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Building an inclusive and diverse workforce 24 March 2025 HSS is proud to launch its firstYouth Action Plan (YAP) 2025-2028. This plan aims to increase participation of employees aged 24 and under while strengthening HSS’ commitment to an inclusive workplace.It focuses on attraction, engagement, inclusivity, and career development to create pathways for young talent to thrive within HSS. Young employees, who currently represent less than 3% of our workforce, bring fresh perspectives, technical agility, and the confidence to pioneer new ideas. Paired with the wealth of knowledge from our existing employees, they form the foundation of multigenerational teams that drive innovation, resilience, and growth. Developed through a consultative process, the YAP reflects insights gathered from youth focused group sessions, mixed age working group sessions and members of the Extended Leadership Team. This collaborative process ensured the plan captu... -
A SHOC-king achievement for HSS 24 March 2025 The State Health Operations Centre (SHOC) is fully operational thanks to the amazing effort from our SHOC Command Centre project team. From February 2024, it was all hands on deck to plan and implement technical requirements the new facility would require to host a unique group of agencies and stakeholders. The team included HSS specialist resources and vendor partners, who delivered a mammoth project on time and on budget. Stage 1: Command Centre Level 3 - completed 28 October 2024 Stage 2: Command Centre Level 10 - completed 21 January 2025 Innovative technologies and systems, including WA Health firsts Enhanced network and security:First site to implementCritical Health ICT Infrastructure Program (CHIIP)framework, leveraging cutting edge software to set up health for the future enabling automation, enhanced visibility to support troubleshooting, and enhan... -
Looking forward, looking back 18 December 2024 As 2024 comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished together this year and look ahead to the exciting opportunities that are before us. This year was marked by challenges and remarkable achievements from everyone at HSS, and we would like to acknowledge and thank our people for the part you played in helping us achieve our purpose - to support our customers to provide excellent health care to Western Australians. In 2024, HSS helped WA Health realise some impressive projects, including transferring the Peel Health Campus from private into the public health system and delivering the Patient Transport Coordination Hub, which was developed in partnership with Department of Health (DoH), as part of the WA Health Data Platform program. More recently, our ICT teams assisted with the establishment of the State Health Operations Centre (SHOC), a fit... -
Celebrating our best at the HSS Excellence Awards 13 December 2024 On Tuesday 10 December we celebrated the outstanding individuals and teams who embody our values and deliver exceptional services at the 2024 HSS Annual Excellence Awards. The talent, dedication, and innovation demonstrated by our people is inspiring and it’s clear that our values are not just words, but a guiding force in how we interact with our customers, collaborate as teams, and support one another as individuals. These Awards recognise our outstanding employees who have gone above and beyond, consistently demonstrating our HSS values in the work they do. Overall HSS Excellence Award - Tanzeel Sarfraz Overall HSS Excellence Award - Category Management team We put our customers at the heart of what we do - Simon Hutchinson We put our customers at the heart of what we do - Corporate Tax team We promise, we own, we do - Finance & Accounting and Budget &am... -
Excellence in digital transformation 13 December 2024 A huge shout out to our Medical Imaging Replacement Program (MIRP) team who were recognised at the Institute of Public Administration Australia WA annual Achievement Awards. MIRP won in the Office of Digital Government Best Practice in Digital Transformation category,excellence in digital transformation that has led to the delivery of better services to the community. This major ICT initiative, led by HSS with executive sponsorship from Department of Health, introduced a contemporary Enterprise Medical Imaging Platform at all major metropolitan WA health system hospital sites. Replacing existing systems across nine major hospitals has seen major improvements in efficiency, accuracy, patient safety, usability, cyber security and more. Involving stakeholders across the WA health system, the updated solution was implemented in a staggered rollout with no significant issues and has resulted ...
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07/10/2024