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Helping critically ill patients get the nutrition they need 23 October 2026 Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group Senior Critical Care Dietitian Bianca Mammana has recently undertaken a research project to help critically unwell patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) get the nutrition they need. The project has led the implementation of indirect calorimetry devices being used in the ICU to tailor nutrition to individual needs, minimise energy deficits or excesses, and provide safer, more precise, best-practice nutritional care. Bianca has spent much of her career caring for some of the sickest patients in the hospital and looking for ways to optimise their nutrition. She said that despite the highly precise and personalised care provided in intensive care, nutrition was often based on estimates rather than what a patient actually needed. "Critically ill patients have rapidly changing and highly individualised energy requirements, and indirect ca...

Supporting independence at any age 01 October 2026 International Day of Older Persons, celebrated on 1 October, is an opportunity to recognise the valuable contributions older people make to our communities and the support available to helps them remain active, independent and connected. For Louise (78 years), maintaining her independence has always been important. Caring for her 97-year-old mother and running an arts program for children twice a ...

Finalists announced for North Metropolitan Health Services 2026 GEM Awards 03 September 2026 Congratulation to this year’s finalists of the North Metropolitan Health Service Go the Extra Mile (GEM) Awards. The annual awards recognise the outstanding work being done throughout our health service and recognise our ongoing commitment to delivering the best outcomes and highest levels of care for our patients and community. There are 13 awards and every one of this year’s nominations was of a...

Stroke recovery patient Jarrod shares his story 06 August 2026 Jarrod Healey was struck with a major stroke on Boxing Day, where everything changed in an instant. From living an active and independent life, Jarrod was now faced with a life-threatening emergency and an uncertain future. He says that Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) was where his life was saved, due to a radiologist who recognised the seriousness and understood immediate action was critical...

International study highlights WA resilience in maintaining cancer diagnoses during COVID19 05 August 2026 A major international study co-authored by Medical Oncologist and Cancer Network WA Medical Adviser Dr David Ransom has highlighted Western Australia's resilience in maintaining cancer diagnoses during COVID-19. Dr Ransom said that the lower decline of cancer diagnoses compared to other high income countries during COVID-19 did not surprise him. "By world standards, WA has a very good health syste...