). This provides all of us with an opportunity to nominate our amazing nurses and midwives from across the North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) and recognise their immense contribution to our health service. If you know a nurse or midwife who exhibits excellence then please take this opportunity to nominate them and have their work and efforts recognised by the broader community. Nominations can be made via the WANMEA website (external site) before 4pm on 3 April 2023. -
NMHS Junior Medical Officer Manifesto 14 December 2022 The NMHS is wholeheartedly committed to leading the way as the employer of choice and ensuring that all Junior Medical Officers (JMO) are valued as integral members of the NMHS family. The NMHS JMO Manifesto has been developed in collaboration with our Junior Doctors and Doctors in training, Charlies RMO Society, Senior Clinicians and the Australian Medical Association (AMA). The commitments are outlined as follows: 1. Part time roles and flexible working arrangements There will be 35 new part-time opportunities created across NMHS, encompassing job-share and ward-based arrangements. An expression of interest has been sent out for these positions across multiple departments within NMHS. 2. Overtime Commencing in January 2023, the SCGOPHCG will be trialling a new process where overtime will be managed by Medical Workforce and approved by the office of the Department of Clinical Services (... -
Osborne Park Hospital receives new state-of-the-art CT scanner 14 December 2022 The Radiology department at Osborne Park Hospital is officially home to a brand new, cutting edge Computed Tomography (CT) scanner. The new Canon Aquilion ONE Genesis unit took almost five weeks to install. It is deemed to be one of the most advanced systems in WA Health, and will provide a significant range of benefits to patients. Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence for deep learning reconstruction (DLR), the CT scanner achieves high quality images at a fast rate whilst emitting a very low dose of radiation. The capabilities of the new equipment will also enable a broader range of scans to be performed at OPH. Canon Medical Systems, who in keeping with their "Made for Patients, Made for Life "philosophy have worked with us to create a stunning mural of a Japanese garden. It spans across the room and provides a welcoming and tranquil environment for patients. CT scanning ser... -
Innovation, meet supercomputer! 06 December 2022 The Pawsey Supercomputer Research Centre hosted the Innovation and Development Hub and delegates from across NMHS directorates and QEII based PathWest staff last Monday 28 November. As one of the largest, greenest and most powerful supercomputers in the southern hemisphere, Pawsey’s staff were able to provide delegates with a range of information on Pawsey’s supercomputing and data storage capabilities and discuss how these could be utilised to progress innovation, health research and health data science. NMHS delegates saw the impressive and newly installed Setonix supercomputer system, named after WA’s very own Quokka, and discussed the broad range of work being developed by Pawsey along with the range of opportunities that supercomputing can offer. Joint funded by the federal and state governments to support research, Pawsey is accessed through a merit-based applicat... -
International Day of People with Disability event 05 December 2022 We had the honour of co-hosting the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) event with the Disability Health Network on Wednesday 30 November on the SCGH site at the Harry Perkins Institute. In synergy, we also launched our own NMHS Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) to guide our efforts to ensure that people with a disability can fully access our services, facilities and information and that they have equal professional opportunities in working with us. The DoH also announced the updated Hospital Stay Guidelines. In addition to the speakers and panelists, 118 people attended the event in person with another 90 tuned in online via Teams. Along with a fascinating panel discussion importantly involving people with lived experience, we heard from keynote speaker Dr Piers Gooding, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School. Having advised groups and...
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05/05/2021