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Keep up to date with the latest news across Peel Health Campus

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  • Nine midwives from South Metropolitan Health Service stand together around a piece of neonatal equipment
    SMHS to hear from midwives in national study to future proof the midwifery workforce 05 May 2026 Ensuring pregnant and birthing women have midwives to care for them now and into the future, South Metropolitan Health Service is participating in a national study that will hear the voices of midwives to ensure the sustainability of their workforce.
  • A dozen members of the Peel Health Campus Whelan Ward nursing staff standing together in the ward
    Join us at our Peel Health Campus Open Day 17 March 2026 Join us on Saturday 11 April at our Peel Health Campus Open Day and meet the people who contribute to the caring experience for you and your loved ones.
  • Amy O' Meagher sits in a garden setting holding a baby in her arms
    Lived experience at the centre of trauma-informed maternity care at SMHS 25 February 2026 A new Birth Trauma Advisory Committee at South Metropolitan Health Service is seeking expressions of interest from consumers with lived experience for two committee roles.
  • A large group of nursing and midwifery graduates who will be working at Peel Health Campus
    Future of SMHS workforce looking bright with new nursing and midwifery graduates 09 February 2026 Across all our hospital sites, you will see plenty of fresh faces as our nursing and midwifery graduates start in various roles within South Metropolitan Health Service.

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  • Lucky escape for teen surfer attacked by shark in Mandurah 01 January 0001 Zac Hlaing is still in shock after his usual pre-dawn surf turned into a mercy dash to hospital. Speaking from Peel Health Campus (PHC), the 15 year old said he was surfing with a friend at Pyramids Beach around 5.30am yesterday morning when he was bitten by a shark while standing in waist-high water. Thankfully, another man was surfing at the beach and drove Zac and his friend to Peel Health Campus (PHC). “I just felt something latch onto my leg - it all happened so fast,” Zac said. “It hurt a little bit but wasn’t too bad. “I live near the beach and have been surfing my whole life. I surf every day but have never seen anything like that before.” PHC Emergency Department (ED) Nurse Unit Manager, Naomi Prichard-McCallum said the primary focus was Zac’s care and wellbeing – assessing him quickly and ensuring his safety. “It must hav...
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Last Updated: 17/03/2026

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