Health

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.

Incumbent 40under40 First Amongst Equals, Hannah Mann, says the award a year ago provided much-needed validation for her pharmacy business model.

SPECIAL REPORT: The female leaders of four major medical research foundations are using experience from their diverse backgrounds to improve medical research in the state.

Bethesda Health Care has announced it is planning to build a private 40-bed mental health service on a 10,000 square metre block in Cockburn.

Little Green Pharma began trading on the ASX today, with its shares closing 10 cents below the price of its initial public offering, despite signing a five-year supply contract with a UK pharmaceutical company overnight.

Rio Tinto has purchased a third jet for Western Australia’s aeromedical fleet, as part of a six-year partnership extension with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).

An unusual partnership between the Perth Children's Hospital Foundation and the state government has underpinned the planned construction of a pedestrian bridge in Nedlands for an estimated $6.3 mi

The state government has appointed an industry reference group to develop a growth plan for WA’s health and medical life sciences sector to be chaired by Peter Klinken.

The full impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak has begun to weigh on the Australian economy, with aviation, commodities and education absorbing the worst of the shock.

SPECIAL REPORT: Technology could help people live independently at home longer and improve care in residential aged care facilities.

SPECIAL REPORT: Large aged care players are cementing their growth strategies to meet demand and survive a turbulent time for the sector.

Neale Fong has been appointed chief executive of Bethesda Health Care after serving as chairman of the Claremont-based hospital operator since 2008.

Buoyed by a second successful capital raising at the end of 2019, a Leederville-based firm is taking a high-tech, personalised approach to aged care.

The state government has pledged $96 million to expand Joondalup Health Campus, with Health Minister Roger Cook repudiating assertions the amount falls short of election commitments.

Providing medical assistance to astronauts in space isn’t any crazier than flying planes around Australia 90 years ago, Royal Flying Doctor Service WA chief executive Rebecca Tomkinson told a Business News Success and Leadership breakfast this morning.

The incidence of worker fatalities across Australia has continued its trend decline over the past decade, with the number of deaths attributed to workplace incidents falling to 13 in WA and 144 nationally.

Western Australia’s two biggest charity events, Telethon and the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research, raised a collective $47.4 million for medical research over the weekend.

AusCann Group Holdings chair Mal Washer and director Cheryl Edwardes have advised they will retire from the medical cannabis company's board, with major shareholder Merchant Group planning to nominate one new director.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service WA has appointed its former chief executive Tim Shackleton and HBF chief executive John Van Der Wielen to the board.

With mainstream acceptance for cannabinoid medicines growing, Emerald Clinics has found value in building clinical evidence of its use.

Shares in Bentley-based medical cannabis company Botanix Pharmaceuticals have nearly halved, after it released the results of its clinical trial for acne treatment.

Thomas Building has secured works at the $17 million Tambrey Shopping Centre - the first major retail development in Karratha in two decades - and been contracted to build the $6 million Kalgoorlie Renal Hostel.

There are concerns of a measles outbreak at a Fortescue Metals Group mine site in Western Australia after a case was confirmed.

Perth podiatrist turned entrepreneur Rachael Ferguson has turned her company around in just two years, with rebranding and partnering with the right distributor the keys to unlocking the full potential of her fast-growing footcare business.

Perth-based Zelda Therapeutics has struck an agreement to merge with Ilera Therapeutics that could potentially be worth more than $65 million, as it seeks to grow in the heavily regulated global medical cannabis market.

The state government has announced a runway extension at Jandakot Airport to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service and turned the first sod for a new medical laboratory in Jandakot Business Park.

WELLNESS@WORK: Healthier Workplaces WA is helping workers across the state get up and stay in shape.

WELLNESS@WORK: More workplaces need to step up to the plate in terms of women in leadership roles and workplace culture.

WELLNESS@WORK: The ability to problem-solve and ensure an ongoing level of quality service are factors behind the growth of chemo@home.

WELLNESS@WORK: The economic impact of healthier workers is well established; now some of WA’s most successful wellbeing programs want to achieve more, by promoting a culture of wellness at work.

WELLNESS@WORK: Mark Dean and his team of behaviour-change consultants are focused on improving wellbeing, workplace culture and productivity.

Synergy has secured a substantial electricity supply deal with the North Metropolitan Health Service, one of several electricity contracts awarded by government agencies in the health and education sectors in recent months.