Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Limited ANNUAL REPORT 2024/2025 53 Funded by: Federal Dept of Social Services – National Indigenous Australians Agency NSW Health – Rural Doctors Network – Western NSW Primary Health Network Celebrating over 39 years of Service since 1986 CLINIC TEAM REPORT JULY 2024 TO JUNE 2025 Introduction The Clinic provides many services to the Walgett community. We have two permanent Doctors as well as GP locums that regularly visit the organisation. Our core purpose as an organisation is improving the health and wellbeing of people in Walgett and the surrounding communities. The clinic focuses on both preventative and ongoing care within a multi-disciplinary team which consists of General Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Aboriginal Health Workers and Midwives. Doctors WAMS has Dr Nina Dowling and Dr Amy Derrick, as our permanent GP’s who are supported by regular visiting GP locums. Alongside working in the GP clinic our doctors cover outreach clinics in Pilliga, as well as providing cover in the Wellness service Building at WAMS. Pharmacy The dispensary is managed by our Senior Aboriginal Health Worker, Phillip Dowse. Any staff member who assists in the dispensing of medications must have achieved their Dispensary Assistant Certificate III through the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. Transport The team assists clients with WAMS appointments and out of area pre-booked Specialist medical appointments. Local transport ensures clients can attend their medical appointments with any of the WAMS services. By offering transport, we can increase the accessibility to medical care for our clients. The team also works in collaboration with Walgett pharmacy ensuring clients medications are delivered directly to their homes if unable to collect them themselves. Clinic Clinic operates with 2 nurses, one seeing walk in clients including dressings, injections and triaging and one completing health checks and 715’s. Liver Clinic Our Senior Aboriginal Health Worker Philip Dowse Also Coordinates the liver clinic, holding video conferences with specialists and patients also coordinating their ultrasounds and pathology also conducting home visits. Midwifery and New Directions Mothers and Babies program Midwifery/ AMIHS program- the community Midwife and Aboriginal Health Worker provide antenatal and postnatal care to expecting mothers and their newborn babies. The Midwife works in consultation with the GP and associated hospitals where women have elected to birth. WAMS currently has a permanent Midwife and is actively trying to recruit to the Aboriginal Health worker position.
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