Specialised Resources

Acts, Regulations and Legislation

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)

ComLaw
ComLaw is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department. It contains the full text of Commonwealth legislation and the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI).

GovPubs
Australian Government Publications Guide is a guide to selected types of Australian government publications, such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available on the Internet.

WA State Law Publisher From 1 July 2004, free online access is available for all legislation, regulations, gazettes, etc.

Advisory Board Company

Advisory Board Company (US)
How to access the site (WA Health intranet link)
The Advisory Board gathers data from its US and international membership to publish news services, major studies and customised research briefs on progressive management and clinical practices in health care.

Anatomy TV

Anatomy TV
A dynamic interactive multi-media overview of human anatomy - from head to toe! This interactive resource contains than 20 learning and teaching modules covering basic human anatomy and focusing on one or more areas of the body. Also includes a study guide and test bank

ARCHI

ARCHI
The Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovation (ARCHI) is an information service for Australian health professionals and health service managers that supports the implementation of effective and quality innovations in clinical care in hospitals and across the community.

Australian Standards

SAI Global Standards Australia
Full text of Australian standards. Single user licence for all of WA Health so please log out when you have finished using the site.

Dictionaries

Stedman’s Medical Dictionary

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary

National & WA Health Strategies & Priorities

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Health Priority Areas
Cancer control, injury prevention and control, cardiovascular health, diabetes mellitus, mental health, asthma, and arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.

Australian Department of Health and Ageing National Medicines Policy

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Programs & Initiatives

National Drug Strategy

National Public Health Partnership

WA Aboriginal Health Strategy

WA Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan 2010 - 2020

Statistics

AIHW National Perinatal Statistics Unit
Perinatal, congenital anomalies, maternal deaths, thematic and developmental statistics.

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS@WA Gov

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Department of Health (WA)
Includes abortions, and perinatal, infant and maternal statistics.

OECD Health Data 2009
Comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries.

World Health Organization (WHO)

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