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View Health chemo@home – Bunuru HCP 2026 Update

View Health chemo@home – Bunuru HCP 2026 Update

Strengthening Care, Connection and Clinical Governance   Our March 2026 Healthcare Professionals Newsletter highlights several important developments across View Health – chemo@home, reflecting our ongoing focus on patient‑centred care, clinical governance and service improvement. This edition introduces our new Patient Care Navigator role, designed to streamline communication and support coordinated care for patients and referrers. […]

Presenting at COSA 2025: Improving Safety Around Denosumab and Intravenous Iron

Presenting at COSA 2025: Improving Safety Around Denosumab and Intravenous Iron

In November 2025, the View Health – chemo@home team presented at the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) Annual Scientific Meeting in Adelaide. The poster, Severe hypophosphataemia following denosumab and intravenous iron infusion, shared a real-world case highlighting the risk of significant electrolyte disturbances when denosumab and intravenous iron are administered too closely together. The […]

Infusing Innovation: At-Home Edaravone in Neurological Care

Infusing Innovation: At-Home Edaravone in Neurological Care

We were honoured to present our pioneering work on developing and delivering at-home edaravone infusion services at two leading neurology forums: the prestigious Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists (ANZAN) Annual Scientific Meeting (June 2025, Brisbane) and the Australasian Neurological Conference and Expo (May 2025, Perth). These presentations showcased our commitment to expanding access […]

A New Chapter in Alzheimer’s Treatment

A New Chapter in Alzheimer’s Treatment

Our Co-Director, Julie Adams, recently had the opportunity to speak with Ron Wilson on 2SM about a major development in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease: the Australian approval of donanemab, a new treatment that offers real hope for patients and families. Donanemab is a monoclonal antibody that targets amyloid plaques in the brain, aiming to […]

When the road is blocked, care finds a way

When the road is blocked, care finds a way

Recently, one of our patients found themselves isolated by rising floodwaters, cut off from the outside world and in the middle of their chemotherapy journey. But thanks to the extraordinary teamwork between View Health – chemo@home and the incredible State Emergency Service (SES), help arrived right on time. With the flood threatening to delay vital […]

Behind the Numbers: Breast Cancer and Australian Women

Behind the Numbers: Breast Cancer and Australian Women

On Friday, our co- founder and Director, Julie Adams, spoke with Monica Kos on 9 News Perth about the recent research showing Australia has among the highest rates of breast cancer in the world. And a gentle reminder to all women over 40 – get your bobbies squished. It could save your life. You can […]

Over 5 Years of chemo@home and Doris is off and Racing

Over 5 Years of chemo@home and Doris is off and Racing

Doris Staltari was first diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer 41 years ago. “She is one of nine women at Bethanie Waters Port Kennedy Lifestyle Village who have come together to create a calendar called Fifty Shades of Pink to raise funds for Breast Care Nurses. The choice to support Breast Care Nurses was partly born from […]

AIM WA Pinnacle award customer service winners!!

AIM WA Pinnacle award customer service winners!!

We are so proud of our View Health team, especially our leadership team – Lorna Cook, Julie Adams, Hayley Cook, Zoe Murtha, and Nicole Branch. This award recognises our exceptional leadership within healthcare and our outstanding commitment to the patient experience.

Iron Infusions in the Home – A Hit at the HITH Conference

Iron Infusions in the Home – A Hit at the HITH Conference

On behalf of View Health, Director and Leader of Governance, Julie Adams was proud to present the largest study ever reported on iron infusions administered at home, in Sydney, at the Hospital in the Home Conference. We examined the safety and patient experience of 1948 doses of intravenous iron administration at home and found that […]

Benefits of Treatment at Home for Those with Melanoma are Many

Benefits of Treatment at Home for Those with Melanoma are Many

The 2024 Australians of the Year, Prof Georgina Long AO and Prof Richard Scolyer AO, were the chairs of the recent Australian Melanoma Conference in Sydney. The team at View Health – chemo@home were delighted to have two posters on their award-winning service at this prestigious event. The first was presented by our Director, Lorna […]

Don’t Like Hospitals – We Are Here to Help!

Don’t Like Hospitals – We Are Here to Help!

