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National Week of Deaf People: Meet HSS’s Paul Crawford 29 September 2023 Occurring each September, the National Week of Deaf People (NWDP) is an opportunity for deaf people to celebrate their communities, language, culture, and history. It’s also an opportunity for organisations and individuals to ally with the Deaf community and learn how to better support them. Paul Crawford, Partner Services Officer in ICT Infrastructure at HSS, was born profoundly deaf. Diagnosed at just six months of age, he has never heard what speaking actually sounds like. At first, he was fitted with a body aid, the type of auditory aid offered to children at the time, and later he received bilateral behind the ear hearing aids. “When I first got my hearing aids, Mum had to tape them to my ears as I was known to bury them in the sandpit or throw them in a bucket of water or in the toilet, which meant they had to be sent off for a repair – not a quick fix while livi... -
2022-2023 HSS Annual Report 21 September 2023 We are pleased to present the2022-2023 HSS Annual Report. This report celebrates our achievements over the last financial year. It is a chance to pause and contemplate the successes we've experienced and the positive impact we've had on the Western Australian healthcare system through our collective efforts. Together, in the 2022-2023 financial year, we: Continued to implement our 2022-24 Strategic Plan guided by our roadmap, Joornanginy, which is our path to achieving our purpose and our goals. Continued to improve the way WA Health employees are recruited, including shortening the time it takes to recruit new candidates. Established an employee value proposition to promote HSS as an employer of choice to assist us in recruiting and retaining the right candidates. Updated our Multicultural Action Plan, demonstrating our commitment to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and... -
HSS celebrate Excellence 04 September 2023 HSS celebrated our annual Excellence Awards on Friday 1 September 2023, where we celebrated our outstanding employees who consistently demonstrate behaviours aligned with our HSS values. Our values guide how we behave, make decisions, and perform in the workplace. They underpin everything we do, and we want to reflect these in every interaction we have with each other and our customers. It was inspiring to hear about the impressive work our people are doing and the impact they’ve had throughout the year. Check out the full list of the deserving winners: Category Winner Overall HSS Excellence Award(Individual) Ashleigh Neale (Program Delivery) Overall HSS E... -
Sustainability win: Hospital medicine cups replaced with biodegradable alternative 02 August 2023 The Procurement and Supply team have reached an exciting turning point for sustainability in our hospitals – we are close to phasing out plastic medicine cups entirely. Replacing plastic medicine cups across the entire metropolitan WA public health system has significant environmental impact. Public hospitals in Perth go through approximately 7 million medicine cups annually, which equates to 6,000kg. Initiated by part of theSustainable Health Reviewwhich includes a commitment to waste reduction under Recommendation 5, plastic medicine cups were identified as a product able to be replaced with a biodegradable alternative. Meeting a set of criteria, the new products would be phased in as the old stock was gradually used up – ensuring no wastage. The process of replacing stock with biodegradable or more sustainable alternatives begins with the Category Management team, who when... -
NurseWest celebrates two decades of compassionate care and spectacular service 01 August 2023 On Wednesday 2 August 2023, over 50 dedicated nurses and passionate employees from NurseWest convened for a truly special morning tea to commemorate a remarkable milestone – two decades of unwavering commitment to the WA health system. This gathering wasn't just an event, it was a chance for both past and present nurses to come together and share memories, accomplishments, and camaraderie that have defined their journey so far. Jonathon Vincent, Director of NurseWest, hosted the event and shared some of his highlights over the past two years since joining NurseWest which included: Bolstering their support to WACHS and in the last financial year, a staggering 371,000 hours were dedicated to maintaining critical regional services. In May and June 2023, a surge in AIN support hours shattered all expectations, with both employee pool and agency pools contributing an unprecede...
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07/10/2024