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Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Co-Operative Limited ANNUAL REPORT 2010/2011 Linkages and Partners The members recognise the continued Partnership between Western Local Health District and their organisation. We formally thank Ms Jenni Floyd for her ongoing support of this arrangement. Members finalised their Business Plan with the assistance of personnel from Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV). An application was lodged to fund the Plan which included the employment of permanent executive support. Bila Muuji is pleased to announce that a second student, Mr Josh Wyper is the recent recipient of the Charles Sturt University (CSU) Bila Muuji Oral Health Scholarship. Josh travelled to Dubbo to meet the members and remained for part of the day to observe the governance operations of the regional consortia. The inaugural scholarship recipient, Stacey Webb, has indicated she would like to gain employment in the Dubbo area and is maintaining contact with the Western Local Health District Oral Health section in the event a vacancy may occur that will suit her skills and qualifications. Regional Programs Funding is recurrent for the following: - Oral Health Promotion Officer - Information and Technology Officer - GP Registrar program - Smoking Cessation Such regional programs offer a two-fold advantage for each individual service. They are shared across the members as an essential service not normally available to the individual members. For some, the regional programs are complementary to existing services and offer a supportive concept to the member service. The members have ‘Healthy for Life’ programs (focussing Ante Natal care and Chronic Diseases), which were funded on different occasions and shared across the region in three separate sections, e.g. Brewarrina, Bourke, Walgett and Orana Haven; Coonamble, Dubbo, Orange and Wellington; Dareton and Balranald. The upper sector of Bila Muuji (Brewarrina, Bourke, Orana Haven and Walgett) conduct a Social and Emotional Well-being program employing Counsellors, Psychologists and Psychiatrists to provide individual, family, and educational school and community programs. Staff appointments WAMS employed permanent personnel, casual workers, part-time staff, contractual and locum specialists. Medical students from a range of universities spent a variety of time working with, and observing the clinical and social operations of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO). WAMS were unable to secure the permanent position of a Doctor during this period and once again have relied on the commitment and dedication of locums who choose to return on more than one occasion to our organisation. The visiting consortium of midwives from Canberra continues to support the Midwifery program and also mentors the Health Worker in the delivery of ante natal and post natal care. The current Obstetrician, Dr Simone Mulder is taking leave to wait for the pending birth of her child. She has kindly arranged for a visiting service during her absence. WAMS continue to work with Dr Sandra Meihubers, WAMS Dental Consultant, and Ms Jenni Floyd, from Western Local Area Health District. They assist in securing Dentists, Dental Therapists and other oral health personnel to work in our clinic. Without this collaborative arrangement, clients would be required travel some six hours return journey by road for specialist oral health care. WAMS are grateful to Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) for arranging personnel to assist during the planning of their celebrations and for those who volunteered their services during the actual event. ICV also connected WAMS with persons for carpentry work and archival cataloguing. 38 Celebrating 25 years in 2011 – Health is Life is Health Funded by the Federal Department of Health & Ageing and NSW Health
Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Co-Operative Limited ANNUAL REPORT 2010/2011 Welcome to Reg Humphreys as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Reg has previously worked in Walgett and is familiar with the social mores of the community which should enable him to adapt to WAMS business principles and organisational linkages. Maryanne Rutene commenced in the role of Executive Support Officer for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the last quarter of the previous financial year. She ensured that the CEO met deadlines, attended meetings and delegated business where required. Towards the closure of this financial year, she notified of her resignation. WAMS wish Maryanne well in her next vocation. WAMS submitted for additional staff in their Service Development Reporting Framework (SDRF) document The continued expansion of the business has necessitated for additional administrative personnel to be included for the effective and efficient management of recruitment, governance and daily operations. The workforce employed during the year was: WAMS Alcock Rebecca RN – Healthy for Life Amidy Cheryl Cleaner Ashby Wendy Dental Barrett Naomi Finance Biro Edwina Midwife Brown Sarah PHW Carter Denise Midwife Corby Christine CEO Cotter Margaret Midwife Dennis Mark Groundsman Dennis-Tighe Phyllis Eyes Doolan Felicity Cleaner Dowse Phillip AHW Dowse Sarah Dental Duncan Skye Manager Fernando Rosalyn AHW – Healthy for Life Fernando Vivienne Cleaner French Justin Groundsman Gilmore Kylie Manager Green Marion Cleaner Hammond Maria Child Care Hooper Kellie Medical Hudson Rita Cleaner Humphreys Reginald DCEO Hunt Jennifer Eyes Jacky Bianca Medical Janissen Carol Cleaner Kennedy David Ears Kennedy Gail Dental Kennedy Suzann Medical Lane Ricco Trainee Mental HW Mason Greg Transport Megalokonomos Ann Locational Supported Playgroup Morgan Simone Locational Supported Playgroup Murray Patricia Child Care Murray Victor Groundsman Naoum Steven Dentist O’Neil Neroli Midwife Owers Kyla Dental Peacock William Transport Peters Roslyn Child Care Peters David Medical Plazina Peter Indigenous Outreach Worker Pollard Anne Midwife Celebrating 25 years in 2011 – Health is Life is Health Funded by the Federal Department of Health & Ageing and NSW Health 39
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