Opal Country - Healthcare in White Cliffs

Today we continue our journey through the district sites of the Far West Local Health District where we find our way to White Cliffs, famous for being Australia’s oldest commercial opal field, located approximately 255 km northeast of Broken Hill.  The opal mining town is home to approximately 150 people but is surrounded by large grazing properties.  Today in the studio we meet Ashley Mortimer, our bright and bubbly Clinical Nurse Specialist for Education, who shares what it’s like to work and support the remote Health Service of White Cliffs.  Hear how Ash arrived in Broken Hill as an Agency nurse and her subsequent journey before accepting the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist for Education.  Get an insight into White Cliffs and hear why you shouldn’t forget your ‘sat phone’.Join us each fortnight for a new episode where we showcase one of many dedicated and driven district staff members who strive to deliver excellent health care in the rural and remote locations of the Far West Local Health District.Hosted by Heidi Drenkhahn and produced by Juanita White for the Integrated Care Team, Far West Local Health District.Listener discretion is advised, as episodes may discuss or name Indigenous people who are deceased. Information provided in this podcast is correct at the time of recording and is generalised information.  If you require further individualised health care advice, please contact your health care provider.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/swoop/successLicense code: GPJJWCGZMJREMTIN