Frequently asked questions - Which library to use?
Usually, the library page to use will be the one at the hospital where you work or the health service that pays you.
I work for a metropolitan hospital, which library should I use?
- Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital – use South Metropolitan Area Health Service
- Bentley Hospital – use South Metropolitan Area Health Service
- Fremantle Hospital
- Graylands - use Psychiatric Services
- Kaleeya – use Fremantle Hospital and Health Service
- King Edward Memorial Hospital
- Osborne Park Hospital – use North Metropolitan Area Health Service
- Peel Health Campus – use South Metropolitan Area Health Service
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- Rockingham Hospital – use South Metropolitan Area Health Service
- Royal Perth Hospital
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Swan District Hospital – use North Metropolitan Area Health Service
What if I work at a hospital site but not for the hospital?
- Select the library for the health service that pays you
- Some examples:
- Ambulatory Care staff with offices at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital use the North Metropolitan Area Health Service
- Health Promotion staff at Graylands who are part of the Royal St pay group use Department of Health
- Radiation Health – use Department of Health
What if I work in a country hospital, health service or nursing post?
What if I work in a child health, child development or community health centre?
- In the city or suburbs – use Child and Adolescent Health Service
- In the country – use WA Country Health Service
What if I work for a specialist health service?
- Ambulatory Care (NMAHS) – use North Metropolitan Area Health Service
- BreastScreen WA – use Women and Newborn Health Service
- Cancer and Palliative Care Network (At SCGH) – use Department of Health
- Cervical Cancer Prevention Program – use Women and Newborn Health Service
- Child and Adolescent Community Health Service – use Child and Adolescent Health Service
- Child and Adolescent Health Service
- Community Midwifery Program – use Women and Newborn Health Service
- Council of Official Visitors – use Psychiatric Services
- Dental Health Services – use Department of Health Library
- Drug and Alcohol Office
- Environmental Health – use Department of Health
- Genetic Services of WA – use Women and Newborn Health Service
- Genomics – use Department of Health
- Mental Health Services – use Psychiatric Services
- PathWest
- Psychiatric Services
- Radiation Health – use Department of Health
- SARC (Sexual Assault Resource Centre) – use Women and Newborn Health Service
- Women and Infants Research Foundation – use Women and Newborn Health Service
- Women and Newborn Health Service
- Women’s Health Policy and Projects – use Women and Newborn Health Service
- Wounds West – use Department of Health
What if I work for the North Metropolitan Area Health Service, but not at a hospital?
What if I work for the South Metropolitan Area Health Service, but not at a hospital?
What if I work at Department of Health Head Office, Grace Vaughan House, Health Corporate Network, or another “Corporate” branch of the Department?
What if I work at WACHS Head Office?
- Use Department of Health or login to WA Country Health Service
What if I'm not a Department of Health staff member, but a member of a clinical staff association?
- Use the Library at the hospital where you are a member
What if I am a visiting Medical Officer or Medical Practitioner?
- Apply to WA Country Health Service for services – conditions apply
What if I am a medical student based in a hospital?
- Use the Library at the hospital where you are based
What if I don’t work for the Department of Health?
- InfoRx
- Contact doh.library@health.wa.gov.au for eligibility criteria
Still not sure?
- Contact the most likely library for help
- Email Ruth.Barnett@health.wa.gov.au for information and assistance
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