Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Presenter: Dr Helen Milroy, Psychiatrist and Commissioner This presentation provides an overview of the findings of the Royal Commission and an…
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Chief Psychiatrist’s Newsletter – January 2018
13 Feb 2018
Welcome to the 2018 Summer edition of the Chief Psychiatrist’s Inform Newsletter
End of Life Decisions: Current Western Australian Debate
31 Jan 2018
The Chief Psychiatrist’s position on voluntary assisted dying, as given in evidence to the Western Australian Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices, is summarised below. Please note…
Reappointment of the Chief Psychiatrist of Western Australia
12 Jan 2018
Her Excellency the Governor of Western Australia has, on the recommendation of the Hon. Roger Cook Minister for Mental Health, appointed Dr Nathan Gibson to the Office of the Chief…
‘Clinical Care of People Who May Be Suicidal Policy’
21 Dec 2017
The Department of Health’s ‘Clinical Care of People Who May Be Suicidal Policy’ is applicable to Health Service Providers, Contracted Health Entities, Mental health clinicians and Clinicians in Emergency Departments and…
Code of Conduct for Clinical Reviewers
30 Nov 2017
The Office of the Chief Psychiatrist is pleased to announce the release of the Code of Conduct for Clinical Reviewers to the website. Please see the Monitoring and Reporting tab…
Annual Report of the Chief Psychiatrist of Western Australia Report 2016-2017
11 Oct 2017
Annual Report of the Chief Psychiatrist of Western Australia – ‘Ensuring Safe and High Quality Mental Health Care’ was tabled in Parliament on the 10 October 2017 Chief Psychiatrist of…
Lives are equal and no-one should live in poverty
10 Oct 2017
Dr Nathan Gibson, Cate Wray, Cindy Branch-Smith and Dr Edward Petch recently took on the 50 kilometre Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge. Team Psychlists participated in training sessions on the trails over…
Innovative Practice Award in the Rotary Allied Health Team Excellence Awards 2017
21 Sep 2017
Graylands Hospital team wins Excellence in Innovative Practice Award. The Chief Psychiatrist congratulates the team of health professionals and nurse specialists – Andrew Miller ,Barbara Murray, Jess Darmody, Jo Varne,…
Are You Aware of the Chief Psychiatrist Standards?
14 Sep 2017
The Chief Psychiatrist’s Standards for Clinical Care enhance the National Standards for Mental Health Services, covering areas of central importance or requiring local jurisdictional focus. According to a recent survey,…