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Celebrating Kerry's 60-year career 19 July 2024 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) farewelled Kerry Mordaunt last week, a true nursing pioneer in Western Australia, who devoted 60 years of service to the community, the majority of that time at SCGH. Kerry, who may also be the longest-standing registered nurse in WA, completed her last shift in the SCGH Respiratory Medicine Department on 9 July after spending the past 17 years in the Department. Kerry commenced her nursing training at SCGH in 1964 and has worked in a variety of roles at the hospital. On the completion of her training Kerry moved to New South Wales where she worked as a theatre nurse for seven years before returning to SCGH in 1974 as a Relieving Charge Nurse before moving into the Coordinator of Nursing Management role in 1987. Highlights included opening the first oncology unit in the state, commissioning the opening of SCGH’s G Block Theatres and being part o... -
Electronic prescribing implementation 12 June 2024 The North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) is in the process of implementing electronic prescriptions (external site)in the Outpatient Clinics at Sir Charles Gairdner (SCGH) and Osborne Park Hospitals (OPH). This project will align the SCGOPH care group with the other health service providers in Western Australia, providing patients with access to electronic prescriptions across the state. Instead of receiving a paper prescription, patients can instead opt to receive their prescription via SMS or email. This can then be filled at their local pharmacy. Please note, SCGH and OPH onsite Outpatient Pharmacies are currently unable to receive electronic prescriptions and must still be provided with normal paper prescriptions at present. Patients can also speak to their local community pharmacist about registering for an Active Script List (ASL) which allows their scripts to be stored in a ce... -
Shining a spotlight on the Consumer Advisory Council 13 May 2024 As part of Patient Experience Week, we’re highlighting the important role that our Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) Consumer Advisory Council (CAC) play in shaping the patient experience. CAC act as a link between consumers and hospital staff. They apply a consumer’s lens and voice to decision-making to help support the development of policies and strategies. CAC Deputy Chair Elizabeth Mills said the CAC helps to support the patient experience. "Whether good or bad, the patient experience is very important as it helps the hospital to enhance the services it provides,” Elizabeth said. Elizabeth’s road to the CAC began through personal experience at SCGH and she felt passionate about having her voice heard. After being an inpatient at SCGH with a broken foot and having difficulties getting to a bathroom, Elizabeth decided joining the CAC was a pathway for her to... -
Congratulations to our nursing award winners 13 May 2024 We are proud to announce Fiona Irwin and Leo Wu as our 2024 Rotary Nurse of the Year award winners for Sir Charles Gairdner (SCGH) and Osborne Park Hospitals (OPH). Congratulations also to OPH clinical nursing facilitator Miriam Sprange on winning the Lorraine Johnson Preceptor Award this week. The annual events were held this week as part of our International Nurses Day celebrations. The Rotary Nurse of the Year awards recognise nurses who have demonstrated innovation and excellence in health care by advancing the profession, building partnerships and making a difference in their area of practice. Nominations were accepted from both the public and staff across three categories: graduate nursing, clinical practice and excellence in leadership with the overall winner selected from the category winners. Fiona was nominated for her willingness to help other staff and dedication to providing... -
Patient Experience Week Feedback 02 May 2024 For Patient Experience Week from 29 April to 3 May, Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group are highlighting feedback from patients and their loved ones to show how it is the little things that can make all the difference. Patient Experience Week is an opportunity to celebrate the people who have positive impact on the patient experience. A family member of a patient recently shared a heartfelt message to all the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital staff who recently provided care for their father. Thank you for the fantastic care for my dad My dad liked things done his way, he liked to make people laugh, he loved being a father and adored his grandkids. We all knew dad was very unwell, we’d watched him struggle with his health for months. One day his health rapidly deteriorated and he was taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s Emergency Department by ambulance. I...
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12/04/2021