View Health – chemo@home’s Leader of Clinical Delivery, Stacy McGreal, recently presented a case study at the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, Annual Congress in Brisbane, QLD. The presentation titled “Collaborative Approach to Treating Hospital Avoidant Patients” showed how by working collaboratively with the hospital-based oncology team we enabled a hospital-avoidant patient to receive lifesaving […]

New Technology Enables Admission Process

New Technology Enables Admission Process

View Health – chemo@home’s Fiona Arthur recently presented at the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, Annual Congress in Brisbane, QLD. The presentation highlights the work funded through the Australian Federal Government Building Female Founders Grant and is titled “The Creation and Implementation of an Innovative Digital Platform to Streamline Home Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Referral and […]

Julie Adams Awarded Order of Australia (OAM)

Julie Adams Awarded Order of Australia (OAM)

View Health chemo@home is proud and delighted to announce that Julie Adams, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of the company was awarded an Order of Australia for her services to Pharmaceutical Oncology. The Order of Australia recognises Australians who have demonstrated outstanding service or exceptional achievement. In 2013, when Julie and Lorna Cook founded the […]

View Health chemo@home – Patient Newsletter Birak 2023

View Health chemo@home – Patient Newsletter Birak 2023

Welcome to our patient newsletter series. This newsletter was created during the Noongar Birak season, which is the season of the first summer and the season of the young. Through the newsletter, we aim to keep you updated on important health issues and helpful tips on staying well.   Birak patient newsletter Dec 2023

View Health chemo@home – Birak HCP 2023 Update

View Health chemo@home – Birak HCP 2023 Update

Especially for our health professionals and partners; the View Health – chemo@home newsletter is available by clicking here.

Lorna Cook Finalist in West Australian of the Year Awards

Lorna Cook Finalist in West Australian of the Year Awards

Our very own co-founder and Director, Lorna Cook, was a Finalist in the WA Australian of the Year. Changing the paradigm of how patients with cancer and chronic disease are treated over the last 10 years, hasn’t been easy. But Lorna’s belief that home-based care was not only safe, but a kinder and more compassionate […]

View Health chemo@home – Makuru 2023 HCP Update

View Health chemo@home – Makuru 2023 HCP Update

Especially for our health professionals and partners; the View Health – chemo@home newsletter is available by clicking here.

Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy Treatment Delivered at Home

Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy Treatment Delivered at Home

View Health – chemo@home and Patricia Cook, ECU PhD Candidate, collaborated on a recent project and the initial findings were presented at the recent Cancer Nursing Society of Australia annual meeting, titled “More than Just Convenience- Patient Experiences of Home-based Immunotherapy Infusions- A New Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT).” For the first time, the patient’s voice […]

View Health – chemo@home Showcased by the Australasian College of Health Service Management

View Health – chemo@home Showcased by the Australasian College of Health Service Management

Wonderful to see View Health – chemo@home showcased by the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM). Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and most other medical infusions are now able to be given in the home, benefitting hospitals, doctors, and patients. Receiving chemotherapy-at-home reduces risks and anxiety for immuno-compromised patients, as well as being a risk-mitigating strategy for […]

FREE 12-WEEK EXERCISE MEDICINE PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

FREE 12-WEEK EXERCISE MEDICINE PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

Two, award-winning health companies, View Health chemo@home and Chronic Care Australia have teamed up to provide vital cancer treatments with complementary exercise medicine programs within the comfort and safety of patients’ own homes. At View Health – chemo@home we absolutely believe that adding exercise to patients’ cancer therapy is a valuable option, with the potential […]

WINTER BOOSTER COVID-19 VACCINE FOR THOSE WHO ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED ANNOUNCED

WINTER BOOSTER COVID-19 VACCINE FOR THOSE WHO ARE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED ANNOUNCED

ATAGI has made a long-awaited announcement recommending a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to increase vaccine protection before winter for those who are immunocompromised. The booster dose is recommended for people aged 16 years and older with severe immunocompromise (as defined in the ATAGI statement on the use of a 3rd primary dose of COVID-19 […]

IMMUNOTHERAPY AT HOME A RELIEF FOR JUDY

IMMUNOTHERAPY AT HOME A RELIEF FOR JUDY

Channel 7 Reporter Amber Johnson visited Judy and Johan Roets at their home in Perth to discuss what it is like to receive her cancer treatments with chemo@home, especially during the COVID pandemic.

