WA Health system

This section is about the WA health system and includes general information for Western Australian public hospital patients.

Emergency department activity

Get an up-to-date view of the status of the emergency department (ED) in each of the metropolitan hospitals that contains an emergency department.

• Emergency department (ED) activity now

Overview of the WA health system

• Emergency and crisis services
• Overview of the WA health system
• Ambulance ramping explained
• Access my WA Health records (Freedom of Information or FOI)
• Advance Health Directives
• Assistance with travel costs to receive medical care
• Central Referral Service – improving the patient referral system
• Compliments or complaints
• GPs
• GP after hours
• Health advice for Australians going overseas for work, travel or study
• Health advice for international students
• Health advice for people coming to Western Australia
• How can I can I get medical care in Western Australia?
• Health care options
• Interstate Patient Transfer Scheme (IPTS)
• Medicare
• Multicultural health
• My Health Record
• Partnerships
• Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS)
• Pay my WA Health invoice online

• Public Health Act 2016
• Private health insurance
• Specialists
• Telehealth

Elective surgery

• About elective surgery
• WA Health patient/consumer liaison contacts

Going to hospital

• Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights in WA
• Going to hospital
• Your rights and responsibilities as a public patient
• Hospital admission – preparing for your stay in hospital
• Informed consent and understanding your risk
• During your hospital stay
• Going home after your stay in hospital

Population/public health units

• Contact details for population public health units