The Women and Newborn Health Service (WNHS) Communicating for Safety (the Committee) will improve clinical outcomes by aiming to ensure that there is effective communication between patients, carers and families, multidisciplinary teams and clinicians, and across the health service organisation. The committee oversees and promotes continuous, coordinated and safe care, including clinical handover, correct identificationRead more
Partnering with Consumers (NS2) Committee, which is the body that provides leadership and governance for various ways in which SCGOPHCG partners with healthcare consumers and how the organisation supports staff in meaningfully partnering with consumers. The work of the committee falls into the following categories: governance (reporting, monitoring and improvement), healthcare rights and informed consent,Read more
Purpose: To review best practice falls prevention guidelines and incorporate into the strategic and point of care level Falls Prevention Program. The Falls Prevention meeting will work towards meeting the objectives of the Ramsay Health Care Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Framework and the Consumer Engagement Strategy, considering the impact on patient and staff safetyRead more
The purpose of the subcommittee is to provide oversight of the systems and processes that support clinicians to deliver comprehensive care and in doing so prevent and manage specific risks of harm to patients during the delivery of health care. Carer experience required: Carer Representative with knowledge regarding any of the following topics: nutrition, cognitiveRead more
Purpose: The purpose of the meeting is to provide oversight of the systems and processes that support effective communication with patients, carers and families; between multidisciplinary teams and clinicians; and across health service organisations. Carer experience required: Carer Representative with experience caring for an in-patient in a WA hospital. No need to be in JHCRead more
Carers WA respectfully acknowledge that we work on Aboriginal land and pay our respects to community members and elders, past and present. Individuals pictured are models and are used for illustrative purposes only. Carers WA is committed to understanding, embracing and celebrating the rich and multi-dimensional experiences that shape our lives and aims to ensure that everyone who engages with the organisation feels welcome and included. Carers WA welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Carers WA acknowledges the Wadjuk Noongar Nation’s lands, water, customs, and culture of which the Carers WA Head Office is located. Carers WA recognises our services reach beyond the Perth (Boorloo) region, and so we also acknowledge the cultural diversity of First Nations Peoples across our state and throughout Australia.
Carers WA has qualified for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s Registered Charity Tick, enabling the public to easily identify our organisation as a registered charity and confirming that we are both transparent and accountable.
