General News
27 January, 2024
Tireless effort reaps rewards for service
Around 100 people tuned into West Wimmera Health Service’s latest annual meeting, receiving an update on the service’s operational status and hearing from two inspirational guest speakers.
Around 100 people tuned into West Wimmera Health Service’s latest annual meeting, receiving an update on the service’s operational status and hearing from two inspirational guest speakers.
“The 2022-23 financial year has been a momentous one, with substantial operational achievements, funding success, and a focus on looking after our staff and community,” board director Katherine Colbert said.
“With a strong focus on collaboration, partnership and engagement, our board adopted the ‘Our Future 2028’ Strategic Plan, which is a simple yet effective strategy that outlines what we will do and how it will be achieved over the coming five years.
“The work behind this strategy has helped our organisation steer through the pandemic and return to our ‘new normal’.
"We have not been immune to the challenges of workforce shortages, supply issues and cost of goods and services post-Covid.
"Our staff have worked tirelessly to develop innovative approaches, funding applications and policies to ensure our service is here for our communities long into the future.
“Looking ahead, it will be another year of exciting developments and further challenges for our workforce.
"But we entered the new financial year with optimism and determination to provide great care to every person, every time, with some exiting projects on the horizon that will have a positive and direct impact on our communities.”
Guest speaker Lesley Robinson, WWHS diabetes educator with 23 years of experience, who recently earned the Credentialled Diabetes Educator of the Year for Victoria award, shared an inspiring story of a past client, and how diabetes support and medical interventions had evolved over the past decades.
The second guest speaker, Casey Kosch, shared her journey in transforming her passion for nursing and education into a thriving first aid training project.