Doctors' Welfare Interest Group

The Doctors’ Welfare Interest Group’s (DWIG) purpose is to provide a forum for health services across WA to address matters concerning doctors’ welfare including:

  • To discuss and share ideas on doctors’ welfare initiatives
  • To understand current wellbeing concerns and strategies being used to address them
  • To develop recommendations and provide advice to address doctors’ welfare issues.

Membership of DWIG comprises:

  • Chair
  • Medical executive and educational representatives from WA teaching hospitals/HSPs including:
    • Fiona Stanley Hospital
    • King Edward Memorial Hospital
    • Perth Children's Hospital
    • Royal Perth Hospital
    • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
    • WA Country Health Service 
  • Representative, PMCWA
  • Representative, Office of the Chief Medical Officer
  • Representative, Australian Medical Association (WA) Doctors in Training Committee
  • Representative, PMCWA, Junior Medical Officer Forum
  • Representative, DHASWA
  • Representative, WA medical schools
  • Secretariat

The DWIG Terms of Reference can be viewed here.

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