Media Statements

For Portfolio: Health

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
2/12/2022	Sanderson	Health	Maternity, birthing, and neonatal services to be expanded in Bunbury
2/12/2022	Sanderson	Health	Australian-first psychiatry training program to live, train and practice in regions
30/11/2022	Sanderson; Buti	Health; Finance	Expressions of Interest sought for Geraldton Hospital upgrade
24/11/2022	Sanderson	Health	First cardiac rehabilitation service launched in the Wheatbelt
22/11/2022	Sanderson	Health	More vaccinations now available at participating pharmacies
20/11/2022	Sanderson; Quigley; McGurk	Health; Attorney General; Women's Interests	McGowan Government to reform WA’s abortion laws
15/11/2022	Sanderson	Health	New emergency care unit at St John of God Midland Public Hospital
14/11/2022	Sanderson	Health	Pharmacy interns head bush in regional recruitment drive
8/11/2022	Sanderson	Health	New and improved Dongara residential aged care facilities welcome patients
3/11/2022	Sanderson	Health	New nature playground brightens QEII precinct
2/11/2022	Johnston; Sanderson	Industrial Relations; Health	WA Health workers accept State Government wages offer
31/10/2022	Sanderson	Health	New clinic opens for patients with long COVID-19 symptoms
31/10/2022	McGowan; Dawson; Sanderson	Premier; Emergency Services; Health	WA’s State of Emergency to end 12.01am November 4, 2022
27/10/2022	Sanderson	Health	New public car park opens at Joondalup Health Campus
23/10/2022	McGowan; Sanderson	Premier; Health	Record $11 million Telethon donation for WA's bravest kids
22/10/2022	Dawson; Sanderson	Medical Research; Health	McGowan Government announces funding boost to child health
20/10/2022	Sanderson; Punch	Health; Disability Services	Supporting patients with a disability to safely leave hospital
19/10/2022	Sanderson	Health	Western Australians invited to help shape new women and babies hospital
18/10/2022	Cook; Sanderson; Templeman	Tourism; Health; Sport and Recreation	Six months to go to 2023 World Transplant Games in Perth
18/10/2022	Sanderson	Health	South-West kids all smiles with paediatric dental surgery opening at Busselton Health Campus
13/10/2022	Sanderson	Health	Keeping patients safe from COVID-19 at WA hospitals
11/10/2022	Sanderson	Health	Exhibition acknowledges RPH’s role caring for Bali bombing victims
11/10/2022	Sanderson	Health	Bentley Hospital’s new modular beds now open
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
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
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	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
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
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	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
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