A Perth invention which could improve the success rate of one of the medical sector's most common procedures has received a $1.7 million windfall to help bring the product to market.
The state government has awarded nearly $254 million worth of contracts to 119 Aboriginal organisations in the past year, with the total boosted by two large health contracts.
Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about how Black Swan Theatre Company's production of Barracking for the Umpire has brought together medical research, sports and the arts.
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.
More than half-a-billion dollars of COVID-related government expenses were incurred in the year to June 2021, according to the state's auditor general.
Perth companies OncoRes Medical and PhosEnergy are among the latest recipients of federal government research grants, with OncoRes also looking to close a private capital raising.
WA's health budget has tripled during the past 15 years, but there are concerns about patient outcomes amid workforce, bureaucracy and governance pressures.
GenesisCare and Icon Cancer Centre have been selected by the WA government to provide oncology services in Perth's greater metropolitan region, under a shared contract worth $21 million.
A 'robotic arm' to assist in surgeries will be rolled out at Fremantle Hospital, after its developer secured a $10.3 million contract through the state's market-led proposal system.
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The state government plans to halt three major contracts at Fiona Stanley Hospital held by Serco Australia, resulting in 650 jobs moving back to the public sector at a cost of $93 million over 10 years.This adds to similar moves in the water and corrections portfolios.
NEC Australia has been contracted to deliver ICT services to the WA Police Force and the state's major hospitals, with the two agreements collectively worth up to $97 million over seven years.