FEMALE FOUNDED COMPANIES – FUNDING LESS FORTHCOMING

FEMALE FOUNDED COMPANIES – FUNDING LESS FORTHCOMING

A story today in the West Australian Business section, highlighting the issue of funding and investment in female-founded companies, featuring our Managing Director Julie Adams. View Health – chemo@home congratulates all the other women who were successful in receiving a Boosting Female Founders Grant in this round.  The grant we secured will be used to […]

WORLD CANCER DAY – GRAHAM’S STORY

WORLD CANCER DAY – GRAHAM’S STORY

Bupa shared the wonderful story below about our patient Graham on World Cancer Day. It is great to see our companies working together to close the gap in patient care. Without any other symptoms, it was abnormalities in Graham Brash’s annual blood test that led to his multiple myeloma diagnosis.  When discussing treatment options, his haematologist […]

WA GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS FREE

WA GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS FREE

There is no doubt WA is in a very different position to the rest of Australia right now. Will the appropriate use of free Rapid Antigen Tests be supported by the WA Government to protect this enviable situation? An opinion piece in today’s West Australian from our Managing Director, Julie Adams.  

COVID SELF CARE – PREPARING FOR WHAT IS TO COME

COVID SELF CARE – PREPARING FOR WHAT IS TO COME

To help prepare for covid-open and the increasingly likely chance that you and/or your family will be either a close contact or infected, here is some general helpful guidance. Get boosted as soon as due! It is clear that the triple vaccinated are faring better, though not as protected from Omicron as Delta. The unvaccinated […]

COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTER DOSES AND OMICRON

COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTER DOSES AND OMICRON

ATAGI released their statement on the 24/12/21 on the Omicron variant and the timing of the COVID-19 booster vaccination. Immunocompromised individuals who have received 3 primary doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are also recommended to have a booster dose in line with the timing for the general population, i.e., currently a 4-month interval from their […]

OUR FIST PATIENT NEWSLETTER IS BORN!

OUR FIST PATIENT NEWSLETTER IS BORN!

Welcome to the first in our patient newsletter series. This newsletter was created during the Noongar Kambarang season, which is aptly the season of birth. Though like many first babies, it is a few days overdue coming into the world! Through the newsletter, we aim to keep you updated on important health issues and helpful […]

TALKING TRANSFORMATION IN BUSINESS

TALKING TRANSFORMATION IN BUSINESS

Our Founder, Julie Adams, was rateful for the opportunity to share our story of perseverance and determination… and how chemo@home has flown, with just a little turbulence, on the winds of change. If you enjoy podcasts, we hope you’ll find the time to listen.

ATAGI STATEMENT ON THE 3RD PRIMARY DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED

ATAGI STATEMENT ON THE 3RD PRIMARY DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED

With COVID-19 vaccination rates reaching the double dose rate for the states and territories to open up, Australia is poised to begin living with COVID-19. While the vast majority of Australians welcome reduced restrictions, the physical and psychological implications for people with compromised immune systems may, understandably, lead to increased anxiety. We, therefore, welcome the […]

View Health chemo@home – Djilba 2021 HCP Update

View Health chemo@home – Djilba 2021 HCP Update

Especially for our health professionals and partners; the View Health – chemo@home newsletter is available by clicking here.

WORLD-WIDE SHORTAGE OF TOCILIZUMAB (ACTEMRA)

WORLD-WIDE SHORTAGE OF TOCILIZUMAB (ACTEMRA)

Tocilizumab is a monoclonal antibody to the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor. IL-6 is produced by the immune system at the site of inflammation, and by blocking it from binding to its receptor, inflammation is prevented. Tocilizumab is a very useful medication for the treatment of a number of rheumatic conditions.   Seriously and critically unwell patients […]

WORRIED ABOUT COVID? OUR PATIENTS ARE IN SAFE HANDS

WORRIED ABOUT COVID? OUR PATIENTS ARE IN SAFE HANDS

At View Health – chemo@home we focus our love, attention, skill and experience on taking care of our patients and each other. We do this by ensuring our team are fully supplied and trained with the correct PPE and by being vaccinated. An amazing 96% of our nursing team are vaccinated against covid-19, and 76% […]

HOME COMFORT

HOME COMFORT

So wonderful to be able to help Tisa receive her chemotherapy treatment at home. Such an amazing woman.

IS IT SAFE TO HAVE THE JAB DURING CHEMO TREATMENTS?

IS IT SAFE TO HAVE THE JAB DURING CHEMO TREATMENTS?

