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  • 30th anniversary HaDSCO cupcakes
    HaDSCO Celebrates 30 Years of Service and Farewells Director Sarah Cowie 14 October 2026 Last month, the Health and Disability Services Complaints Office (HaDSCO) marked a significant milestone, celebrating 30 years of service to the Western Australian community. The event also provided an opportunity to farewell Director Sarah Cowie, who retired after more than 10 years in the role.
  • Our 2025-26 Annual Report is live! 22 September 2026 This document provides information about our services, health consumers, trends and how we performed in the financial year. It highlights our work resolving complaints across Western Australia and the Indian Ocean Territories, along with key achievements, challenges, insights and opportunities for the future.
  • Australasian Council of Health Complaint Entities Update - May 2026 27 May 2026 Australasian Council of Health Complaint Entities' (ACHCE) is made up of independent organisations responsible for handling health complaints in all Australia States and Territories and New Zealand.
  • Belmont Harmony Festival
    Celebrating Harmony Day with the City of Belmont 24 March 2026 We were delighted to participate in the City of Belmont’s Twilight Harmony Festival alongside Ombudsman WA.
  • Safely Communicating with HaDSCO 04 March 2026 HaDSCO will be in touch with you about your complaint by phone or email. The information you share with us is often personal and sensitive, and we treat it confidentially and respectfully.

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  • Palliative Care 26 November 2020 The Health and Disability Services Complaints Office (HaDSCO) is an independent Statutory Authority offering an impartial resolution service for complaints relating to health, disability and mental health services in Western Australia and the Indian Ocean Territories. Complaints about health services include end of life and palliative care. Sarah Cowie, Director of HaDSCO, presented at the Palliative Care WA Summit on 26 November 2020. HaDSCO developed an Information Sheet: Learning from complaints about end of life and palliative care for the event which is available to download here.
  • Refreshed Website 14 October 2020 Welcome to the Health and Disability Services Complaints Office (HaDSCO) refreshed website. HaDSCO is an independent Statutory Authority providing an impartial complaints resolution service in Western Australia and the Indian Ocean Territories. The HaDSCO website has been improved to increase accessibility, usability and inclusion. The website has been designed to WA.gov.au standards and is also accessible on mobile devices. If you have any comments or queries regarding the website, please use our Feedback Formor contact us.
  • Mental Health Week 2020 09 October 2020 Mental Health Week is a national week celebrated each year in October starting with World Mental Health Day on October 10. This year’s Mental Health Week theme is Strengthening Our Community – Live, Learn, Work, Play. TheMental Health Act 2014sets out the complaints HaDSCO is able to accept. To learn more about HaDSCO's Mental Health Complaint Guidelines for service providers, please click here.
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