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  • Phage therapy Keith
    Pioneering Bacteriophage Therapy in WA 22 December 2025 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital patient Keith recently became the first patient in Western Australia to receive phage therapy in his home, reflecting a growing focus to provide high quality care in the home setting. Keith originally received his first round of two-week intravenous course of phage therapy in hospital back in 2024 to treat an aortic graft, which resulted in him being infection free for eight months. Phage Therapy uses bacteriophages (phages) that are viruses found naturally in the environment, that specifically target and kill multi-resistant bacteria. SCGH Infectious Diseases Physician Dr Penny Clohessy said Keith has now had his second round of phage therapy, which he received as an outpatient. “Keith was able to receive his intravenous infusions in both the SCGH Home Link clinic, as well as in his own home,” she said. “Our Infectious Disease and Home Lin...
  • Dr Nabil Siddique and patient Sam Mannix
    Young people encouraged to test for bowel cancer 19 November 2025 People born in the 90s are three times more likely to get bowel cancer than their parents. In 2025, colorectal cancer has become the deadliest cancer for Australians aged 25 to 44 years. Early-onset colorectal cancer is defined as a diagnosis before age 50. Sadly, Australia now has the world’s highest rates among in the under-50s, rising by up to 8% annually. Sam Mannix a healthy, beach loving act...
  • Nurse Abbie
    Abbie explains how career progression is a focus at SCGH 10 November 2025 With a range of nursing opportunities currently available at Sir Charles Gardiner (SCGH) and Osborne Park Hospitals (OPH), Abbie shares what she loves about working as a newly-qualified nurse for the organisation. After completing her final student placement at SCGH, Abbie was offered a position on the same ward as a newly qualified registered nurse at the beginning of 2024. "I have received conti...
  • Madi G62 Nurse (1)
    Meet registered nurse Madi 25 September 2025 With a range of nursing opportunities currently available at Sir Charles Gardiner (SCGH) and Osborne Park Hospitals (OPH), Madi shared what drew her back to SCGH after time spent as a nurse in the country. After completing her study, Madi completed her graduate program on Ward G62 at SCGH. "I completed the program in 2020 during the COVID pandemic and felt very supported during quiet a challenging...
  • 7164 Nurse social media tile 8 - Natasha FINAL
    Meet registered nurse Natasha 01 August 2025 With a range of nursing opportunities currently available at Sir Charles Gardiner (SCGH) and Osborne Park Hospitals (OPH), clinical nurse Natasha gave us an insight into what she loved most about her position at OPH. Natasha returned to North Metropolitan Health Service and Osborne Park Hospital last year after five years away. "I started off as a graduate in 2017 with Sir Charles Gairdner Hospita...

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  • Mia Ballard, Lorraine Johnson Preceptor Award winner
    Congratulations Mia Ballard, Lorraine Johnson Preceptor Award winner 22 May 2023 Congratulations to the winner of the 2023 Lorraine Johnson Preceptor Award, Mia Ballard. Mia was presented with her award by Executive Director of Nursing Annie Thompson, at a special celebration at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 9 May, 2023 as part of International Nurses Day celebrations. The Lorraine Johnson Preceptor award is given to the nurse who displays the attributes and skills considered invaluable in providing education and support to students and newly graduated nursing staff. The award is named after Lorraine Johnson who worked for many years as the Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator at SCGH and sadly passed away in September 2006. Lorraine had extensive teaching experience and was instrumental in providing ongoing support to students and graduated nursing staff. Lorraine's family members, Nigel and Fiona Johnson were special guests at the event and congratulated all fin...
  • Gordon MacDonald finishing his ride for thanks
    Ride of thanks by Perth grandfather for SCGH 28 March 2023 A former patient with stage four terminal brain cancer rode his bike from Bunbury to Perth over the weekend to raise funds and pay tribute to staff at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Despite Gordon MacDonald being diagnosed with stage four terminal brain cancer in January 2022 and given 12 to 14 months to live, he was determined to make this journey and raise funds via the Charlies Foundation. After 30 rounds of radiation, 10 rounds of chemotherapy and brain surgery Mac is still fighting strong wanted to pay thanks to the health professionals who saved him. “When I decided to try and raise funds for Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital it started out being all about money,” he said. “But now it’s about raising awareness of this terrible thing and about trying to say thank you and raise money for research.” Affectionally known as Mac, he is a former London Metropoli...
  • Donor recipients and competitors: Glenda, Esther and Marg
    Official Health Care Partner of World Transplant Games 21 March 2023 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) is proud to be appointed as the official Health Care Partner of the 2023 World Transplant Games. The World Transplant Games is a celebration of a second chance at life and aims to demonstrate the success of transplant surgery and raise awareness of organ and tissue donation. It also provides the chance to say thank you to donor families. Our Renal Medicine and Transplantation Department provides a tertiary level service for renal medicine in Perth's north metropolitan area, with outreach services reaching widely across the State. Our Liver Transplant Unit is the state referral and treatment centre for The Western Australian Liver Transplant Service. Glenda Rayment, Marg Martin and Esther Scott, who received liver transplants at SCGH, will be competing at the World Transplant Games. They recently visited our staff with the 'Gift of Life' baton, which i...
  • Doctors in training
    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 (...
  • Supercomputer Pawsey
    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...
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