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  • Dr George Eskander, Charles O'Hanlon and junior doctors
    Junior Doctor Manifesto leading the way at the North Metropolitan Health Service 22 May 2023 North Metropolitan Health Service was recently awarded a prestigious innovation award at the national Health Roundtable showcase in Melbourne, for its innovative approach to the recruitment and retention of junior doctors. North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) Area Director Clinical Services Dr George Eskander said he was delighted the organisation had received recognition for the innovative Junior Doctor Manifesto (JDM), which placed focus on more flexible work arrangements that has led to the remarkable uptake of junior doctor roles. "It really was a team effort and I thank everyone involved who helped to create the JDM, especially as it pushed traditional rostering boundaries and challenged the health workforce to embrace a more flexible work life balance," he said. The JDM led to the creation of 33 part time positions, with a real focus on flexibility, resulting in vacancy rates d...
  • 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 consider...
  • 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. Afte...
  • 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 ...
  • Nominate for the Rotary Nurse of the Year Awards
    Rotary Nurse of the Year Awards 14 March 2023 Nominations are now open for the 2023 Rotary Nurse of the Year Awards for both Osborne Park Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Nominate an outstanding nurse to be recognised in one of three categories, including graduate nursing, clinical practice and excellence in leadership. An overall winner will be selected for each site. Thank you to our Rotary sponsors, Karrinyup Rotary and Nedlands...

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  • Swallowing awareness day
    Swallowing Awareness Day - 16th March 16 March 2022 What’s this thing called dysphagia? Dysphagia (dis-fay-juh) means difficulty swallowing. Swallowing is essential for life – ensuring we maintain adequate hydration and nutrition. On average, people swallow 700 times a day. People with dysphagia can be at risk of weight loss, malnutrition, dehydration, choking and/or developing aspiration pneumonia from food/fluid/saliva entering into the lungs. Speech Pathologists can assist with managing dysphagia. A Speech Pathologist will conduct an assessment of swallow function and provide advice for managing any difficulties. You can see some of these strategies in this handy infographic (PDF). Swallowing awareness day is on Wednesday 16th March 2022 and aims to bring attention to swallowing disorders and the people who live with dysphagia every day. In Australia, 15-30% of people over 65 years have some form of swallowing difficulty. D...
  • SCGH Social Work Manager Rhona Haining
    Celebrating our dedicated staff! 15 March 2022 Congratulations to SCGH Employee of the Month, Social Work Manager - Rhona Haining. Rhona was nominated for the award by her Head of Department, Mary Joyce, with a glowing review of her willingness to take on the role of the SCGOPHCG NDIS coordinator while continuing her 'day job' of managing a team of social workers on the general medicine wards. Rhona works across SCGH and OPH, providing education to medical, nursing and allied health staff and monitoring the progress of each patient on the NDIS pathway. Mary said Rhona's work supports the NMHS strategic priorities, particularly her people-centred care approach and connecting with our care providers in the community. “I commend Rhona for the high-quality service she provides to our NDIS patients, which is delivered with good humour and total commitment.” Mary said. Director of Allied Health Kim Brookes also recognised Rhon...
  • ICU nurse Laura Hynes
    ICU nurse Laura Hynes publishes research 10 March 2022 SCGH ICU Registered Nurse Laura Hynes has had her research work shared in the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing. The article, 'Intensive care nurses’ perceptions on barriers impeding the provision of end of life care in the intensive care setting: a quantitative analysis', was recently published as a joint research piece. The objective was to investigate the specific barriers and contextual characteristics that nurses experience within the Intensive Care Unit environment. Laura, who was the University of Notre Dame's 2019 Alumna of the Year, interviewed Perth ICU nurses with results highlighting some of the key obstacles nurses faced when trying to offer End Of Life Care (EOLC). This included having family and friends who continually call the nurse for updates rather than the designated contact person, families not accepting poor patient prognosis, and physicians differing in ...
  • Behind the scenes on the COVID ward
    Behind the scenes at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's specialised COVID ward 03 March 2022 If you haven't yet seen the great Channel 9 Perth story on Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's Emergency Department (ED) and Covid Ward (G71), take a look at the below clip. Journalist Natalia Cooper was shown around ED and G71 after first doing a FIT test with her cameraman, getting a real feel not just for the preparedness of SCGH, but for how staff feel kitted up in PPE all day, every day! Professor Fraser Brims, Professor Respiratory Medicine, and Dr Lindsay Showers, Consultant ED, explained various processes and cutting edge equipment to Natalia, while ED Clinical Nurse Specialist Meggs Griffin coordinated the hands-on expertise of our nurse cast! We are proud of our staff and happy for a positive story to be out there. See the full news story (external site).
  • Podiatry Team
    SCGH High Risk Foot Service (HRFS) achieves accreditation as a Centre of Excellence 26 February 2022 The SCGH High Risk Foot Service (HRFS) is a multidisciplinary service which meets the needs of patients with complex diabetes related foot complications. It brings together the specialties of Vascular, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Podiatry and Nursing (including Silver Chain Liaison Nurse) and provides care to patients with limb threatening diabetic foot ulcers and infections, and other complex foot disorders such as Charcot neuroarthropathy. Established in May 2019, the service offers an outpatient multidisciplinary clinic (the MDFU) located in the SCGH Podiatry department, and an inpatient diabetic foot unit (SCGH), and has links to the amputee rehabilitation service (OPH) and Hospital in the Home (Homelink) Service which provides care to patients in their own homes. After three years of operation, the SCGH High Risk Foot Service now helps around 60 outpatients each month and pe...
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