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Vibrant, colourful van attracts positive feedback 02 March 2021 Students from Clontarf Aboriginal College (external site) have painted a dental van as part of a collaborative with Dental Health Services (DHS). The colourful and vibrant van, which is used to deliver mobile dental services, is attracting very positive feedback. Clontarf’s lead on this project, Peter Fatupaito, said the Year 7-12 students were asked to create an individual piece of art of their choice, which was later shared with the DHS team who selected the designs they liked. “One key feature was a snake with colours representing the Noongar six seasons,” he said. “There was also a turtle, which is a favourite animal for the artist, a black swan to represent Perth, but with Aboriginal patterns inside linking it back to the first nations people, and a willie wagtail, which is a commonly seen bird by many of the students.” “To demonstrate acceptance... -
Resources to help manage anxiety about the COVID-19 vaccine 26 February 2021 The COVID-19 vaccine rollout will start in Australia next week. Whilst many people will be happy with this development, some people will be feeling anxious about getting the vaccine. Needle phobias are common, and are estimated to affect around 10% of the population. To support people with needle phobia, and the health professionals treating them, the Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) (external site)has developed some information sheets explaining needle phobia (PDF) and how to manage it (PDF). Some people may also feel anxious about the COVID-19 vaccine due to more general concerns about vaccines. It is important to base health decisions on credible information. There are many sources of information about vaccines and it can be hard to make sense of conflicting information. To assist with this, CCI created an information sheet with some tips (PDF) to help evaluate the credibility ... -
SCGH Cardiothoracic Surgeon's ground-breaking technique 12 February 2021 Dr Kaushalendra Singh Rathore, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital has mastered the Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (MIDCABG) technique. Multi-vessel Coronary artery bypass is the most common cardiac surgery. Dr Rathore performs all his cases Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCABG), where the patient’s heart does not need to be stopped. This practice is good for the patient as recovery is fast and outcomes are equivalent to on pump surgery. While most of the OPCABG is done through the front (sternotomy), while utilising the MIDCABG procedure Dr Rathore only needs to make a small incision on the left side of the chest meaning the incision is more cosmetic, less invasive, and surgery is done while the patient’s heart is beating with the help of vacuum suction stabiliser. The largest benefit of the MIDCABG techni... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 09 February 2021 Congratulations to Kim Jordaan, Coding Clerical Assistant in the Clinical Coding team within Business Information & Performance, who is the first NMHS Corporate Employee of the Quarter for 2021. Kim has worked as the sole clerical support for Coding since September 2020, although the department requires 2.0 FTE clerks. After the retirement of a colleague Kim has gone above and beyond to support the department approaching this time as a challenge and working diligently, without a word of complaint or negativity. Kim consistently performs above expectations using initiative, lateral thinking and a 'can-do' attitude. Kim is reliable, hardworking and committed and will always offer her help in unexpected circumstances or to tie up those loose ends without prompt and puts her department's business needs as priority. Kim's nominator describes how Kim goes above and beyond her daily duties;... -
Smoke-free initiative leads to major reduction in smoking at North Metro mental health sites 29 January 2021 North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) mental health services have been commended by the nation’s health watch dog for successfully implementing a smoke-free initiative that has led to a reduction in evidence of smoking at Graylands and Selby Lodge of 60 per cent or more. The ‘Smoke Free Mental Health Project’ was “highly commended” by the Australian Council of Health Care Standards (ACHS) at their Quality Improvement Awards late last year. MHPHDS Director of Public Health, Jo Fagan, said people with mental illness have rates of smoking two or three times higher than that of the general population and as a result are more likely to experience ill health and death from smoking related illness. “We recognise that everyone should be offered the opportunity to quit smoking and research demonstrates that many people with a mental illness want to reduce o...
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18/10/2023