A project to help burns patients feel comfortable in their own skin is one of many research projects that will share in $6 million of State Government infrastructure support funding in the latest round of the Medical and Health Research Infrastructure Fund (MHRIF).

The Sustainable Health Review is looking at how we can continue to provide patient-first, innovative and sustainable health care for years to come.

Since 2012, cancer services in Western Australia have been guided by the WA Cancer Plan 2012-2017. This strategy comes to an end in 2017 and a new plan is being developed.

Nominations are now open for the Consumer Appreciation Award in the 2018 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

The Australian Department of Health has launched a new education campaign which provides expecting parents and those with children aged 0 to 5 years of age with information about childhood vaccinations.

Western Australians are urged to be alert to the symptoms of measles after a case was confirmed in a Perth high school student after they returned from overseas.

Western Australians are reminded to be alert to the symptoms of meningococcal disease this winter, following a recent rise in cases.

The common cold is not the same as the flu, which is a more serious illness.