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  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Community Advisory Council
    Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital - Community Advisory Council 01 March 2023 The Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group is looking to recruit consumers and carers for its Community Advisory Council. This Community Advisory Council is a formal partnership between consumers and carers, the North Metropolitan Health Service and Executive Committee, that embeds the voice and perspectives of consumers, carers and families in decisions that impact their experience. ...
  • WA Nursing & Midwifery Excellence Awards
    WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards 17 January 2023 Nominations are currently open for the 2023 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards (WANMEA). This provides all of us with an opportunity to nominate our amazing nurses and midwives from across the North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) and recognise their immense contribution to our health service. If you know a nurse or midwife who exhibits excellence then please take this opportunity to no...
  • 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 o...

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  • Professors Carroll and Newman
    Congratulations - Australian of the Year Nominees 07 November 2020 Congratulations to two of our well-respected and deserving staff who have been announced as Western Australian Nominees for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards. Professor William Carroll is a leading national and global neurologist leading Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s (SCGH) Neurology department, former president of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists and current president of the World Federation of Neurology. For more than 30 years, Professor Carroll has been influential in multiple sclerosis (MS) research and treatment. Clinical Professor Mark Newman is an exceptionally skilled and compassionate cardiothoracic surgeon leading the Cardiothoracic Surgery department at SCGH and oversaw the development of a second cardiothoracic unit at the hospital – from managing upgrades in infrastructure to securing trainee positions. Mark changed the face of pa...
  • Dr Natasha Stoinis
    Celebrating our dedicated staff! 26 October 2020 Our SCGH Employee of the Month Award winner for August is Dr Natasha Stoinis, Registrar, Department of General Medicine - Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), SCGH. Natasha was nominated for this award by Dr Hung Do Nguyen, Consultant Physician and Acting Clinical Lead in the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), who said Natasha is a valued team member who has taken on a senior role in a time of need and excelled beyond expectation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, which has required rapid change and flexibility, Natasha has been able to adapt quickly and lead by example. An active contributor in the leadership group, Natasha worked with fellow leaders to develop and implement processes within the MAU which allowed staff to adapt to the demands of COVID-19. Natasha works very closely with the nursing shift coordinator and Clinical Nurse Specialist on a daily basis to ensure patient flow is prioritise...
  • Changes to patient visiting times during COVID-19
    Changes to patient visiting times during COVID-19 12 October 2020 New visiting arrangements during COVID-19 To help us keep everyone safe visiting times are restricted to 8am to 8pm with a rest period (no visitors) between 1pm to 3pm. We must always adhere to physical distancing requirements. Please check with your ward team about how the restrictions apply to you. Please do not visit if you have: a fever or a cold or a flu-like illness, including symptoms such as sore throat, cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing travelled outside Australia and are therefore required to self-isolate for 14 days after date of return to Australia; and/or been in contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus and are therefore required to self-isolate for 14 days When visiting please: Wash hands often with soap and water, or hand sanitiser. Keep a safe distance between yourself and others and refrain from physical contact. ...
  • Janine Gilmour
    Celebrating our dedicated staff! 07 September 2020 Our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for July is Janine Gilmour, Senior Social Worker Oncology, SCGH. Janine was nominated for this award by Kirsten Stewart, Clinical Nurse Specialist who said Janine is consistently dedicated to providing the best supportive care to cancer patients and her work ethic is exemplary. Janine ensures the comfort, safety and provision of essentials that all patients deserve and is a very caring, kind and empathetic person who is attuned to the patients’ needs and how best to assist them without being intrusive. Her nomination stated that Janine has a ‘can do’ attitude and will research all options to ensure she is offering the patient the best possible outcomes for their difficult and challenging circumstances. She has come up with solutions, at the last hour and when patients might have been left homeless, she has miraculously fo...
  • Physiotherapist Cameron Mead assessing a patient with the specialised goggles
    IF success - expanding the vestibular physiotherapy ENT model 18 August 2020 Physiotherapy assessment and management can greatly assist people with vestibular issues which includes symptoms of dizziness, vertigo, unsteadiness and falls. Vestibular issues can have a large impact a person’s ability to participate in their activities of daily living, quality of life and their ability to be an active member of the community. Quite often patients of the older demographic will be unwilling to leave the house because of the symptoms or the fear associated with it. Cameron Mead, Senior Physiotherapist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH), applied for Round One of the NMHS Innovative Future (IF) Program as he had the idea to utilise his skills and experience to expand the vestibular physiotherapy/Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) model at SCGH to enhance patient access to this service, provide earlier intervention and address the problem of the significantly large ENT o...
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Last Updated: 12/04/2021
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