Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey has finally admitted that he wants more money to fix the ailing Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, despite other ministers rejecting evidence it has fallen into disrepair.
Jessica Page
In a statement, the North Metropolitan Health Service did not say how it was able to verify the incidents without any reports or assessments of what occurred.
Charlton Hart
Another two cases of measles have been reported to health authorities as locally acquired cases gain pace.
Hannah Cross
Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey has refused to repeat Roger Cook’s claim that WA’s health system is ‘world-class’ while insisting legionella levels at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital are not unusual.
Leaking ‘radioactive waste’, human excrement in the intensive care unit, and costly damage to equipment are just some of the hazards threatening patient and staff safety at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Charlton Hart and Hannah Cross
Albany’s specialist care nursery for premature babies was deemed open for business on Friday, more than eight months after it reached practical completion.
Melissa Sheil
Two Perth researchers are leading the world in the fight to cure vascular disease after discovering a way to dissolve the plaque that clogs arteries.
Health authorities say the adult is currently recovering in hospital from the uncommon but life-threatening illness.
Several new exposure sites have been listed after a case of measles was confirmed in a returning Bali traveller, bringing the State total to 26.
A Geraldton man never expected to be airlifted to a Perth hospital to undergo life-saving surgery - but thanks to a 24/7 service, he is on the road to recovery.
Another survey of health workers has cast a poor light on conditions for employees across the South West, with almost 20 per cent saying they want to change jobs.
Warren Hately
Several new exposure sites have been listed including domestic and international flights to popular locations.
Claire Sadler
Roger Cook has refused to apologise over record ambulance ramping which is seven times worse than when he promised a decade ago that Labor would fix the problem.
The Albanese Government says it has had a win in the fight to tackle vaping amongst school students while also urging WA to step up its fight against illegal suppliers.
Almost a third of staff in WA’s public health system plan to leave their jobs in the next 12 months, an alarming workforce survey has revealed.
A Perth toddler has become the sixth person to die from influenza this year amid a horrific flu season gripping WA.
Having gonorrhoea during pregnancy almost doubles the risk of stillbirth, new research has found.
Children are often diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes once they become unwell but a first-of-its-kind clinic is working to change this by offering support to families with kids with early stages of the disease.
Public health advice has been lifted more than two weeks after a sewerage main burst contaminated the Upper Swan River with a torrent of wastewater.
Rates of vaping among young people have started to drop for the first time in signs tighter government regulation is turning the tide.
Crown Casino and Perth Airport are among the new exposure sites.
The WA Department of Health has sent an urgent reminder to medical staff to make sure they’re giving patients the right RSV immunisation after receiving reports of some being given the wrong type.
Labor has refused to put a firm date on when Perth’s far north can expect a dedicated hospital, saying planning was still underway.
Dylan Caporn
More Australians living with rarer types of cystic fibrosis will be able to access treatment for the first time when expanded rules to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme kick in next week.
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