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  Have a Go Day with Ahpra and Ombudsman WA 15 November 2024 Earlier this week we joined our friends at Ahpra and Ombudsman WA for Have a Go Day at Burswood Park. Almost 15,000 people attended the event and participated in over 200 free activities and information stalls. It was wonderful to meet so many people and receive feedback on our services. It’s important for us to connect with our community members and inform them of their right to safe and ethical healthcare. If you are unhappy with the healthcare you have received, you can make a complaint here.
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  Ahpra joins us for afternoon tea 08 November 2024 This week the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) joined us for afternoon tea to discuss how we can further collaborate to provide better outcomes for those that seek our services. HaDSCO and Ahpra work closely together to improve the quality and safety of health services. Thank you to Ahpra for joining us. We look forward to our continued work together. More information abou...
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  Youth Action Plan Launch 17 October 2024 Last week we attended the launch of the Department of Communities WA Youth Action Plan. This three-year plan will deliver initiatives for young people across the state who are aged between 10 and 25. More than 2,200 young people were consulted to shape this plan and the most frequent issues were developed into six focus areas. These focus areas are: Amplifying young voices Climate action ...
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  HaDSCO attends National Rural Health Conference 30 September 2024 Recently we attended the 17th National Rural Health Conference to discuss how we can transform health outcomes in rural, regional and remote communities. The conference attracted nearly 1,000 delegates from across the country and provided us with the opportunity to learn more about healthcare challenges in rural communities. The event was held over three days and had over 200 speakers. When de...
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  Celebrating NAIDOC Week with Ombudsman WA and EOC 12 July 2024 In celebration of NAIDOC Week this year, we partnered with Ombudsman WA for the City of Armadale’s NAIDOC Festival in Bob Blackburn Reserve. We also co-hosted an outreach stall in Perth CBD with the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC). These events allowed us to connect and inform community members about their right to safe and ethical health care, to fair treatment, and to complain if they are not...