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PMH Needs A Dedicated Pain Unit – Here’s How You Can Help Make It Happen

April 16th, 2012 by Julia

We need a dedicated pain unit at PMH lead by a specialist in children’s pain.

I recently made a speech about this at the Health Consumers’ Council WA.

You can read that speech here PMH Needs A Dedicated Pain Unit.

Every one of us have the power to influence decision makers.

If you would like to help with this campaign please write emails and letters to-

PMH

Mr Philip Aylward
Chief Executive of Child & Adolescent Health Service
Princess Margaret Hospital
GPO Box D184
Perth 6840

The Minister

Mr Kim Hames
Minister for Health
28th Floor
Stirling Tower
197 St Georges Terrace
Perth 6000

Your Local State Member

It is also very valuable to speak with your local State member of parliament and ask them to write to the Minister for Health about your concerns.

There are many of us working to make this happen – please join us now.

 

 

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  1. Dale Twycross says:
    May 9, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    This is an amazing resource Julia and everyone else who has contributed. Congratulations. And everyone should look for the link re Julia’s interview on ABC radio. Its brilliant.

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  2. Tracie says:
    June 13, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    Agreed -Julia your dedication to raising awareness of other children in need is admirable

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    • Julia says:
      June 14, 2012 at 9:18 am

      Thanks Dale and Tracie for your encouraging comments. I’m feeling more determined than ever. Here is my rant … It is the unfairness that gets to me. How can we possibly have a system that offers one level of pain service to adults and so little for children and teenagers. The other problem is that the very few services that do exist are not co-ordinated. This means that parents coming into the WA health system looking for assistance for their children face a messy patchwork set of people and services. These resources are as difficult to find as they are to get access to once you’ve found them. Kids are suffering because they aren’t in front of the right people at the right time. It must change. It will change. We’ll will make it change. :)

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