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  • WANMEA finalists WNHS
    Meet our WNHS WA Nursing and Midwifery Awards finalists 06 May 2025 In the lead up the 2025 Western Australia Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards on 10 May, we are shining a spotlight on our finalists from our Women and Newborn Service. Meet Eloise Congratulations to Eloise Pascoe, who is a finalist in Graduate of the Year category. Eloise works in Midwifery Group Practice 4 at Women and Newborn Health Service. The midwife is passionate about providing care to women and supporting them to bring babies into the world. Growing up, Eloise said she greatly admired her aunty and grandmother who were both midwives and the warm way in which they talked about their profession, which made her curious about pursing a career as a midwife. “In Midwifery Group Practice you provide every aspect of the woman’s care. You educate them through antenatal appointments; you empower them through birth and then you support them with breastfeeding and postnatal...
  • Infant being immunised
    New RSV immunisation options 03 April 2025 For the first time, RSV immunisation is now available to Western Australians both during pregnancy, and for eligible babies and children born from 1 October 2023. RSV is a highly infectious respiratory virus that infects over half of all babies in their first year of life. Prior to 2024, around 1,000 WA babies were admitted to hospital with RSV each year. In 2024, the RSV infant immunisation progr...
  • A group of four nurses/midwives
    Meet the specialised team preventing preterm birth for women of Western Australia 05 February 2025 The Preterm Birth Prevention Clinic established at King Edward Memorial Hospital has played a foundational role in Australia’s world-leading national preterm birth prevention program. The clinic is staffed by a specialised, multi-disciplinary team, including specialist obstetricians, midwives and a clinical psychologist – all working together to reduce the rate of preterm birth. In 2024, the clini...
  • Jess and Charlotte
    King Edward Memorial Hospital leads the way in preeclampsia prevention 14 November 2024 King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) is rolling out early pre-eclampsia screening to reduce the risk of maternal illness and preterm birth from this severe complication of pregnancy. Obstetricians at KEMH can now offer a new pregnancy screening test in the early weeks of pregnancy which predicts pre-eclampsia or high blood pressure in pregnancy, a condition that causes serious complications and p...
  • Two midwives and a baby
    Maternity Care Steering Committee consumer recruitment 01 November 2024 We are currently recruiting consumer representatives to join a committee that aims to optimise the birth experience for women, infants, and their families at King Edward Memorial Hospital and Osborne Park Hospital. We are seeking people with knowledge of maternity health that are eager to work in partnership with clinicians and consumers on the birth experience. The committee aims to enhance the...

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  • Kelly Abey
    Celebrating our dedicated staff! 03 May 2022 Congratulations to Kelly Abey WNHS February Employee of the Month Enabling clinical staff to provide excellent patient care to women and their families throughout the COVID-19 response, Clinical Product Advisor Kelly Abey has been recognised as the Women and Newborn Health Service (WNHS) Employee of the Month. Kelly was nominated by her colleague for her positive and enthusiastic attitude toward achieving optimum outcomes for patients and staff. Throughout the pandemic, Kelly has worked with the team to assist with equipment requirements, integrating new processes, systems and policies, while always finding ways to improve and innovate. The Judges said Kelly demonstrated the NMHS values of care and respect and is an enthusiastic team player who went above and beyond to assist others during the preparation for COVID. Kelly’s Manager Director Midwifery, Nursing & Patient Support ...
  • Danielle Thurlow, Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer at SARC with Jodi Graham, Executive Director
    Sexual Assault Awareness Month 08 April 2022 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) (external site) is an International Campaign to draw attention to the impact of sexual assault. The Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC), part of WNHS, is supporting the 2022 campaign theme ‘Building Safe Online Spaces Together’ by creating community awareness of their service and encouraging people to join in the efforts towards sexual assault prevention. Sexual assault is ANY unwanted sexual act which is threatening, violent, forced or coercive and to which a person has not given consent or was not able to give consent. SARC services are is partially state-wide. Services offered to people in the Perth Metropolitan area include emergency services for recent sexual assaults (within 2 weeks) and counselling services for historical sexual trauma for any gender 13 years and older. SAAM enables us to highlight the work we are doing, includi...
  • Rachel Betts
    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...
  • Bowel screening poster
    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 ...
  • Louise Bromly
    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...
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