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Recognising our dedicated staff at the North Metropolitan Health Service 2026 Long Service Awards 06 November 2026 Our 2026 Long Service Awards were recently held to recognise our staff who have worked across North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) for 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years. This year 414 people were recognised for Long Service Awards, including senior clinical physicist Enid and building and maintenance painter Raymond who have both worked at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) for more than 50-years. Highly-respected both nationally and internationally, Enid was part of the biophysics team that developed computerised testing systems that were fundamental to SCGH utilising emerging computer technology and medical equipment. She is also responsible for introducing visual electrophysiology across the state after studying at Rotterdam Eye Hospital after receiving a Rotary Foundation Scholarship early in her career. Raymond commenced at SCGH as an apprentice painter and has helped maintain and p...

Moving to virtual assessment of executive function in occupational therapy 04 November 2026 Occupational Therapy Coordinator and researcher Toni Heinemann is currently undertaking a research project that will explore the Oxford Digital Multiple Errands Test (OxMET), and its reliability for executive function screening in an Australian hospital setting. Executive function is a cognitive skill that is the brain’s management system, helping us to organise, make decisions, solve problems a...

SCGH Annabelle Ridley nominated for Health Heroes Award 03 November 2026 In the lead up to the 2026 WA Health Excellence Award we are highlighting some of our finalists, including Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Annabel Ridley, who is finalist in the Health Heroes Award. Annabel was nominated by family member of a patient for the profound difference she made during their mother's palliative care journey. The family member stated that An...

2026 GEM Award winners announced 30 October 2026 Congratulations to the winners of our North Metropolitan Health Service Go the Extra Mile (GEM) awards, which were held last night to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our people. Part of our staff recognition program, the GEM Awards are a wonderful way to acknowledge and celebrate the individual and collective achievements of our people and teams. At the event, North Metropolitan Health...

Helping critically ill patients get the nutrition they need 23 October 2026 Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group Senior Critical Care Dietitian Bianca Mammana has recently undertaken a research project to help critically unwell patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) get the nutrition they need. The project has led the implementation of indirect calorimetry devices being used in the ICU to tailor nutrition to individual needs, minimise energy deficits or ...