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Meet Dr Piers Gooding 23 November 2022 Dr Piers Gooding is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School. He is a socio-legal researcher who examines disability and mental health law and policy and is the author of A New Era for Mental Health Law and Policy: Supported Decision-making and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2017) with Cambridge University Press, and serves on the editorial board of the International Journal for Mental Health and Capacity Law. Piers has acted as a board member and advisor in a range of local, national and international bodies working on the rights of disabled people, and has advised policy-makers at national and international levels. Piers will give the keynote address at an NMHS and Disability Health Network event celebrating International Day of People with Disability on 30 November. He will also take part in a panel discussion around supported deci... -
Celebrating 60 years of service at OPH 24 October 2022 This year we are celebrating 60 years of incredible service to the community by the staff at Osborne Park Hospital. On Tuesday 18 October we planted six native trees (one for each decade) and buried a time capsule to be dug up on our 100th birthday. When it opened its doors on the 29th of March 1962, OPH served the general medical and maternity needs of the City of Stirling catchment. It treated 1,300 patients in its first year. Sixty years on, OPH now has 192 beds, includes surgical and rehabilitation services, and is home to almost 600 staff who cared for more than 103,000 patients in 2021. In the last two years we have opened two new wards (2 and 7) and we are working on opening more beds in coming weeks and months. This shows the incredible growth of our hospital and what it brings to the community. OPH has a wonderful reputation as a caring and compassionate place and it is a vital ... -
International Pronouns Day 18 October 2022 NMHS celebrates the diverse identities of our employees and consumers. We want to make sure our health service is welcoming and inclusive for all our staff and patients. Using the correct personal pronouns is an important part of this, and demonstrates respect, which is one of our core values. If you would like to learn about pronouns and why they matter, here are some resources which you might find helpful. Resources Pronouns and how to use them (PDF) Watch this video: Mara, an NMHS Nurse talks about the impact of personal pronouns on patient outcomes (external site) Watch this video: Stacie-Mei talks about the impact of personal pronouns for her (external site) -
A wedding in the Rose Garden at Charlie's 18 October 2022 Almost a week has passed since its glorious happening but this gorgeous story is still giving us life. David and Emma had planned their wedding for 5 November at a coastal location but David’s dad became unwell and was admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner’s Intensive Care Unit a few weeks ago. With the possibility that he may not be able to attend the November celebrations, David and Emma decided to make it official a bit sooner and marry in the Rose Garden at Charlie’s so David’s dad could be there. But this was no small feat. Six of our devoted and empathetic nurses prepared David’s dad for the occasion, getting him dressed in a shirt and tie and preparing him to be safe and comfortable for the ceremony. Bringing with him the myriad of equipment that was supporting him, they wheeled him amongst the roses and cared for him so he could lap up the wonder of this... -
Kambarang season is here 05 October 2022 The earthly surface of the Noongar region is now fully alive and dense with the pageant of Kambarang flowers reflecting the starlit evenings of the dazzling galaxy above. Warm bright days and intense jewel-toned sunsets of ruby, sapphire and citrine lure us outside like siren songs and gently lift our chins to kiss the sun. Running from October to November, Kambarang is the season of transformation, birth and wildflowers symbolised by the colour yellow for the radiance of the sun and the hot weather to come. A full palette of colour is on display but yellow is the hero with delicate golden wattle (acacia), timid ochre orchids and kangaroo paws, and lofty banksias standing haughtily against a back drop of balga trees which continue to bloom (especially if they met with last year’s fire). But the most grandiose flora emerging is the moojar, or Australian Christmas Tree (Nuytsia flori...
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30/07/2025