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Outstanding Clinical Nurse Tahnee Innis has been named 2026 Geraldton Health Campus Nurse/Midwife of the Year. Having worked with WA Country Health Service since 2009 – impressive in itself –…

The Interdisciplinary High Risk Foot Service (iHRFS) at Bunbury Regional Hospital (BRH) is kicking goals for patients in the South West living with diabetes-related foot conditions. Established in 2023 after…

In the Kimberley, the need for preventative health care is visible everywhere – in hospital wards, on sporting fields, and in the quiet signs of deconditioning seen in everyday life….

Over four days in March, 210 medical students dispersed across 14 Wheatbelt towns as part of the Wheatbelt Medical Student Immersion Program, gaining a first-hand understanding of rural life and…

  Sitting in the Rural Health West (RHW) boardroom, Georgie Nash’s infectiously bubbly personality shines through with an instantly contagious smile. The Senior GP Workforce Consultant’s eagerness to help doctors…

“When I took over this role, there was so much disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in terms of transplantation. Something needed to be done.” For Nicholas (Nick) Corsair, Transplant…

“It’s helped me do my job better.” When nephrology nurse practitioner Hayley Dickfos decided to strengthen her knowledge and understanding of diabetes to better support the Kimberley community, she faced…

What began as a simple conversation about community has grown into a powerful lesson in rural health, belonging and place-based care. In the Wheatbelt town of Brookton, a disused tennis…

The first pharmacist to complete the WA Country Health Service Resident Training Program found the Kimberley lifestyle so rewarding, he has decided to stay on in the region. Kane Suchenia…

For metropolitan-based Resident Medical Officer Dr Joshua Jones, undertaking rural rotation through the Community Residency Program (CRP) has expanded his skills in a different setting. The Community Residency Program (CRP) is a…