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HSS embraces PRIDE 12 December 2024 HSS was proud to march through the streets of Northbridge in the WA Pride Parade on 23 November 2024. This year, the theme for PrideFEST was ‘Together, Go West’ encompassing the pride of the Western Australian LGBTQIA+ community. This theme was also a nod to the classic LGBTQIA+ anthem (Go West by the Village People) symbolising optimism and embracing authenticity. HSS joined Department of Health with PathWest to share our message of ‘Embracing diversity in health’. This message demonstrates the commitment WA Health has to supporting and celebrating diversity and inclusion together. Watch a short montage of the event on LinkedIn. Check out our 'Why HSS' page to learn more about how we are creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel welcome, seen, valued and included. -
WA Health Excellence Award winners 29 November 2024 We are pleased to share the fantastic news that HSS were winners at the 2024 WA Health Excellence Awards on Thursday 7 November. The deserving ePrescribing team were recognised for their brilliant work in the ‘Excellence in Safety and Quality’ category. A first for public health in Australia, the successful state-wide roll out of ePrescribing at public hospitals has been well received by patients, providers, and pharmacists. Over 7,000 ‘script tokens’ are being issued weekly with a total of 315,000 issued to date. HSS developed the ePrescribing application ‘in house’ and WA’s program is the first, and continues to be the only, example of such a program to be used in public hospitals around Australia. HSS was also part of an all-Health Service Provider (HSP) win for ‘Excellence in Workplace Wellbeing and Culture’ with the Staff with Di... -
Sustainable switches 23 October 2024 HSS is committed to transforming our workplace into a greener and more sustainable place. The healthcare sector has always struggled with high waste and high carbon emissions, so we are on a mission to implement eco-friendly alternatives at every corner. Over the past year, HSS has made some big changes to our operations, like reducing plastic waste, supporting local sustainability, and switching to green power. In recognition of our sustainability efforts, we have also just been nominated as a finalist in this year's WA Health Excellence Awards which is a huge achievement. Here are some of the steps we have taken so far: Reducing plastic waste One of our primary focuses has been to cut down on plastic usage, and we've made significant strides in this area: Pallet Wraps: We have switched to a pallet wrap that’s 25% thinner and has more ‘stretch’. Thinner material ... -
Reflecting on safety success 23 October 2024 During October each year, we recognise National Safe Work Month and remind ourselves of the importance of having a positive safety culture which emphasises good Work Health and Safety (WHS) practices. The theme for this year is Health and safety is everybody's business. This theme encapsulates a safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right across all industries and occupations, while reinforcing the business benefit that comes from committing to safer workplaces. The theme emphasises the positive outcomes of good WHS risk management, highlighting individual, organisational and wider community benefit. At HSS, Safe Work Month is a good time to reflect and be proud of the improvements we have made in WHS and recognise that these achievements could not have been reached without everyone’s efforts. These include, but are not limited to: Record low Lost... -
Peel Health Campus transition 23 October 2024 From midnight on 12 August 2024, Ramsay Health Care full responsibility for operation of the hospital transferred into public hands. Planning for this enormous challenge commenced in late-2020, after the State government announced Ramsay Health Care would hand the keys to South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS). HSS supported the SMHS led project with three essential components of the transition and commissioning activities: ICT, Workforce and Procurement and Supply, with the most significant change for transitioning employees being delivered by ICT. As part of the change to existing services a large number of WA Health applications, new to a majority of the transitioning PHC employees, were implemented to ensure consistent models of care across the WA Health landscape and align with other SMHS hospitals. To lessen the change impact, HSS successfully enabled and supported the early tran...
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07/10/2024