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  • EMHS has opened Western Australia’s first gender diversity service (GDS) for transitioning adults 14 August 2023 EMHS has opened Western Australia’s first gender diversity service (GDS) for transitioning adults. The multi-disciplinary service provides initial assessment and/or hormone therapy for individuals over the age of 18 years only. The service provides much needed help to an extremely vulnerable patient group. The GDS is staffed by a sexual health physician, endocrinologist, clinical psychologist, speech therapist, clinical nurse consultant and clerk. A psychiatrist has been recruited to the service and will join the team shortly. Although RPH had previously seen transitioning patients through its Sexual Health Clinic, the GDS was now providing a dedicated and formalised service that would be open to transitioning patients throughout Western Australia. The EMHS new service does not offer surgical procedures because gender reassignment surgery is not available in the public health syste...
  • Aboriginal Health Community Advisory Groups in 2020
    Expression of Interest - Aboriginal Health Community Advisory Groups 19 May 2023 EMHS is calling for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the community to join the Aboriginal Health Community Advisory Groups (CAG).
  • Photograph of Professor John Papadimitriou who worked on the microscope and was visiting the TEM exhibit.
    Museum celebrates RPH role in HIV research race 17 April 2023 A very special exhibit has opened at the Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) Museum – one that encapsulates the primary role played by the hospital in the discovery of HIV in human tissue. As part of the Boorloo Heritage Festival which ran over the weekend of April 15th, the RPH Museum showcased the transmission electron microscope (TEM), which remains in its original position since it was first commission...
  • Claire, pictured here presenting her study findings, has been a driving force for the EMHS Obesity Prevention Strategy, launched in October 2020.
    Nutritionist puts kids’ menus under the spotlight 21 November 2022 East Metropolitan Health Service Principal Public Health Nutritionist - Community and Population Health, Dr Claire Pulker has played a key role in an Australian-first study focused on evaluating the nutritional content of kids’ menus at Perth restaurants and cafés.
  • Carol and Irene are all smiles at the award ceremony.
    Australian Physiotherapy Association recognises two of our own physiotherapists 18 November 2022 Two of our amazing RPBG Physiotherapy staff were recognised at the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) WA Branch annual awards this month. Physiotherapy Head of Department Carol Watson was celebrated for her outstanding contributions to the profession while Senior Physiotherapist Irena Nurkic was acknowledged for her outstanding contribution to Physiotherapy Education. Both Carol and Iren...

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  • AKG Executive, Lions Club members and Paediatric department staff pose for a photo at the official donation ceremony
    Baby bonus thanks to Lions Club 18 November 2022 The Armadale Kalamunda Group (AKG) recently accepted another generous donation from the Armadale Kelmscott Lions Club, and this week, held a small event to thank the club for its continued support. The club’s latest donation is of two infant manikins and an anatomically correct manikin of a 25-week-old premature baby called ‘Premature Annie’ to the Armadale Hospital Paediatric Department. Hospital staff and AKG Executive came together yesterday to formally accept and inspect the new manikins while discussing the importance of high-quality simulation training with Lions Club members. A/Executive Director Neil Cowan warmly welcomed the Lions Club Armadale Kelmscott visitors, including Club Secretary Sue McFarlane, former Club President Murray Witham and club member Davina Watson. “It’s an absolute pleasure to have you here, to acknowledge and thank you off...
  • Picture of part of the new Therapy garden, with bright and colourful artwork, chairs and gazebo.
    New therapy garden to nourish recovery and healing 28 October 2022 Inpatients at the East Metropolitan Youth Unit (EMyU) can now enjoy a beautiful new therapy garden that will play a key role in supporting their mental health recovery journey. Opened earlier this week by East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) Chief Executive Liz MacLeod, the once unused courtyard now looks completely transformed, awash with bright colours, meaningful artwork, flowers and veggie patches. Addressing a group of stakeholders and EMHS staff, Liz said the youth unit, with its structure and routine, could be unlike anything young consumers would have ever experienced before. “From their perspective, staying here could feel unsettling and overwhelming, being a sea change from their everyday lives,” Liz said. “The Therapy Garden aims to help ease the young consumer’s experience during an inpatient admission, by providing a safe, welcoming space to pa...
  • Photo of Manoh at BHS
    From numbers to nursing, mental health NUM thrives in rewarding career 09 October 2022 Bentley Health Service (BHS) mental health nurse Manoh Dumbuya had almost completed a degree in accounting when he arrived in Australia in 2006 from the West African country of Sierra Leone.
  • Photograph of Gerald Watts holding 2 microphones
    Congratulations to Professor Gerald Watts 19 August 2022 Professor Gerald Watts has won Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand's prestigious research award the R T Hall Prize.
  • EMHS moving to blue alert 12 August 2022 As announced by the WA Health Minister, due to the continuing decline in COVID-19 cases in the community, East Metropolitan Health Service is moving from a red to a blue alert status from Monday, 15 August 2022.
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Last Updated: 16/08/2023
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