Every single staff member at Western Health – either directly or indirectly, whether clinical staff, non-clinical staff or volunteer - makes a contribution every day to supporting the provision of Best Care and the best experience for our patients. Compliments are real examples of our staff providing Best Care. Through our 'compliment of the week' we acknowledge staff who successfully translate our Vision of delivering Best Care into day-to-day behaviours.
Read MoreWestern Health’s approach to VTE Risk Assessment was showcased at the Health Round Table Innovations session on June 16, 2020. Focusing on Medication Safety, the session aimed to bring together a multi-disciplinary group of health professionals to identify 'best practice' for safe and effective medicines use in Australasian hospitals.
Read MoreEvery single staff member at Western Health – either directly or indirectly, whether clinical staff, non-clinical staff or volunteer - makes a contribution every day to supporting the provision of Best Care and the best experience for our patients. Compliments are real examples of our staff providing Best Care. Through our 'compliment of the week' we acknowledge staff who successfully translate our Vision of delivering Best Care into day-to-day behaviours.
Read MoreEvery single staff member at Western Health – either directly or indirectly, whether clinical staff, non-clinical staff or volunteer - makes a contribution every day to supporting the provision of Best Care and the best experience for our patients. Compliments are real examples of our staff providing Best Care. Through our 'compliment of the week' we acknowledge staff who successfully translate our Vision of delivering Best Care into day-to-day behaviours.
Read MoreWestern Health participated in an organisation wide Accreditation against the eight National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards from March 2nd – March 6th, 2020. Western Health received the final Accreditation report from ACHS in May 2020. The report highlights the achievements of Western Health with all nine assessors conveying their positive feedback in relation to our services, advising we have met all of the requirements for continued Accreditation, with no formal recommendations made.
Read MoreWestern Health is exploring innovative approaches to manage challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Western Health has partnered with a technology start-up, WeGuide, to develop and pilot an easy to use platform for staff to report and monitor their COVID-19 symptoms.
Read MoreWell done to all wards/areas for the very informative and visually appealing KHWD boards that are displayed across the organisation. Surveyor feedback on the KHWD boards during Accreditation was very positive. As we approach the end of March 2020, now is the time to commence plans for updating your KHWD boards.
Read MoreAfter many months of hard work, on Friday afternoon our staff and volunteers were provided with the opportunity to hear from the surveyors who were responsible for assessing Western Health for accreditation against the eight NSQHS Standards.
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Read MoreA summary of the WoW audit results are now available!
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Read MoreCongratulations – we have successfully implemented the re-designed ‘Knowing How We’re Doing’ (KHWD) boards across all of our Western Health services!
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