Professor Grant McArthur, Co-Chair of the Victorian COVID-19 Cancer Taskforce and Executive Director of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance said that it is vital for everyone to be vaccinated against COVID, but especially those who are at higher risk of complications if they were to contract the virus.   “The vaccinations are effective at […]

VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING IN WA – YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING IN WA – YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

WA will soon become the third state in Australia (after Victoria and Tasmania) to legalise Voluntary Assisted Dying.   Put simply, voluntary assisted dying means that some adults could ask for medical help to end their life if they have a disease or illness that is so severe it is going to cause their death […]

NIC AND LANA TALK TO THE EXPERTS AT CHEMO@HOME

NIC AND LANA TALK TO THE EXPERTS AT CHEMO@HOME

It is highly unusual for Nic to get political and emotional in a podcast that is designed to talk about success in media, but it happened on this occasion. The special guests on The Experts Podcast this week are Lorna Cook and Julie Adams the founders of Chemo@Home and as the name suggests, they provide […]

OPINION – HEALTH LACKS VACCINE CLARITY

OPINION – HEALTH LACKS VACCINE CLARITY

If you had Stage 4 cancer, were immuno-compromised, and were receiving your chemotherapy in-home to avoid potential infection would you want unvaccinated healthcare workers treating you and visiting your home during a pandemic?   I’m assuming the answer to that question would be a very firm “no” for most people, but this is the dilemma […]

ACKNOWLEDGING INTERNATIONAL MS DAY

ACKNOWLEDGING INTERNATIONAL MS DAY

Loren Bandy was swimming in a friend’s pool when she noticed that one side of her body just didn’t feel ‘right’.   “It was the strangest sensation – something about the water on one side of my body just felt strange.” Ms Bandy said.   “The same thing happened the next day in the shower, […]

BREAST CANCER; NEW SURGICAL APPROACHES AND PATIENT TREATMENT OPTIONS – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 3

BREAST CANCER; NEW SURGICAL APPROACHES AND PATIENT TREATMENT OPTIONS – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 3

Dr Ari Ariyapperuma (Medical Oncologist SJOG Subiaco and CliniConnect) Ari is a medical oncologist who has completed medical oncology training through NSW and WA hospitals. He completed his medical degree with Honours in clinical sciences and undertook a residency at Newham University Hospital in the United Kingdom. Ari has trained in medical oncology both in […]

UROLOGICAL CANCERS, RCC AND PROSTATE; GP AND SPECIALIST RELATIONSHIP  – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 2

UROLOGICAL CANCERS, RCC AND PROSTATE; GP AND SPECIALIST RELATIONSHIP – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 2

Dr Elayne Ooi Urological and Robotic Surgeon Dr Omar Faruque Dr Faruque completed his physician training at Fremantle Hospital, and undertook advanced medical oncology training at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2018. Dr Faruque believes in holistic and patient-centered care. […]

IMMUNOTHERAPY AND ITS ROLE IN CANCER TODAY – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 1

IMMUNOTHERAPY AND ITS ROLE IN CANCER TODAY – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 1

  Dr Ari Ariyapperuma (Medical Oncologist SJOG Subiaco and CliniConnect) Ari is a medical oncologist who has completed medical oncology training through NSW and WA hospitals. He completed his medical degree with Honours in clinical sciences and undertook a residency at Newham University Hospital in the United Kingdom. Ari has trained in medical oncology both […]

DOCTORS PUSHING FOR CHEMO@HOME

DOCTORS PUSHING FOR CHEMO@HOME

A code yellow in a hospital is an internal emergency. This week it was triggered because Perth hospitals could not manage the workload. In addition to alleviating the enormous pressure on hospitals and their staff, home chemotherapy reduces exposure to infections, gives the opportunity for better patient education AND is what many patients want.   […]

INFORMATION ON COVID-19 VACCINE ROLL OUT FOR PATIENTS OF VIEW HEALTH – CHEMO@HOME

INFORMATION ON COVID-19 VACCINE ROLL OUT FOR PATIENTS OF VIEW HEALTH – CHEMO@HOME

View Health – chemo@home patients can now make an appointment with specific GPs to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the phase 1b roll out.  Follow the link https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility which will take you through the eligibility criteria and then to the booking system.  Note 1: This may not be your regular GP  Note 2:  […]

PROOF THAT SUCCESS HAS NO MASTER – IWD 2021

PROOF THAT SUCCESS HAS NO MASTER – IWD 2021

Success for us at View Health – chemo@home is all about improving the patient experience and creating a culture where our team who support this goal, thrive. We know that by doing this we are able to break down the barriers to access home services, change the paradigm of healthcare and help to make a […]

HAVE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT RECEIVED CHEMOTHERAPY OR IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR CANCER OR A CHRONIC ILLNESS?

