Media Statements

From the Office of the Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
6/10/2022	Sanderson	Mental Health	State-wide screenings of WA film to launch Mental Health Week
6/10/2022	Sanderson	Health	Your Voice in Health survey returns as pandemic pressures ease
30/09/2022	Sanderson	Health	WA hospitals welcome next generation of nurses and midwives
29/09/2022	Sanderson	Health	Western Australia restricts sale of nitrous oxide gas canisters
23/09/2022	Sanderson	Health	Free RAT handout at the Perth Royal Show
23/09/2022	Sanderson	Health	Bunbury Regional Hospital to benefit from 30 new modular beds
23/09/2022	Sanderson	Health	New ophthalmology unit opens at Fremantle Hospital
23/09/2022	Sanderson	Health	$1.8 million to upgrade Plantagenet Cranbrook Health Service
20/09/2022	Sanderson	Health	Improving critical cancer diagnostic equipment for Western Australians
12/09/2022	Sanderson	Health	Wearable technology gives emergency department staff a second set of eyes on patients
6/09/2022	Sanderson	Health	Small grants set to make big impact on health of WA students
5/09/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Collie Health Service redevelopment progressing
23/08/2022	Sanderson	Health	Paving the way for Perth’s newest Mental Health Unit
16/08/2022	Sanderson	Health	Community control of Aboriginal health clinics to help close the gap
10/08/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	More free RATs for Western Australian households
9/08/2022	Sanderson	Health	New era for ambulance services to deliver contemporary care
9/08/2022	Sanderson	Health	Measured approach to scaling back WA hospital COVID processes
8/08/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	New 30-bed modular hospital ward boosts capacity at Rockingham General Hospital
5/08/2022	Sanderson	Health	More than 15,000 nicotine vapes seized in compliance crackdown
4/08/2022	Sanderson	Health	New resources to support Western Australians in future health care decisions
2/08/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	WA’s Free Jab June and July program a success
1/08/2022	Sanderson; Ellery	Health; Education and Training	Increased RAT distribution for WA schools
31/07/2022	McGowan; Carey; Sanderson; Buti	Premier; Lands; Health; Aboriginal Affairs	Broome Health and Wellbeing Campus to be first of its kind
27/07/2022	Sanderson	Health	Investing in research to protect WA kids from harmful industries
15/07/2022	Sanderson	Health	Day hospice offers respite and care to patients with life-limiting illness
12/07/2022	Sanderson	Health	New recruitment drive to encourage midwives to return to hospitals
10/07/2022	Sanderson	Mental Health	WA's first residential service for young people at risk of suicide
7/07/2022	Sanderson	Health	Eligibility expanded for winter COVID-19 booster
6/07/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Mask mandate removed for tour buses in boost for WA tourism
1/07/2022	Sanderson	Mental Health	Alcohol. Think Again campaign empowers parents to keep under 18s alcohol free
30/06/2022	Sanderson	Health	Free flu jab program extended to give more West Australians chance to get vaccinated
28/06/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Innovative modular hospital wards to boost WA’s hospital capacity
24/06/2022	Sanderson	Mental Health	Mental health pilot to boost Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing
24/06/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Millions more free RATs for Western Australians at pop-up locations
23/06/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	COVID-19 testing clinic changes to reflect demand
23/06/2022	Dawson; Sanderson	Medical Research; Mental Health	Innovation investment to build resilient children and confident young people
20/06/2022	Sanderson	Health	Sports program to support Aboriginal children’s mental health
15/06/2022	Sanderson; Papalia	Health; Police	Mental Health Co-response expanded into South-West
15/06/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Mask wearing mandate removed at airports in line with national advice
14/06/2022	Sanderson	Health	RPH’s new $10 million inpatient Mental Health Unit now open
10/06/2022	Ellery; Sanderson	Education and Training; Health	Toolkit and education campaign to stop young people vaping
2/06/2022	Buti; Sanderson	Aboriginal Affairs; Health	Remote Kimberley medical service receives $2 million boost
1/06/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Lotterywest and Healthway CEO appointed
1/06/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	More public health measures phased out following WA’s soft landing
29/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	Panel appointed to help deliver new reproductive technology and surrogacy laws for Western Australians
29/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	‘Free Jab June’ for Western Australians in influenza vaccination blitz
26/05/2022	Sanderson; Dawson	Health; Innovation and ICT	New $10 million heliport for Royal Perth Hospital
26/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	Major redevelopment of Bunbury Regional Hospital reaches important milestone
23/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	Work starts on $9.5 million redevelopment at Kalamunda Hospital
20/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	Influenza immunisation program expanded to protect more Western Australians this winter
19/05/2022	McGurk; Sanderson	Community Services; Mental Health	New provider announced for former Esther Foundation facility
