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Celebrating our dedicated staff! 11 August 2022 Christine Atkinson, Clinical Midwife & Acting Area Manager has been recognised as the WNHS Employee of the Month for June 2022. Christine was nominated twice by her colleagues for her amazing work ethic in going above and beyond to support her team with additional duties across both OPH and KEMH when staff were furloughed due to COVID-19. Christine voluntarily opted to work overtime to cover the KEMH A/Area Manager role, where in a short time she was able to implement consistent rostering principle guidelines and free up clinical staff to do clinical work during the COVID shortfall. Christine's nominator said she is a team-player and always the first to offer to assist staff where required, ensuring birthing women receive the care they need when they need it. The judges said Christine is committed to the provision of safe and quality health care through supporting her team members t...
Djilba brings relief and hope 01 August 2022 Though it's traditionally the coldest month of the year, August is the month of hope and relief as it leads us into the warmer days of Djilba. Represented by the colour pink for the blossoming newness it brings in September as Kings Park lights up with its burst of floral joy. In Noongar culture, it is marked as the season of conception; probably because there is nowhere better to be during these ...
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 11 July 2022 Mia was nominated by a colleague who identified her extremely professional and empathetic dealings with our patients and their families. Mia goes to great lengths to make the patient experience as pleasant as it can be, often in challenging circumstances. Mia shows genuine interest in the people who attend and regularly converses with them around their wellbeing and that of their new baby. She is ...
First ever waterbirth in the OPH maternity unit! 08 July 2022 Meet Elly and Stuart and their beautiful baby girl! They were the centre of a hub of excitement yesterday at WNHS at Osborne Park Hospital when first time mum Elly had the first ever waterbirth in the maternity unit! Water birth is an option that has been available to eligible women at KEMH, in the Family Birth Centre and with our Community Midwifery Program, but with Elly choosing to avoid an epi...
Have your say about disability access and inclusion at North Metropolitan Health Service 23 June 2022 North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) is committed to ensuring that people with disability, as well as their families and carers, are able to access all NMHS services, facilities and information. This includes services at: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Osborne Park Hospital King Edward Hospital Graylands Hospital NMHS is currently reviewing its Disability Access and Inclusion ...