HAVE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT RECEIVED CHEMOTHERAPY OR IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR CANCER OR A CHRONIC ILLNESS?

Today we launch our new consumer group – “Consumer View”! The “Consumer View” functions as a consumer representative voice for people who are diagnosed with cancer or other chronic medical conditions and treated with View Health – chemo@home. The group supports a collaborative process to improve the patient experience and quality and safety of health […]

THE COVID-19 VACCINE – IS IT SAFE?

THE COVID-19 VACCINE – IS IT SAFE?

As the patients we treat are those at highest risk of serious health issues, and even death, from the COVID-19 virus, we thought we would take this opportunity to explain how the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine works in simple terms, to hopefully allay some fears. The human immune system is magnificent. Its job is to recognise […]

WA SOUTHWEST SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

WA SOUTHWEST SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

GWN7 aired a fantastic story last night featuring our services in Bunbury. Well done to our superstars Annika and Debbie, who highlighted how important it is to feel comfortable at home while receiving treatment, especially with a young family. See more of Annika’s story here.    

HBF SUPPORTING PATIENT’S LIKE BILL TO HAVE THEIR TREATMENT AT HOME.

HBF SUPPORTING PATIENT’S LIKE BILL TO HAVE THEIR TREATMENT AT HOME.

HBF was the first fund to partner with chemo@home. Now a national health provider they deliver over 140 different types of chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments across Australia to HBF members just like Bill. How wonderful is Bill’s story, not having to go to hospital for the treatment of his colitis for the last 3 years. […]

JUSTIN SKIPS HOSPITAL TRIPS WITH HBF AND CHEMO@HOME

JUSTIN SKIPS HOSPITAL TRIPS WITH HBF AND CHEMO@HOME

For Justin, juggling a busy lifestyle with going to hospital every six to eight weeks to receive infusions for Crohn’s disease, was difficult. But with chemo@home, Justin now gets his life-changing treatment on the go, freeing him up for life’s more important things. Read more about Justin’s story here.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AWARD CELEBRATION

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AWARD CELEBRATION

We are so proud to announce that our South Australian team have been formally acknowledged by South Australia Health for their outstanding commitment to transferring high risk patients with cancer and other chronic illnesses from Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) to View Health – Chemo@home, ensuring continued delievery of treatment during the COVID -19 […]

SYDNEY WE LOVE YOU

SYDNEY WE LOVE YOU

We are so looking forward to giving more Sydney people the choice about where they have their chemotherapy. Listen to what a difference treatment at home has made to Elizabeth during the pandeminc here.

Border Closure Clarity Needed to Help Provide National Health Services

Border Closure Clarity Needed to Help Provide National Health Services

We totally understand why the border closures have been needed. Now, we like many other businesses, need a little more clarity to help us plan for the future. Getting our team to where their skills and experience are needed most has been tricky, during the pandemic.  Clarity around the opening of the borders helps us […]

Silver Chain partner with chemo@home to help bring more treatment to cancer patients at home!

Silver Chain partner with chemo@home to help bring more treatment to cancer patients at home!

Silver Chain has partnered with a home-based medical infusion provider cheno@home in a plan that will to deliver chemotherapy to public cancer patients. r In a first for the sector, the in home health and community care provider has signed an MOU with chemo@home, a national organisation that currently administers more than 1,200 chemotherapy and immunotherapy […]

Chemo at home is giving Hunter cancer patients like Nell Wilkinson more time to focus on the important things

Chemo at home is giving Hunter cancer patients like Nell Wilkinson more time to focus on the important things

“The patient’s parents came down to visit her whilst she was having treatment and her father almost made me cry…he had hold of my shoulders and was just looking at me and repeating thank you, thank you”. Karen, chemo@home clinical nurse. This is what make nursing in the community so special.  Read the article in […]

