HOSPITALS – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Perth toddler first person to get artificial pancreas

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Original article by Aleisha Orr
The Age – Page: 10 : 22-Jan-15

A team at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children in Perth has fitted a newly developed medical device that functions as an artificial pancreas to a four-year-old boy suffering from type-1 diabetes. The battery-powered pump supplies insulin in doses according to automated readings of glucose levels, in order to prevent hypoglycaemic attacks. The product is already freely available to diabetes patients, including adults, but the cost is still high at $A10,000

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PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL

Cancer surge strains hospitals

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Original article by Cathy O’Leary
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 21-Jan-15

There is growing concern that Western Australian hospitals will not be able to cope with the growing number of cancer patients. The state’s population grew by 40 per cent between 1992 and 2011, but there was a 250 per cent increase in the number of people needing treatment for cancer over the same peiod. In addition to more people being diagnosed with cancer, life expectancy for cancer sufferers has also increased

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CANCER COUNCIL WESTERN AUSTRALIA, CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Rookie doctors set record on front line

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Original article by Cathy O’Leary
The West Australian – Page: 5 : 15-Jan-15

The number of junior doctors undertaking their internships in Western Australian hospitals will rise from 312 in 2014 to a record 324 in 2015. About 290 of the new graduates undertook their medical studies at the state’s universities. Health Minister Kim Hames notes that the number of doctors who were trained in the state has doubled since 2008. Meanwhile, Curtin University has advised that its proposed medical school at Midland is unlikely to open before 2017. It was originally mooted to open in 2009

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HEALTH, CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL, PERTH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL, HOLLYWOOD PRIVATE HOSPITAL, PEEL HEALTH CAMPUS, JOONDALUP HEALTH CAMPUS

Pay plea to public patients

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Original article by Gareth Parker
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 4-Jul-14

Health care spending will account for 28% of the Western Australian (WA) Government’s 2014-15 Budget, compared with 25% in 2009-10. The average cost of treatment in the state’s public hospitals is also 8% above the national figure, and WA Health Minister Kim Hames has foreshadowed two major initiatives to address the issue. Those holding private health insurance cover will be asked by staff to use it rather than rely on public funding. As well, there will be increased reliance on in-home care services, as some 30% of those in hospital do not actually need a bed. The measures are backed by the Australian Medical Association

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AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (WESTERN AUSTRALIA), WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HEALTH, SILVER CHAIN