Workshop details
Date: Tuesday 25 August 2020
Time: 2.00pm to 3.30pm
Afternoon tea will be provided.
You may attend at one of the following locations:
Albany – venue to be advised
Broome Community Resource Centre - 40 Dampier Terrace, Broome
Denmark...More
An Advance Health Directive (AHD) is a legal document in which an individual may indicate whether they consent or refuse particular medical treatments in particular circumstances. More information on the current Western Australian (WA) AHD template is available for background information....More
Workshop details
Date: Monday 17 August 2020
Time: 9.30am to 11.30am. Registration and breakfast from 9.00am
Venue: Seminar Room - Milroy Lodge, Cancer Council WA, 15 Bedbrook Place, Shenton Park
If you can not attend on this day, there is a ...More
Workshop details
Date: Tuesday 18 August 2020
Time: 9.30am to 11.30pm. Registration and breakfast from 9.00am
Venue: Telethon Speech and Hearing - Head Office, 36 Dodd Street, Wembley
If you can not attend on this day, there is a workshop open...More
Workshop details
Date: Monday 24 August 2020
Time: 1.00am to 3.00pm. Registration and lunch from 12.30pm
Venue: The Rise, 28 Eighth Ave, Maylands
Workshops are also being held for specific target groups including:
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Workshop details
Date: Wednesday 26 August 2020
Time: 7.30am to 9.30am. Registration and breakfast from 7.00am
Venue: Telethon Speech and Hearing - Head Office, 36 Dodd Street, Wembley
If you can not attend on this day, there is a workshop open...More
Local Government enforcement agencies are required to report to the Department of Health on their performance of functions under the Food Act 2008 (Food Act) (as required by section 121) and the Public Health Act 2016 (Public Health Act) (as required by section 22). The Food Act reporting...More
The Department of Health WA would like to gain an understanding of how COVID-19 may have impacted the experience of patients across the cancer care pathway, from diagnosis to treatment, survivorship and end of life.
The questions within this survey have been developed by the ...More
Analysis of the consultation responses received by the DOH to the first part of this consultation 'Managing the public health risks associated with cooling towers and warm water systems in WA', determined that there was general agreement from all sectors that any approach should be risk-based...More
The key focus of this review is to obtain stakeholder feedback on the most effective option for the management of public health risks associated with lodging houses in Western Australia.
Please read the discussion paper entitled Managing lodging house health risks in Western Australia...More
Objective of the consultation
We are interested in hearing from the health and medical life science industry, health service delivery agencies, academic and research institutes, the Western Australian (WA) business community, including investors and entrepreneurs, and government...More
A draft Organisational Development Program has been developed and is open for consultation. All DoH staff are encouraged to review the draft plan and provide feedback.
The Program has been developed in response to your feedback in the Minister for Health – Your Voice in Health...More
Department of Health’s Policy Essentials Program (PEP) is designed specifically to enhance the skills and capability of our policy officers. Modelled on the very successful Public Sector Commission’s, Policy Essentials Program, the 2020 program will draw on policy...More
The National Framework for Action on Dementia 2015 – 2019 (the Framework) guides the development and implementation of actions, plans and policies to reduce the risk of dementia and further improve outcomes for people with dementia and their carers.
This consultation is a nation-wide...More
The key focus of this review is to obtain stakeholder feedback on the most effective option for the management of public health risks associated with housing in Western Australia.
Please read the discussion paper entitled Managing housing health risks in WA before completing this...More
Western Australia’s (WA) public health legislation has undergone a change to a more risk-based approach as part of an overall process of modernising the regulatory structure of public health. There are existing public health regulations that need to be considered in the development of new...More
Local Government enforcement agencies are required to report to the Department of Health on their performance of functions under the Food Act 2008 (Food Act) (as required by section 121) and the Public Health Act 2016 (Public Health Act) (as required by section 22). The Food Act reporting...More
The Respiratory Health Network is undertaking a mapping exercise to identify all community based services currently available for patients who have a chronic respiratory condition or are at risk of developing a chronic respiratory condition.
For the purposes of this survey, a community...More
The 2018/2019 Local Government optional reporting is designed to assist the WA Department of Health with the Regulation Review Program that is currently being undertaken as part of the Public Health Act 2016 implementation. The consultation is based on activities undertaken during the 2018/2019...More
The key focus of this consultation is to obtain feedback on the most effective option to manage the public health risks associated with the supply of drinking water in Western Australia (WA).
Please read the discussion paper on “ A new regulatory framework for drinking water in Western...More
The Integrated Case Management Program (ICMP) in Western Australia provides a management approach for health professionals to support people with HIV who are identified to be a high risk for HIV transmission to other people.
The focus of this consultation is to obtain feedback on the...More
The WA Department of Health is currently developing the WA Cancer Plan 2020 – 2025. This Plan builds on the previous plan and will provide strategic direction for Western Australia to achieve a well-coordinated, consumer focussed cancer care system. Importantly, this plan will also address...More
In March 2019, the Hon Roger Cook, Minister for Health, announced an inquiry into the impacts of climate change on health in Western Australia (WA).
The Climate Health WA Inquiry will be conducted over several months and includes an opportunity to provide written submissions. The...More
The key focus of this review is to obtain stakeholder feedback on the most effective option for the management of public health risks associated with offensive trades in Western Australia (WA).
Please read the discussion paper entitled Managing public health risks associated with offensive...More
The key focus of this review is to obtain feedback on the most effective option for managing the public health risks associated with commercial air-handling (e.g. cooling towers) and warm water systems in Western Australia (WA).
Cooling towers and warm water systems can be...More
You are invited to review and provide feedback on the draft Implementation Plan One 2019-2021 (Implementation Plan One).
Implementation Plan One aims to guide implementation of the WA End-of-life and Palliative Care Strategy 2018-2028 (Strategy) at both a state...More
The key focus of this review is to obtain stakeholder feedback on the most effective option for the management of public health risks at events in Western Australia.
Please read the discussion paper entitled Managing public health risks at events in WA before completing this survey.
...More
On Saturday 9 March 2019, the Minister for Health, the Hon Roger Cook MLA, opened the consultation for the Department of Health's new State Policy on Women's Health and Wellbeing under development by the Health Networks Unit.
Designed to complement the Western Australian Men's Health and...More
The State Government has made a commitment to support research and innovation in WA through the establishment of the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and a long-term strategic approach to cancer research in WA. The WA Department of Health is currently developing the WA...More
Provision of world-class, economically sustainable health care in Western Australia (WA) faces challenges that arise from multiple factors, including a growing and ageing population as well as new lifestyle and technological demands. Health and medical research, innovation and commercialisation...More