NO BORDERS FOR AT HOME CHEMO CARE

NO BORDERS FOR AT HOME CHEMO CARE

The West Australian newspaper highlighting View Health – chemo@home’s use of Google Glasses to assist with managing the ongoing education of our geographically dispersed team during COVID-19, which has restricted our ability to travel interstate.   Thank you to our amazing nurse Richelle and patient Brittany and all the team who have made this possible. […]

Coronavirus Pandemic Leads to More at-home Cancer Treatments

Coronavirus Pandemic Leads to More at-home Cancer Treatments

COVID-19 has definitely made people more aware how safe it is to have treatment at home. The benefits are numerous including the rarely talked about financial benefits for the patient and their family (less travel costs, less parking costs, reduced day care costs for those with children, minimising loss of patient and carer income). COVID-19 […]

Nurses Recognised as Healthcare Heroes During COVID-19

Nurses Recognised as Healthcare Heroes During COVID-19

Two of our wonderful View Health – chemo@home nurses have been recognised as healthcare heroes for their efforts during COVID-19.  We all hope that Jan and Maragaret have a lovely time during their staycation. Over 5000 nominations were received in the Crown Perth and The West Australian’s Healthcare Heroes initiative, with 250 nurses being invited […]

HCF’s treatment at home program a godsend for Matthew Grootenboer

HCF’s treatment at home program a godsend for Matthew Grootenboer

HCF’s treatment at home program was a godsend for Matthew Grootenboer, a married fireman with four children, after he discovered in June 2019 that he had testicular cancer. HCF have treatment at home options for eligible members on a range of treatments because they want to give you the choice of how you’re treated, whenever […]

Giving kindness ❤

Giving kindness ❤

Our team are super special. Identifying the isolation our patients are feeling, led one of our beautiful nurses to arrange gift packs filled with kindness and love to be delivered to their homes. Thank you so much to Soul Gestures, Roc Candy, Innaloo Florist, Connolly and Associates and Total Tint Solutions for making this possible. […]

Home chemo surge reported

Home chemo surge reported

Demand for chemotherapy at home is rocketing amid the COVID crisis as vulnerable patients try to minimise public contact. Health fund Bupa, which covers the home treatment in all policies where chemotherapy is included, has seen demand surge in the past two months, with home visits in South Australia up 73 per cent, and up […]

BUPA reports a surge in home chemotherapy in response to COVID-19

BUPA reports a surge in home chemotherapy in response to COVID-19

The growth in home based chemotherapy usage comes at a time when immune-suppressed patients, such as those living with cancer, seem to be choosing to avoid going to hospital due to their higher risk of contracting COVID-19 via community transmission. As trusted partners with BUPA we are honoured to be able to provide services to […]

Cancer patients rapidly taking up home service for receiving their chemotherapy

Cancer patients rapidly taking up home service for receiving their chemotherapy

Along with 2 days of no new coronovirus cases, Channel 7 tweeted this fabulous story about cancer patients rapidly taking up chemo@home for receiving their chemotherapy. While our service aims to stop our most vulnerable being accidentally infected by COVID-19 patients, it has had other far-reaching benefits. https://twitter.com/7NewsAdelaide/status/1253216213246885889?s=20

Protecting Vulnerable South Australians From COVID-19

Protecting Vulnerable South Australians From COVID-19

23/04/2020 | Stephen Wade MLC | Better Services -Media Release   Eligible patients undergoing cancer treatment at the Royal Adelaide Hospital are now able to receive chemotherapy at home, in an effort to reduce the need for vulnerable people to attend hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade said this […]

View Health chemo@home Bunbury 2020 Update

View Health chemo@home Bunbury 2020 Update

Especially for our health professionals and partners; the View Health – chemo@home newsletter highlighting our start up in Bunbury is available by clicking here

Avoiding Hospitals During COVID-19

Avoiding Hospitals During COVID-19

Avoiding hospitals by being treated at home when your immune system is low is a very sensible way of reducing the risk of COVID-19.  As featured on ABC News

View Health chemo@home COVID-19 2020 Update

View Health chemo@home COVID-19 2020 Update

Especially for our health professionals and partners; the View Health – chemo@home newsletter highlighting our management of COVID-19 is available by clicking here

Reducing the Risk of COVID-19 (Coronovirus)

Reducing the Risk of COVID-19 (Coronovirus)

Sadly, the first report of an Australian dying from COVID-19 (coronovirus) has occurred at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in WA. Data from the  US highlights that the fatality rate from COVID-19 in people with other illnesses or compromised immune systems (such as those having chemo and immuno therapies) is about 15%, compared to 2% with […]

IT’S WORLD CANCER DAY

IT’S WORLD CANCER DAY

Our Managing Director, Julie Adams, talked today about how immunotherapy is offering new hope for cancer patients with 7AD’s Martin Agytin. And if you liked Julie’s explanation on the main types of immunotherapy treatments, using the army as an analogie, here it is again 😊: 1. Give the enemy red hats to make it easier for […]

Is Chemotherapy Still Important?

