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  • Amy O' Meagher sits in a garden setting holding a baby in her arms
    Lived experience at the centre of trauma-informed maternity care at SMHS 25 February 2026 A new Birth Trauma Advisory Committee at South Metropolitan Health Service is seeking expressions of interest from consumers with lived experience for two committee roles.
  • Governor-General of Australia Ms Sam Mostyn AO with Dr Daniela Vecchio at the 2026 Australian of the Year Awards.
    Australian of the Year finalist cherishes once-in-a-lifetime awards experience 30 January 2026 Australian of the Year award finalist Dr Daniela Vecchio spent the long weekend in Canberra with the Prime Minister, Governor General, dignitaries and some extraordinary Australians doing so much to help others.
  • Department of Health Direcor General Shirley Bowen presents a WA Health Excellence Award to members of Fiona Stanley Hospital Geriatricians for Older Adults in the Emergency Department team
    SMHS staff triumph at WA Health Excellence Awards 26 November 2025 Last night, South Metropolitan Health Service took home four awards at the 2025 WA Health Excellence Awards including the biggest honour of the night – the Director General’s Award.
  • A male doctor in training and a female nurse sit beside an older male Home Hospital patient
    Home Hospital offering doctors in training a unique career path 30 October 2025 For Doctor in Training (DiT) Jack Kelly, Home Hospital was a standout rotation, so much so that he returned to the program as a registrar.

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  • Andrew Rowling stands beside Senior Physiotherapist Nikki Strahan in a garden
    SMHS Community Physiotherapy helps Andrew return to work 25 June 2024 Thanks to a life changing program from SMHS Community Senior Physiotherapist Nikki Strahan, Andrew Rowling is back at work and walking comfortably up to 60 minutes a day.
  • A group of eight SMHS Research Integrity Advisors stand together holding framed certificates
    SMHS leading the way in research integrity 12 June 2024 The new SMHS Research Integrity Advisors program is providing researchers with ‘high ethics and high integrity’ support in line with the SMHS Research Strategy 2022-2032.
  • Rockingham General Hospital Clinical Nurse Specialist Sharon Deen stands in a corridor.
    Volunteers' hard work funds professional development opportunities for staff 24 May 2024 Profits from the volunteer operated café and gift shop at Rockingham General Hospital were allocated to ten scholarships in 2023, supporting staff to upskill and contributing to improved hospital outcomes.
  • Man stands smiling in front of building and garden in a bright-coloured shirt.
    Volunteer Cam’s lived experience strengthens patient connections 23 May 2024 As part of National Volunteers Week we're highlighting Cam Briscoe, a specialist volunteer on the Acquired Brain Injury ward at Fiona Stanley Hospital who brings his lived experience into his patient support.
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