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Meet the Cancer Network Forum presenters 07 May 2025 Key speakers are now confirmed for the free Cancer Network Forum on 22 May and interested parties are encouraged to register their attendance. The second annual forum, hosted by Cancer Network WA in collaboration with the WA Clinical Oncology Group at Cancer Council WA, will feature more than 30 expert presentations recognising the research, achievements and collective efforts of organisations contributing to care of patients throughout their cancer journey. Attendees will have a chance to network with peers and participate in their topics of interests during breakout sessions. All interested parties are encouraged to attend this educational event and hear about cancer care improvement initiatives in WA. Key details: Date: Thursday 22 May 2025 from 9am to 3pm (registrations from 8.30am) Venue: The University Club of Western Australia, Banquet Hall Theme: Cancer care across a lifespan Th...

Meet our SCGOPHCG WA Nursing and Midwifery Awards finalists 02 May 2025 In the lead up the 2025 Western Australia Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards on 10 May, we are shining a spotlight on our finalists from Osborne Park and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals. Meet Solomon Solomon, a finalist in the Graduate of the Year category, completed his nursing training at Osborne Park Hospital last year and is now at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Solomon said he was surpris...

Major milestones for SCGH ED redevelopment and ICU expansion 15 April 2025 There were big smiles and even bigger announcements at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) this week, with Western Australian Premier Roger Cook, Health Minister Hon Meredith Hammat, and Minister for Health Infrastructure Hon John Carey visiting our site to celebrate the next chapter in our hospital’s evolution. The trio were joined by Department of Health Director General Dr Shirley Bowen, SCGH...

Three generations at Osborne Park Hospital 08 April 2025 When Angelo Donatti commenced work as a gardener at the newly-opened Osborne Park Hospital in the 1960s, little did he know that more than 60 years later both his daughter and granddaughter would follow in his footsteps and join the Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group (SCGHOPHCG) team. Angelo’s granddaughter Amy Burgess joined Osborne Park Hospital four years ago as a Social Worke...

New RSV immunisation options 03 April 2025 For the first time, RSV immunisation is now available to Western Australians both during pregnancy, and for eligible babies and children born from 1 October 2023. RSV is a highly infectious respiratory virus that infects over half of all babies in their first year of life. Prior to 2024, around 1,000 WA babies were admitted to hospital with RSV each year. In 2024, the RSV infant immunisation progr...