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 2019 program will draw on policy...More
In preparation for the next Enterprise Risk Management System (ERMS) Working Group meeting, the System Risk and Assurance team have prepared a survey for members on:
an updated draft proposal for the control assessment tables; and
the current risk tables...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 aquatic facilities in Western Australia.
Please read the Discussion Paper entitled Management of public health risks associated with...More
The key focus of this review is to obtain feedback on the most effective option for managing the public health risk associated with commercial packaged and bulk garden soils in Western Australia.
Commercial garden soils which include packaged potting mixes and bulk soil supplies...More
The Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program (SHBBVP) is undertaking consultation to inform the development of the Western Australian (WA) Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus (BBV) Strategies 2019 - 2023 and invites you to provide feedback. ( WA Sexual Health and BBV Strategies 2015 – 2018...More
Thank you for agreeing to take part in the 'Transition Services Mapping' project, which aims to define and analyse the current transition process and experience for young people, their parent/carer/s, and clinicians, whose health care has moved from Perth Children's Hospital (PCH, previously...More
Thank you for agreeing to take part in the 'Transition Services Mapping' project, which aims to define and analyse the current transition process and experience for young people, their parent/carer, and clinicians, by case, who transitioned from Perth Children's Hospital (PCH, previously Princess...More
Thank you for agreeing to take part in the 'Transition Services Mapping' project, which aims to define and analyse the current transition process and experience for young people, their parent/carer/s, and clinicians, whose health care has moved from Perth Children's Hospital (PCH, previously...More
Thank you for agreeing to take part in the 'Transition Services Mapping' project, which aims to define and analyse the current transition process and experience for young people, their parent/carer, and clinicians, by case, who transitioned from Perth Children's Hospital (PCH, previously Princess...More
Thank you for agreeing to take part in the 'Transition Services Mapping' project, which aims to define and analyse the current transition process and experience for young people, their parent/carer/s, and clinicians, whose health care has moved from Perth Children's Hospital (PCH, previously...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 public buildings in Western Australia.
Please read the discussion paper entitled Managing public health risks in public buildings in Western...More
The 2017/2018 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 2017/2018...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 key focus of this review is to obtain feedback on the most effective option for managing public health risks associated with cloth materials in Western Australia.
Please read the Discussion Paper entitled Managing the public health risks of cloth materials in Western Australia ,...More
Temporary toilets are predominately used in three types of situations
Temporary worksites
Events
Situations where a permanent toilet is not available or increased numbers of toilets are temporarily required.
WA has historically been the only state to regulate...More
There are a number of situations where people may have to work where no permanent toilet facilities are available. These situations could include:
Construction Sites
Roadside clean ups, road works or road maintenance works
Tree planting or other natural resource...More
WA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI) Health Strategy Community Consultations Online
The WA Department of Health is seeking feedback from LGBTI populations in WA to help inform the WA LGBTI Health Strategy (the Strategy). The Strategy will raise awareness of the...More
The draft Western Australian Men’s Health and Wellbeing Policy (the Policy) was developed by the Health Networks Branch, Department of Health Western Australia (WA) to demonstrate the WA health system’s commitment towards achieving the priority areas of the National Male Health Policy:...More
Primary health care and health system leaders are personally invited to attend the Minister’s Primary Health Roundtable hosted by a guest Panel of experts to explore ways to improve the integration between primary, secondary and tertiary services and improve the patient journey across the...More
The Minister for Health, Hon Roger Cook MLA announced the release of the Sustainable Health Review Interim Report on 27 February 2018.
The SHR Panel is now seeking views from organisations and members of the community on the findings of the SHR Interim Report and input into other areas the...More
The impact of overweight and obesity on the health system is well known. What is not known is what programs and services are being provided, by whom, from where and to what standard to those in need of assistance with weight management in WA.
Health Networks Branch is working on behalf of WA...More
The Office of the Chief Health Professions Officer (OCHPO) seeks your views on a document designed to guide the WA health system to build the research and knowledge translation capacity of its allied health and health science professions.
This document is the result of two prior consultation...More
The Western Australian Government is committed to ensuring a strong legislative framework to regulate the sale and supply of human tissue products for transplantation, or other therapeutic purposes, or medical or scientific purposes in Western Australia (WA). The WA Department of Health (the...More
Professor Tarun Weeramanthri, the Chief Health Officer of the Western Australian Department of Health is pleased to release the First Interim State Public Health Plan for the first stage of consultation.
The First Interim State Public Health Plan includes:
a report on the health...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 morgues in Western Australia.
Please read the Discussion Paper entitled Management of public health risks associated with morgues...More
We want to hear from you! The draft Western Australian Youth Health Policy 2018–2023 (The Policy) is ready for your input.
The Policy is a way to voice the health and wellbeing needs of young people aged 10-24 years and aims to advise health services on how to best support young people be...More
The healthcare environment in Australia is rapidly changing. In line with this the pharmacy sector is undergoing a period of innovation and change. New technologies are affecting how medicines are dispensed, pharmacy business models are evolving, and the range of healthcare services provided by...More
In 2013, the WA Department of Health, through the Office of Population Health Genomics (OPHG), released a position statement on direct-to-consumer genetic testing. This position statement was intended to assist consumers and healthcare professionals to consider the issues associated with...More
The WA State Government’s Sustainable Health Review aims to prioritise the delivery of high quality, patient-centred sustainable healthcare across WA into the future.
Western Australians continue to enjoy excellent health outcomes and quality health services. However the system is under...More
Section 22 of the Public Health Act 2016 (the Act) requires Local Governments to report to the Department of Health on their performance of functions under the Act. In addition to these reporting requirements the Department of Health has developed a number of additional optional questions to...More