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International Women’s Day - Balancing the Scales 08 March 2026 Today on International Women’s Day we celebrate the significant contributions of women across PathWest. From our diagnostic labs to our leadership teams, their expertise and dedication are integral to providing high-quality pathology services that support the WA health system. At PathWest, we don't just celebrate women; we empower them. We are proud to share that: 74.4% of our workforce comprises women. For the first time since becoming a Health Service Provider in 2018, we are led by our first female Chief Executive and Chief Pathologist. Women make up 50% of our Health Executive Service and approximately 50% of Tier 4 leadership positions. Representation remains strong in the lab, with over 50% of our pathologists and high-level Medical and Principal Scientists in Charge being women. With this year’s theme, Balance the Scales, we continue to build a safe...

Shaping the Future: PathWest Welcomes our 2026 Registrar Intake 06 March 2026 PathWest is proud to welcome our latest intake of Registrars. As WA's only public pathology provider, we are committed to investing in the clinical leaders of tomorrow and supporting a positive workplace culture that encourages both personal wellbeing and professional excellence for our Registrars during that journey. We currently have66 Registrarsacross our service, including12 new starterswho jo...

Beyond the Diagnosis: PathWest in global mission to ‘find the match’ 28 February 2026 On Rare Disease Day (28 February), we reflect on the global effort to improve equity in diagnosis and treatment for those living with rare conditions. In WA, this mission is powered by PathWest. An example is Department of Immunology at Fiona Stanley Hospital — providing life-saving stem cell tissue typing for patients facing rare blood diseases. Using high-resolution next generation DNA Sequenci...

PathWest’s Zo Ee Wong awarded prestigious FHRI grant for groundbreaking immunotherapy research 20 February 2026 We are thrilled to announce that our very own Zo Ee Wong from the Department of Clinical Immunology FSH has been awarded a Clinician Researcher Training grant through the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and The Hospital Research Foundation Group for her innovative CAR T cell immunotherapy research to improve outcomes for patients with blood cancers. Zo Ee is one of only eight We...

International Acclaim for PathWest Forensic Biology staff 05 February 2026 A publication co-authored by PathWest Forensic Biology staff members Anna Heavey (Senior Forensic Scientist in Charge-Quality, Training, Safety & Risk) and Gavin Turbett (Head of Department) has been selected as a 2025 Noteworthy Article for the prestigious Journal of Forensic Sciences. The Journal of Forensic Sciences is the official publication of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, whic...