18/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Multi-agency response to support WA’s ambulance service
17/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Drive-through collection sites for free RATs for close contacts
16/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	First patients to be treated at redeveloped Newman Health Service
13/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	Radiation oncology services in Albany to be provided by GenesisCare
12/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	McGowan Government State Budget delivers for Byford Health Hub
12/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Treasurer; Health; Mental Health	New record for health and mental health investment in 2022-23 State Budget
9/05/2022	Sanderson	Mental Health	Record mental health investment prioritises WA infants, children and adolescents
9/05/2022	Sanderson	Mental Health	$6.1 million boost to Preventing FASD Project to change lives for the better
9/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	More free Rapid Antigen Tests for close contacts in regional WA
8/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Boost for WA’s world-leading COVID-19 response and recovery
6/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	WA reaches 80 per cent third dose vaccination milestone
5/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	Health kick for community sporting clubs
4/05/2022	Sanderson	Health; Mental Health	Extra $49.4 million for major hospital upgrade in Geraldton
3/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	$1.6 billion in health infrastructure spending to deliver key projects
3/05/2022	Sanderson	Health; Mental Health	Health boost for regional and remote communities in State Budget
2/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	New $252 million reform package to improve WA emergency care
2/05/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	More free Rapid Antigen Tests available for close contacts
1/05/2022	Sanderson	Health	More elective surgery bookings resume at hospitals
28/04/2022	Sanderson	Health	Milestone reached in $61.4 million Newman Health Service redevelopment
26/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Public health measures to ease with WA’s soft landing secured
21/04/2022	Sanderson	Health	More people eligible for vaccinations at pharmacies this flu season
13/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Public health and social measures to ease from 12.01am tomorrow
12/04/2022	Sanderson	Health	More babies to be birthed locally in Margaret River
12/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson; MacTiernan	Premier; Health; Regional Development	Free RATs from WA regional community resource centres
9/04/2022	Sanderson; Whitby	Health; Environment	‘Taking it to the streets’ vaccination campaign for school holidays
8/04/2022	Sanderson; Dawson	Health; Medical Research	WA Child Research Fund now open for applications to improve child and adolescent health
7/04/2022	McGurk; Sanderson	Women's Interests	Esther Foundation referred to parliamentary committee
4/04/2022	Sanderson	Mental Health; Health	Sporting grants to create healthy communities
4/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Winter booster COVID-19 vaccine for higher risk groups
3/04/2022	McGowan; Sanderson; Cook	Premier; Health; Tourism	Safe cruise shipping to resume in staged manner in WA
1/04/2022	Sanderson	Health	More than $2.4 million in funding to continue to make smoking history
1/04/2022	Sanderson	Health	Kicking a goal for healthier sporting clubs
31/03/2022	Sanderson	Health	Child health check clinics for children with COVID-19 needing face-to-face care
29/03/2022	Ellery; Sanderson	Education and Training; Health	Easing of public health measures in schools for Term 2
25/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	More access to free RATs for WA regional and remote communities
25/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Thousands of free RATs to be distributed in the Pilbara
24/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Easing of public health measures from Thursday, March 31
24/03/2022	McGurk; Sanderson	Child Protection; Health	$3.5 million to support the health of vulnerable children in WA
24/03/2022	Sanderson	Health	20 free RATs for every public healthcare worker in WA
22/03/2022	Sanderson	Health	$50,000 in healthy funding for Western Australian schools
21/03/2022	McGurk; Sanderson	Child Protection; Health	Pre-Birth Planning Program keeping mums and babies together
21/03/2022	Sanderson	Health	Short-stay elective surgeries to resume at private hospitals
18/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Free Rapid Antigen Tests for Western Australians at public pop-ups
17/03/2022	Sanderson; Dawson	Health; Medical Research	New study to capture data on undetected COVID-19 in Perth
16/03/2022	Sanderson; Carey	Mental Health; Homelessness	Queens Park youth mental health, alcohol and other drug and homelessness service opens
15/03/2022	Sanderson	Mental Health	Mental health system overhaul to better care for our children and adolescents
15/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Next phase of McGowan Government’s free RAT program unveiled
14/03/2022	Sanderson	Health	Increased ICU capacity for COVID-19 patients
11/03/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Thousands of free RATs delivered to the Kimberley