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Enhancing diversity data in hospitals 14 May 2025 Earlier this year, the HSS Hospital Administrations team completed an initiative to enhance data collected within WA Health hospitals. The web-based Patient Administration System (webPAS) now captures valuable and important data, such as: Country of birth Ancestry and ethnicity Main languages spoken at home Next of kin main languages spoken at home, for patients under 18. The collaboration between HSS, Department of Health and Child and Adolescent Health Service addressed recommendations for quality improvement in data collection. Information gathered will help provide accessible health services, develop effective communication strategies and develop health promotion/disease prevention and control approaches targeted at community groups that are more at risk. This supports WA Health’s commitment to achieving equity in health outcomes and access to care with a foc... -
Our Annual Report picks up a Lonnie 02 April 2025 We are thrilled to announce that the HSS Annual Report 2023-24 won Bronze at the Institute of Public Administration Australia WA (IPAA WA) 40th annual W.S. Lonnie Awards on 28 March. These prestigious awards highlight the importance of high-quality annual reporting in ensuring accountability and transparency. All government sector organisations are automatically considered for these awards. The judges praised our report, stating, “This is a comprehensive report which is very people and relationship building-focussed. It features excellent coverage of corporate governance roles, and provides a clear vision as to where the organisation was heading. The report is easy to navigate and read, and demonstrates good use of links to relevant material, such as videos.” Coby Pearson, Communications Manager at HSS, acknowledged the significant team effort involved in creating the Annual ... -
Building an inclusive and diverse workforce 24 March 2025 HSS is proud to launch its firstYouth Action Plan (YAP) 2025-2028. This plan aims to increase participation of employees aged 24 and under while strengthening HSS’ commitment to an inclusive workplace.It focuses on attraction, engagement, inclusivity, and career development to create pathways for young talent to thrive within HSS. Young employees, who currently represent less than 3% of our workforce, bring fresh perspectives, technical agility, and the confidence to pioneer new ideas. Paired with the wealth of knowledge from our existing employees, they form the foundation of multigenerational teams that drive innovation, resilience, and growth. Developed through a consultative process, the YAP reflects insights gathered from youth focused group sessions, mixed age working group sessions and members of the Extended Leadership Team. This collaborative process ensured the plan captu... -
A SHOC-king achievement for HSS 24 March 2025 The State Health Operations Centre (SHOC) is fully operational thanks to the amazing effort from our SHOC Command Centre project team. From February 2024, it was all hands on deck to plan and implement technical requirements the new facility would require to host a unique group of agencies and stakeholders. The team included HSS specialist resources and vendor partners, who delivered a mammoth project on time and on budget. Stage 1: Command Centre Level 3 - completed 28 October 2024 Stage 2: Command Centre Level 10 - completed 21 January 2025 Innovative technologies and systems, including WA Health firsts Enhanced network and security:First site to implementCritical Health ICT Infrastructure Program (CHIIP)framework, leveraging cutting edge software to set up health for the future enabling automation, enhanced visibility to support troubleshooting, and enhan... -
Looking forward, looking back 18 December 2024 As 2024 comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished together this year and look ahead to the exciting opportunities that are before us. This year was marked by challenges and remarkable achievements from everyone at HSS, and we would like to acknowledge and thank our people for the part you played in helping us achieve our purpose - to support our customers to provide excellent health care to Western Australians. In 2024, HSS helped WA Health realise some impressive projects, including transferring the Peel Health Campus from private into the public health system and delivering the Patient Transport Coordination Hub, which was developed in partnership with Department of Health (DoH), as part of the WA Health Data Platform program. More recently, our ICT teams assisted with the establishment of the State Health Operations Centre (SHOC), a fit...
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07/10/2024