Neurosciences Clinical Service Unit
Services We Offer
SCGH has six Clinical Service Units, each consisting of several departments and managed as a sub-unit within the hospital.
The Neurosciences CSU services extend out to the following departments:
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology (ENT)
- Pain Management
- Plastic Surgery
- State Head Injury Unit
- After Hours Nursing Team
Department Contact Details
Clinical Service Unit Office
Phone: 61 8 9346 4083
Fax: 61 8 9346 2894
Location:
Neuroscience CSU Office
5th Floor G Block
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Hospital Avenue
Nedlands, WA 6009
Australia
Department Offices
Neurology
HOD: Mr. William Carroll
Phone: 61 8 9346 3088
Fax: 61 8 9346 2455
Location: E Block, 1st Floor
Neurosurgery
HOD: Assoc. Prof. Neville Knuckey
Phone: 61 8 9346 2865
Fax: 61 8 9346 3824
Location: G Block, 1st Floor
Ophthalmology
HOD: Assoc. Prof. Graham Barrett
Phone: 61 8 9346 4718
Location: E Block, G Floor
Otolaryngology (ENT)
HOD: Mr Phil Grey, ENT Surgeon
Phone: 61 8 9346 3089
Fax: 61 8 9346 4899
Location: E Block, G Floor
Pain Management
HOD: Mr. Roger Goucke
Phone: 61 8 9346 3263
Fax: 61 8 9346 3481
Location: G Block, Basement
Plastic Surgery
HOD: Mr. Tim Cooper
Phone: 61 8 9346 3171
Fax: 61 8 9346 4388
Location: G Block, 5th Floor
State Head Injury Unit
HOD: Mr. Steven Jongenelis
Phone: 61 8 9346 4488
Location: E Block, G Floor
After Hours Nursing Team
HOD: Carrie Dunbar
Manager, Phone: 61 8 9346 3188
CNS, Phone: 61 8 9346 2997 or 4478
Location: G Block, 5th Floor
Mission Statement
The mission of the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Neurosciences Clinical Service Unit is to provide quality and excellence in patient care and through education and research advance our knowledge and skills to improve health throughout the community.
Strategic Goals
- Focus on tertiary clinical care while maintaining above average routine clinical care
- Invest in personnel with appropriate clinical expertise
- Invest in key facilities/equipment to enhance patient management
- Enhance the work environment for our employees
- Promote an educationally supportive environment within the CSU
- Implement quality programs and policies resulting in above average clinical standards whilst embracing best practice
- Increase community awareness of our high quality clinical programs through appropriate marketing and customer education
- Internationally recognised research
Education and Research Activities
The departments under Neuroscience are involved in a number of research projects and work closely with various Research Institutions on the QEII campus.
Research Institutions
- Australian Neuromuscular Research Institute
- Lions Eye Institute of Western Australia
- Lions Ear and Hearing Institute of Western Australia
Education
As Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Perth Western Australia, Neuroscience is dedicated to maintaining a high standard of education and clinical experience for its staff.
Medical
Medical education is provided by the various departments under Neuroscience.
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology (ENT)
- Pain Management
- Plastic Surgery
- State Head Injury Unit
- After Hours Nursing Team
Nursing
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital offers a world class postgraduate nursing education and clinical experience to registered nurses seeking specialisation and development.
The Neuroscience Nursing Courses are a collaborative venture between Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and the School of Nursing at Curtin University of Technology. The focus of the program is the development of advanced knowledge and competencies relevant to the specialist Neuroscience Nursing practitioner.
Nursing Skills Workshop
Rethink Stroke Management
17 – 24 June 2004, SCGH WA
This workshop consists of a 2 half-day program addressing key nursing skills in optimising outcomes of stroke patients in an acute care environment.
For further information about the Neuroscience Nursing Courses, you can make enquires to:
The Coordinator
Neuroscience Nursing Education
Q Block, SCGH
Phone: 61 8 9346 4170
Fax: 61 8 9346 3049
Conferences
9 – 11 June 2004, Perth WA
This is Perth’s 1st Multidisciplinary Conference on Stroke, setting the scene for improving coordination and collaboration of healthcare delivery to people with stroke in Western Australia.
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