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Celebrating our dedicated staff! 06 January 2020 Congratulations Zofia Hugo, Acting Nurse Manager for Wards G52 and G66, who is our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for November. Zofia has a focus and vision on how she would like G52 – the Neurosurgery ward – to function, and has a genuine desire to make a difference for all staff and the patients in their care. Every day she shows she is committed to providing ongoing excellence in service for the benefit of our patients. Zofia’s colleagues say she embodies the qualities of an inspirational, dedicated and genuinely enthusiastic leader. She is compassionate and respectful to all staff, and there are always positive stories being shared about Zofia – such as Zofia making biscuits for the graduate nurses' morning tea for their study day! Staff know they can approach Zofia with any issue and she listens, and they know when they go the extra mile, she is...
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Stroke treatment pioneer awarded for Excellence in Stroke Care Delivery 06 December 2019 Clinical Associate Professor William McAuliffe, Interventional Neuroradiologist and Deputy Head of Department of the Neurological Intervention and Imaging Service of WA (NIISwa), has been instrumental in developing the state-wide stroke mechanical thrombectomy service in Western Australia and was awarded for his pioneering work at the Stroke Symposium in October this year. Mechanical thrombectomy is the endovascular removal of a clot that is blocking an artery in the brain causing a stroke. NIISwa provides a 24/7 state-wide mechanical thrombectomy service for Western Australia and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) is the 24/7 hub for this procedure. The procedure is time-critical and relies on all teams working together to expedite the patient journey in order to get the best outcome. It requires a highly co-ordinated work-flow that begins with St John Ambulance and the Royal Flying D...
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Celebrating our dedicated staff! 21 November 2019 Congratulations Matthew Kingsley SCGH Supply Officer who is our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for October. Matthew was described as embodying the values and behaviours the staff recognition program is all about. He was nominated for this award by Kymberley Rogers SCGH Nurse Manager and also whole-heartedly supported by both the Clinical Nurse Manager/Nurse Manager Group. Matthew’s colleagues say he is committed to providing ongoing excellence in service for the benefit of patients. Matthew is always professional and meets all requests with a smile. Matthew has unrivalled knowledge of the hospital-wide inventory and shares his knowledge with the CNM/NM group while demonstrating alignment with our values. His shows great leadership, particularly during times where there are staffing deficits and urgent supply requests. Matthew will personally deliver supplies to the de...
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Churchill sends Garcia-Vega to Italy! …and UK, US and Canada! 01 November 2019 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Senior Neurological Physiotherapist Mena Garcia-Vega is among 115 visionary Australians who will travel the world in 2020, as recipients of the prestigious Churchill Fellowship Award. Mena, who is one of only 14 Western Australians to receive a Churchill Fellowship this year, was chosen for her proposal to study how some of the world’s best interdisciplinary rehabilitation units meet the needs of patients with incurable brain tumours. She will work with and learn from outstanding international thought leaders to gain and exchange knowledge and experience for the advancement of rehabilitation for neuro-oncology patients. “I am very passionate about this area because over the last 10 years as the senior physiotherapist on the neurosurgical ward at SCGH I have always felt that we could do better in terms of improving quality of life for these patien...
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Not all urgencies are emergencies 28 October 2019 Not all urgencies are emergencies A large network of GP practices within the Perth metropolitan area provide GP urgent care services to patients so they receive the most appropriate care without the need to attend an emergency department. Minor injuries and illness that can be treated at a GP urgent care clinic include: musculoskeletal and orthopaedic injuries gastrointestinal illnesses illnesses of the eye, ear, nose and throat stings, bites, rashes and wound infections abrasions and minor lacerations.
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12/04/2021