Health

The biggest transplant charity in Australia is calling to bring back option to consent to organ donation when applying for or renewing a driver’s licence as part of a national campaign launched at federal parliament this morning.

Nurses must wait until later this month to vote on the state government’s pay deal, after a ruling by the Industrial Relations Commission this afternoon.

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 charity Lionheart Camp for Kids will encourage conversation about death and grief on Children’s Grief Awareness Day on November 17.

The industrial dispute between the government and nurses has been resolved with ground given on both sides.

The premier has told nurses and midwives they've won their fight for better conditions and should end industrial action.

The Australian Nursing Federation has all but conceded its members will have to accept the state government's offer of a 3 per cent pay rise, rather than pursue a 10 per cent claim.

The commercial side of life sciences may have reached a critical mass in WA.

Well-connected former Joondalup Health Campus boss Kempton Cowan has been hit with nine new child abuse allegations, after federal police screened his electronic devices.

The nursing union has hit back at claims it is being disingenuous in its wages deal talks with the state government, arguing the package had a lot of weasel words but was light on detail.

Amber-Jade Sanderson branded the nursing union's rejection of a second wages deal “disingenuous”, claiming it was now the only thing standing in the way of getting its key demand.

HBF has acquired its second Queensland-based business in 18 months with the purchase of QCHF.

About 80 per cent of voting Health Services Union members have agreed to the state government's proposed wage increase.

The premier will establish an independent review of WA's pandemic management.

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

MSWA has lodged a proposal to build a 24-hour care facility in DevelopmentWA’s Montario Quarter redevelopment area in Shenton Park.

The next phase of industrial action to be taken by Western Australian nurses - a ban on overtime - will start Wednesday, after weekend talks failed to break the impasse over pay and conditions.

Medibank's hackers are threatening to release stolen personal health information, and Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil says that's a "dog act".

The nursing union and the state government are headed for peace talks in their ongoing wages row, but Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has ruled out throwing more money behind the offer.

Lachlan Henderson will return to WA after five years in Victoria to lead one of the state's biggest health insurers.

The nursing union is forging ahead with its planned industrial action this afternoon, rejecting a final plea by Premier Mark McGowan to abandon the strike and return to the negotiating table.

A world-first Perth research project has made a breakthrough in understanding the pandemic’s future ramifications.

The Premier and the Health Minister say nurses and midwives have had the final pay offer from government.

Nurses and midwives have voted to double their pay claim against the McGowan government to 10 per cent a year for two years.

Two of West Australia's most experienced health professionals have saved the life of their team captain during a national hockey tournament in Queensland.

The outgoing Perth Airport boss is reportedly taking up a new gig as chief executive officer of the St John ambulance service.

EXCLUSIVE: The state coroner's office has confirmed it is investigating disturbing claims from a metropolitan hospital doctor that a patient was taken to the morgue before they had died.

Perth-founded APM Human Services International has moved to bolster its presence in North America by acquiring an employment services business for $225 million in cash.

Little Green Pharma has launched a review of its commercial material after being hit with $372,960 in fines over unlawful advertising claims.

The company behind Marian Sturm’s life-changing cellular treatment has failed in its bid to have the state health department’s lawsuit against it thrown out, as the ownership battle continues.

A health block at Fremantle hospital will be converted into a three-storey mental health ward after a development assessment panel approved the proposal today.

Medical grade cannabis company AusCann Group Holdings announced its chief executive Layton Mills has resigned after one and a half years with the group.