Health

MSWA has lodged a proposal to build a 24-hour care facility in DevelopmentWA’s Montario Quarter redevelopment area in Shenton Park.

The next phase of industrial action to be taken by Western Australian nurses - a ban on overtime - will start Wednesday, after weekend talks failed to break the impasse over pay and conditions.

Medibank's hackers are threatening to release stolen personal health information, and Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil says that's a "dog act".

The nursing union and the state government are headed for peace talks in their ongoing wages row, but Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has ruled out throwing more money behind the offer.

Lachlan Henderson will return to WA after five years in Victoria to lead one of the state's biggest health insurers.

The nursing union is forging ahead with its planned industrial action this afternoon, rejecting a final plea by Premier Mark McGowan to abandon the strike and return to the negotiating table.

A world-first Perth research project has made a breakthrough in understanding the pandemic’s future ramifications.

The Premier and the Health Minister say nurses and midwives have had the final pay offer from government.

Nurses and midwives have voted to double their pay claim against the McGowan government to 10 per cent a year for two years.

Two of West Australia's most experienced health professionals have saved the life of their team captain during a national hockey tournament in Queensland.

The outgoing Perth Airport boss is reportedly taking up a new gig as chief executive officer of the St John ambulance service.

EXCLUSIVE: The state coroner's office has confirmed it is investigating disturbing claims from a metropolitan hospital doctor that a patient was taken to the morgue before they had died.

Perth-founded APM Human Services International has moved to bolster its presence in North America by acquiring an employment services business for $225 million in cash.

Little Green Pharma has launched a review of its commercial material after being hit with $372,960 in fines over unlawful advertising claims.

The company behind Marian Sturm’s life-changing cellular treatment has failed in its bid to have the state health department’s lawsuit against it thrown out, as the ownership battle continues.

A health block at Fremantle hospital will be converted into a three-storey mental health ward after a development assessment panel approved the proposal today.

Medical grade cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings announced its chief executive Layton Mills has resigned after one and a half years with the group.

The state government has proposed to convert a block at Fremantle Hospital into a three-storey mental health ward, as part of a broader $49 million project.

West Perth-based AusCann Group Holdings announced a multi-million dollar increase to its European facility and the proposed sale of its Wangara premises.

An additional $200 million in premiums revenue has failed to offset an overall loss of $96 million for HBF in FY22.

One of the state's largest charities, the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations, will be led by former St John NT boss Judith Barker.

A $250 million venture capital initiative launched by the Forrest family seeks to leverage the millions of dollars of health-related R&D funding by governments and bridge the commercialisation 'valley of death' faced by many startups.

Child and Adolescent Health Service chief executive Aresh Anwar has resigned from his role today.

COVID procedures at hospitals will be scaled back next week as Western Australia continues to record a decline in daily cases.

The agreement between Pfizer and takeover target ResApp has had another revision with an increased cash offer of 20.8 cents per share.

A Perth-based artificial intelligence healthcare company has appointed a US health technology expert to its board.

Not-for-profit health care group St John of God has unveiled plans to build a new hospital in the state’s South West next year in a bid to keep pace with the region’s growing population.

The Health Minister has insisted the state government has no plans to reintroduce mask mandates, despite conceding the rate of infection is much higher than is being reported.

The number of Western Australians hospitalised with COVID has hit a new record today, as the spread of Omicron sub-variants propel the state towards its next pandemic peak.

Departing St John Ambulance boss Michelle Fyfe has posted a reflective message to all staff.

St John WA boss Michelle Fyfe will step aside after a “fulfilling but taxing” four years at the helm of the state’s ambulance service amid mounting public scrutiny.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with state and territory leaders in Canberra face-to-face on Friday for the first time since being elected.