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In February, Esperance healthcare professionals had the chance to learn how to properly suture and plaster injured rural patients as part of a Goldfields Health Professionals Network clinical upskilling workshop….

Tjuntjuntjara is located 660 km east of Kalgoorlie, in the Great Victoria Desert. It is considered to be one of the most remote communities in Australia. The local people are…

While a career as a full-time jetsetter may have been her original ambition, the career path Dr Kelly Ridley has carved out in psychiatry is also on the up and…

As a locum GP in rural WA, you can make a real difference to country communities, as well as get back to doing the medicine you love. For Dr Lin…

An initiative aimed at improving the long-term health outcomes of young children in the Central Great Southern by improving their dental health commenced in March. The Central Great Southern –…

Strengthening Medicare General Practice Grants Program welcomed by rural practice Rural Health West welcomes the recent announcement of a $220 million boost to general practice through the Australian Government’s Strengthening…

Rural rotations for junior doctors: Making a medical career work for your lifestyle and interests By Dr Brit Wicksteed , AMA (WA) Member; Resident Medical Officer, RPH; and Founder, WA…

The Rural Junior Doctor Training Innovation Fund supporting the National Rural Generalist Pathway (RJDTIF-RG) program successfully enabled 15 WA Country Health Service (WACHS) junior doctors to complete a rural primary…

At the end of the first year of the Master of Dietetics at Curtin University, student dietitians complete a two-week Interprofessional Placement (IPP). Rural Health West supports student placements in…

Peel GPs will soon have access to a range of subsidised education and training options, aimed at improving the depth and breadth of medical services available to the community. WA…