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New HITH Centre to support rapid multidisciplinary assessment 02 December 2025 The Hospital in the Home (HITH) Centre at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital was opened on Monday 1 December to allow rapid multidisciplinary assessment and follow upofpatients referred to, admitted or discharged from the program. The opening of the centre reflects a growing shift in healthcare away from the hospital setting to providing safe, personalised treatment by clinicians in the home environment North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) Chief Executive Robert Toms said at the opening that the Centre represented the expansion of the program and taking healthcare in a new direction “This modern approach reflects a growing shift in healthcare in which safe, personalised treatment can be delivered in the comfort of home,” he said. HITH patient Kathleen Wear has praised the service and said she felt comfortable in the knowledge that the nurse was on call 24 hours if needed and t...

NMHS celebrates Pride 01 December 2025 Team NMHS was all sparkles, top hats and bow ties at this year’s Pride Parade on Saturday, 29 November. Our people proudly danced to This is Me by the Greatest Showman Cast behind a car decorated with a large rainbow hat and bow tie. NMHS Chief Executive Robert Toms said it was a fantastic night and a big thank you to NMHS Pride Network members who helped coordinate the event, especially Co-Chairs...

Celebrating success at the WA Health Excellence Awards 26 November 2025 It is the WA Health night of nights and there were celebrations aplenty as North Metropolitan Health Service took home five WA Health Excellence Awards at the annual event last night. It was an incredible result, with North Metropolitan Health Service heavily represented in many of the categories. Congratulations to our winners in the following categories: Excellence in Mental Health:Youth Hospita...

16 Days in WA – Stopping Family and Domestic Violence 25 November 2025 To mark the beginning of 16 Days in WA, we held our 16 Days in WA Symposium, which included the launch of our Action Plan as part of the second phase of our Family and Domestic Violence Framework (FDV). A first of its kind in WA, the framework is dedicated to Jessica Bairnsfather-Scott, a North Metropolitan Health Service employee who tragically lost her life as a victim of Family and Domestic Vio...

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...