Department of Health

Pressure continues to mount for Roger Cook with both the state opposition and the AMA today calling for him to resign as health minister.

Social services executive Sue Ash has been named independent chair of the state government’s newly formed quarantine advisory panel.

The state government will move to protect contact tracing data after it was legally obtained by police to assist a murder investigation.

Rosanna Capolingua, a former president of the state and federal branches of the AMA, has been appointed chair of the health department's child and adolescent health services.

A Western Australian woman who visited Sydney and returned home has contracted COVID-19, prompting increased restrictions including mask wearing indoors.

WA’s recent history of rolling back privatisations could yet inform the future of the state’s ambulance services.

Pierre Yang is facing calls to resign as chair of a parliamentary committee reviewing WA’s ambulance services, following reports one of the state's largest unions supports renationalisation of those works.

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.

Unpaid hotel quarantine bills could cost the Department of Health $17.7 million, according to its 2021 financial year annual report.

Perth-based Nuheara has been appointed as an accredited services provider under the federal government’s hearing services programme.

Big Start Capital, headed by the son of Attorney General John Quigley, is suing the state government for damages for allegedly breaching a personal protective equipment supply deal.

The state government has awarded $58 million worth of COVID-19 management contracts ahead of next month's border reopening, including to Calvary, Medibank and Western Pathology.

Western Australia has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, one of whom acquired the virus from an unknown source.

A panel to review governance in the state's health system will include the premier's former deputy chief of staff and the former head of Victorian health who resigned weeks after a hotel quarantine inquiry.

WA has recorded five new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, including another case who contracted the virus from an unknown source.

Emergency department waiting times are among the worst in the country, but elective surgery performance is on par, data released this week shows.

The Department of Health is stepping up its investment in human resources management, awarding two contracts worth a combined $220 million to Deloitte and SAP Australia.

WA has recorded 5,005 new COVID cases overnight, as more people are admitted to hospital.

COVID WRAP: The Premier has announced an intended easing of restrictions later this month as WA reported a record-breaking figure of new COVID cases.

The state government’s $13.5 million proposal for a new COVID-19 patient facility in Perth’s south has been approved in a swift decision by its own development panel.

Western Australia recorded 8,144 COVID cases overnight, with 200 people in hospital; as Mark McGowan reaffirms he will ease further restrictions as soon as it is safe to do so.

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.

WA has recorded more than 12,200 new COVID cases overnight, as hospitalisation numbers begin to rise following a week of record infections.

The state's auditor-general has found "significant weaknesses" in the COVID-19 contact tracing system, including allowing unnecessary and excessive access to personal information.

St John WA could take up to six weeks to respond to a report which recommended the state government bring ambulance services in-house if the non-profit could not improve operations within five years.

Policymakers who leaned into big government to deal with the pandemic may face increasing pressure to do more on public sector wage increases.

Health Minister Mark Butler has ordered his department to examine claims the Medicare system was being rorted by billions of dollars each year.

The state government has announced a challenge with a $5 million reward to solve the critical issue of healthcare delivery in the Pilbara.

A report says hundreds of hospital patients are occupying much-needed beds for thousands of days because there are no community facilities to release them into.

WA's average public sector headcount grew by 5 per cent in the year to June, the biggest annual increase since Labor came to office in 2017.

A report into 123 state government entities’ financial audits has raised concerns about serious deficiencies and greater exposure to fraud, the Auditor General says.

The state government has reached across the aisle and named a former Liberal government health minister to help assess WA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teething problems aside, a new federal rating system is a positive move.

Western Australia's auditor general has highlighted concerns over the state government's $580 million spending during the pandemic, with millions of rapid antigen tests remaining unused.

The rising cost of living has flooded charitable organisations with those in need of a range of support services.

ASX-listed miner Core Lithium will relocate its head office to 2 Mill Street in Perth's CBD from South Australia.

A months-long investigation into the disappearance of a radioactive mining capsule in outback WA has concluded with no charges or fines laid.

Perth’s public hospitals are bringing back mask wearing requirements in response to surging COVID-19 cases, with the private health sector recommended to follow suit.

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has slammed the state government for inaction on potentially flammable cladding at Fiona Stanley Hospital identified five years ago.

A Broome prison and emissions reduction reporting implementation are among 10 key projects the state has fallen behind on over the last year, a new progress report has revealed.