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Rainbow Standards Tick Achievement – RPBG: WA Health Excellence Award Finalist 07 November 2019 Recently, the Royal Perth Bentley Group inpatient mental health services were named as a finalist in the 2019 WA Health Excellence Awards for their Rainbow Tick Accreditation achievement – recognising their commitment to delivering safe, inclusive recovery-focussed services that are welcoming and supportive of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) consumers and staff. LGBTI consumers often experience stigma and discrimination which impact health outcomes due to a fear or reluctance to seek help. Significantly, LGBTI people have poorer mental health and higher rates of suicide than other Australians (source Beyond Blue). Aiming to improve patient outcomes and experiences, a group of committed professionals from Royal Perth Bentley Group (RPBG), supported by Lived Experience representatives (consumer advisory group) from the LGBTI community began working throu... -
RAPID (RPH, Addition, Psychiatry, Intervention, Discharge): a WA Health Excellence Award Finalist 07 November 2019 The Royal Perth Hospital Addiction, Psychiatry, Intervention, Discharge (RAPID) Team was designed to assist patients seeking specialised Alcohol and other Drug (AOD) treatment. RAPID was borne out of the redesign of the Royal Perth Hospital emergency department (RPH ED) and is the first team of its kind to combine Mental Health and AOD specialist clinicians in one team. The team offers a single point of contact (24/7) to RPH wards and units seeking referral to and specialist advice mental health and AOD. RAPID team works alongside Homeless Health Care, RUAH Choices and RPH Aboriginal Health Liaison officers to meet the needs of an often marginalised and vulnerable cohort of patients to ensure they receive the appropriate support and care in hospital and from community health providers. The RAPID Team provides psychiatric and AOD services to RPH medical, surgical and emergency department ... -
Providing HIV Management for People in Rural and Remote Areas: a WA Health Excellence Award Finalist 07 November 2019 Everything we do at EMHS is done so with our community in mind, including delivering health care services that are responsive to the needs of some of the most isolated individuals in WA. The RPH Rural and Remote HIV Service was recently recognised as a finalist in the 2019 WA Health Excellence Awards for overcoming unique challenges to accessing healthcare in some rural and remote communities. This program delivers a service that is equivalent to healthcare received in metropolitan Perth, and to internationally recognised standards. The RPH Rural and Remote service commenced in 1998 following an increase in patients diagnosed with HIV in rural areas. A clinical nurse specialist is responsible for facilitating the provision of care through a combination of visiting specialist clinics, local physicians, and the increasing use of Telehealth and Videocall appointments. Supply and delivery of... -
New Virtual Multidisciplinary Foot Ulcer Clinic supports rural and remote health care delivery 01 November 2019 A new inter-agency healthcare initiative is helping to deliver best practice diabetes related foot care to rural and remote communities in WA. Healthcare teams from Boab Health Services, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services (KAMS) and Royal Perth Hospital recently undertook training on a new 3D measurement, imaging and documentation system is being rolled out across the Kimberley region to support multidisciplinary healthcare for monitoring and treating diabetic foot wounds. Funding from Diabetes WA allowed Boab Health Service and KAMS to purchase this significant technology that will support multidisciplinary healthcare for diabetic foot wounds. Thanks to the ongoing multi-agency collaboration patients living in regional and remote communities can now access best practice care closer to home. This innovative technology means that specialists and primary health service providers from ac... -
Prison Hepatitis C Videocall Treatment Program: a 2019 WA Heath Excellence Awards Finalist 01 November 2019 Everything we do at EMHS is done so with our community in mind, including delivering services that are helping to improve health outcomes for some of the most isolated individuals in our community. The RPH Liver Service was recently recognised as a finalist in the 2019 WA Health Excellence Awards for developing the innovative Prison Hepatitis C Videocall Treatment Program – the only one of its kind in Australia. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects approximately 230,000 people throughout Australia.It is treatable but disproportionately prevalent in prisons. HCV is a common cause of end-stage liver failure and liver cancer and is a leading sign for liver transplantation. Prisoners with HCV still require hospital treatment which involves waiting lists and high costs in transportation. The RPH Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, in consultation with RPH Outpatient and Telehealth...
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21/05/2025