Errors in Perth hospitals led to 85 deaths last year as emergency departments failed to meet targets

Poor clinical decisions or errors in Perth hospitals contributed to the loss of 85 lives last year, new data shows. Annual reports from the Child and Adolescent Health Service, the North Metropolitan Health Service, the East Metropolitan Health Service and the South Metropolitan Health Service have laid bare a failing health system and also revealed … Read more

Boomer not OK: Anti-ageism campaign targets 'divisive' generational terms

The state government wants to ban intergenerational terms such as “boomer” and “millennial” to avoid divisiveness and fueling stereotypes about older Western Australians. As part of the government's Challenge Your Bias campaign launched on Tuesday to combat ageism, the Department for Communities has produced a guide to inclusive language, which also calls for an end … Read more