Congratulations to the 2018 WA Health Excellence Awards category finalists.
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Category 1 - Managing resources efficiently and effectively
Managing resources efficiently and effectively – finalist summaries

Pathology test reduction in ICU
Fiona Stanley Hospital
South Metropolitan Health Service
Early Episode Psychosis Program
Rockingham Peel Group
South Metropolitan Health Service
and Ruah Community Services
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Choosing Wisely
Choosing wisely committee
Royal Perth Bentley Group
East Metropolitan Health Service
Complex Patient Transition Program
Medicine CSU
Perth Children's Hospital
Child and Adolescent Health Service
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Category 2. Engaging with consumers, carers and the community
Engaging with consumers, carers and the community – finalist summaries

Supporting family carers of older hospital patients experiencing delirium
Ward C16 team
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
North Metropolitan Health Service
and Curtin University
Getting to know You
Nursing and midwifery practice committee
Osborne Park Hospital
North Metropolitan Health Service
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Consumer engagement in the 21st Century
WA Country Health Service Midwest
WA Country Health Service
Consumer cafès
WA Country Health Service South West
WA Country Health Service
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Category 3. Achieving better health outcomes for Aboriginal people
Achieving better health outcomes for Aboriginal people– finalist summaries
Aboriginal centred care learning module
Aboriginal Person centred care collaboration group
TRACS WA
South Metropolitan Health Service
Social and emotional wellbeing for Aboriginal youth
Population health
Great Southern Aboriginal Health Service
WA Country Health Service
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Kidney care - closer to home
Renal service
WA Country Health Service Goldfields
WA Country Health Service
and Fiona Stanley Nephrology Unit; Purple House Alice Springs NT
Implementing a public health response to meningococcal W disease
Population Health
Central Office
WA Country Health Service
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Category 4. Developing sustainable solutions for out-of-hospital healthcare
Developing sustainable solutions for out-of-hospital healthcare– finalist summaries

Complex care coordination service
Armadale Kalamunda Group
East Metropolitan Health Service
Assisted automated peritoneal dialysis program
Renal medicine
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
North Metropolitan Health Service
and Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd
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Urgent FBT Pathway
Mental health
Centre for Clinical Interventions
North Metropolitan Health Service
and Sydeny Children's Hospital Network Eating Disorders Service: The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Mobile Imaging Communication Exchange
MICE project team
Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital group
South Metropolitan Health Service
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Category 5. Overcoming inequities
Overcoming inequities– finalist summaries

Improving access to hepatitis C treatment in WA prisons
Sexual Health and blood-borne virus program
Public and Aboriginal Health
Department of Health
and Department of Justice; Hepatitis WA; South Metropolitan Health Service; North Metropolitan Health Service; East Metropolitan Health Service; WA Country Health Service
RPH homeless team
Royal Perth Hospital
East Metropolitan Health Service
and Homeless Healthcare GP Practice; Ruah Community Services
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Hepatitis C infection in Albany Regional Prison
WA Country Health Service, Great Southern
WA Country Health Service
and Department of Justice
Rural acute TeleStroke service
TeleStroke and WA stroke services project
Innovation and Development - Clinical Telehealth Program
WA Country Health Service
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Category 6. Improving safety and quality
Improving safety and quality– finalist summaries

Free and simple - antibiotic approval codes
Microbiology and infectious disease and pharmacy department
Royal Perth Hospital
East Metropolitan Health Health Service
Oral liquid opioids - from bottles to unit dose pods
Fiona Stanley Hopsital pharmacy department
Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital group
South Metropolitan Health Service
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PathWest SMART sepsis
Fiona Stanley Hospital PathWest SMART sepsis (phase 1)
Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital group
South Metropolitan Health Service
Rapid access for patient's imminent delivery
RAPID project team
Rockingham General Hospital
South Metropolitan Health Service
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Category 7. Promotion of preventative health
Promotion of preventative health– finalist summaries

Mobile in the suburbs
BreastScreen WA
Women and Newborn Health Service
North Metropolitan Health Service
Alcohol screening and brief intervention project
Alcohol screening and brief intervention project team
Clinical Service Planning and Population Health
South Metropolitan Health Service
and WA Primary Health Alliance; National Drug research Institute
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Pilbara healthy eating and lifestyles
Health promotion
Pilbara Population Health
WA Country Health Service
and EON Foundation
Squeaky clean kids
Central Office
WA Country Health Service
and Soap Aid; Environmental Health Directorate; Indigenous Eye Health Unit
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Category 8. Excellence in policy development
Excellence in policy development– finalist summaries

Guideline for the health management of leprosy
WA Tuberculosis Control Program
Mental Health, Public health and Dental Services
North Metropolitan Health Service
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Patient reported change policy
WA Cancer & Palliative Care Network Clinical Implementation Unit
North Metropolitan Health Service
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Mental Health Commissioner's Award - Finalists
RAPID - RPH, Addiction, Psychiatry, Intervention and Discharge
RAPID team
Royal Perth Hospital
East Metropolitan Health Service
Helping carers cope: Effective brief interventions to help carers of people with bipolar disorder and eating disorders
Centre for Clinical Interventions, partner Curtin University
North Metropolitan Health Service
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Mental Health co-response
Mental Health Co-Response team, partner WA Police
East Metropolitan Health Service
Wellness clinic at Fremantle Hospital Mental Health Service
Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group, partner Curtin University
South Metropolitan Health Service
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Jill Porteous Memorial Award - Finalists
Nick Waldron, Consultant Geriatrician, Head of Department - Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Armadale Kalamunda Group
East Metropolitan Health Service
Vivienne Welch, Regional Clinical Practice Improvement Coordinator - WACHS Kimberley - Derby Health Service
WA Country Health Service
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Nerida Steel, Manager WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Program - Women's Health Genetics and Mental Health Directorate, Women and Newborn Health Service
North Metropolitan health Service
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More information
Communications Directorate
Department of Health
Email: WA Health Excellence Awards
Phone: 9222 6425