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There are many things that prompt someone to undertake a career in healthcare. For St John WA Urgent Care Nurse, Kirsty Kefford, it was growing up and seeing her mother wish she could have been a nurse. Her mother’s curiosity in the field meant Kirsty and her sisters grew up watching every possible medical show…

St John WA is committed to strengthening the resilience of the community in Western Australia through vital first aid knowledge. As part of efforts to promote first aid education, St John WA ran a free first aid course for leaders of Koordak, a non-profit organisation helping to improve the lives of the Aboriginal Community in…

St John WA is celebrating National Volunteer Week, May 15-19, by enhancing and streamlining the volunteer experience across the state-wide organisation through the appointment of two specialists. The new Volunteer Experience Business Partners (VEBPs) Allison Rayner and Elza Wallis began their journey at St John as volunteers in the regions and metropolitan Perth for many…

A new Ambulance Communications Upgrade Initiative between St John WA with Mitsui E&P Australia (MEPAU) and joint-venture partner Beach Energy launched during May. The $117,000 initiative will roll out the latest 5G compatible smartphones and Wi-Fi technology to 18 ambulances in Geraldton and surrounding Mid West subcentres in preparation for Australia’s 5G network to expand…

Thousands of people from all over the world gathered to witness the rare occurrence of a total solar eclipse in Exmouth, Onslow, Coral Bay and Carnarvon, and St John WA was right there with them. From Carnarvon to Onslow, people were in awe as the sky turned dark and the stars shone bright in the…

Almost half of WA workers have witnessed a health emergency in the workplace – but cannot say if their workplace has an Automated Electronic Defibrillator on site, the new Resilient Workplaces survey from St John WA has revealed. In good news, the fresh figures, released to coincide with World Day for Safety and Health at…

St John WA has welcomed 33 new Student Ambulance Officers to the frontline, with the new starters beginning their on-road shifts on April 2. The ranks have also been boosted with four direct-entry Paramedics starting on April 3. This is in addition to 23 Ambulance Officers going through the final stages of their progression to…

St John WA welcomes evidence two of the major drivers to surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) – bystander CPR and bystander use of defibrillators – improved in 2021.  St John performed resuscitation on 1115 cardiac arrest patients in 2021 (up from 1086 in 2020), of which 20.6 per cent survived to hospital handover (230 patients…

Rachel Cubitt worked at St John answering emergency calls in the State Operations Centre before transitioning to a team leader role delivering first aid training. Her experience makes her uniquely placed to understand how basic first aid skills, including how to call Triple Zero (000), can save a life. “For families who are travelling, even…

Almost 80 members of the St John WA team were recognised for their ongoing service to humanity at a bumper Investiture event at the start of April. Investiture is a traditional ceremony welcoming or promoting staff and volunteers to the Order of St John for going over and above their duty to the organisation or…