Is Chemotherapy Still Important?

Chemotherapy.  Our oncology day-units were built around delivering chemotherapy.  Our health care professionals trained to manage chemotherapy.  Our patient resources to inform about the side-effects of chemotherapy. But like a cool breeze turning into a brisk wind and then transforming into a howling gale, treatment for cancer and a whole range of medical conditions is […]

Hospitals don’t need to re-invent the wheel when it comes to home-based treatments

Hospitals don’t need to re-invent the wheel when it comes to home-based treatments

As one of the pioneers of home-based infusions and now Australia’s leading provider of these treatments, I was interested to read the recent opinion piece from Toby Hall, CEO of one of Australia’s leading providers of public and private hospitals. He argues very convincingly that Australia will need fewer hospitals, and that the healthcare model […]

No Excess!!

No Excess!!

1st January 2020 New decade. New year. This means you will need to pay any excess due on your private health insurance policy if you are admitted to a private hospital or day-unit after the 1st Jan for cancer therapy or a medical infusion. Not so with View Health – chemo@home. With View Health – […]

Making Life Easier for those with Crohn’s and Colitis

Making Life Easier for those with Crohn’s and Colitis

Did you know View Health – chemo@home can do infusions for Crohn’s and Colitis? Crohn’s and Colitis cause inflammation of the digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. Read about how we have made a difference to Bill’s life, allowing him to travel across the country and […]

View Health chemo@home – Christmas Update

View Health chemo@home – Christmas Update

Especially for our health professionals and partners; the View Health – chemo@home Christmas newsletter is available by clicking here.

Should patients with private health insurance be treated in a public hospital?

Should patients with private health insurance be treated in a public hospital?

As the discussion rages over the value of private health insurance and the media reports that the percentage of Australians with basic hospital cover has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade, a controversial question remains overlooked. Should patients with private health insurance be treated in public hospitals? Public hospitals around the […]

View Health chemo@home – Spring 2019 Update

View Health chemo@home – Spring 2019 Update

Especially for our health professionals and partners; the View Health – chemo@home Spring newsletter is available by clicking here

Healthcare Outreach Prioritises Patients

Healthcare Outreach Prioritises Patients

Pioneering business chemo@home has developed a strong market position for its niche healthcare offering, providing chemotherapy and other types of infusions to patients in familiar surrounding outside of a hospital setting. Read more form the Business News article here.

When Health Care is Not About the Patient

When Health Care is Not About the Patient

Have you ever believed in something, something you thought everyone else believed in as well, only to find out it wasn’t the truth? Just after we started chemo@home a very high-up executive said to us during a meeting, ‘it’s not about the patients, don’t bring emotion into this.’ It was the first time, but definitely […]

chemo@home Providing at-home Cancer Treatments in NSW

chemo@home Providing at-home Cancer Treatments in NSW

View Health – chemo@home is so proud to make the experience of having chemotherapy easier for people with cancer. We are loving working with Dr Tafreshi and Shellharbour Private Hospital to make at home treatments a reality in NSW. Read about the development of our services in NSW in the Illawarra Mercury here.

Would you Like Some Marijuana with your Chemo?

Would you Like Some Marijuana with your Chemo?

I am frequently asked, as a pharmacist who specialises in cancer medicine, what do I think about the use of marijuana for medical conditions? I often reflect back to dispensing dronabinol (a synthetic THC product) for chemotherapy induced nausea and HIV related wasting syndrome, when I first started working as a pharmacist in a hospital […]

Sexuality and Cancer; It’s More Important than you Think – World Sexual Health Day 4th September

Sexuality and Cancer; It’s More Important than you Think – World Sexual Health Day 4th September

A cancer diagnosis is devastating; however, few people consider what impacts the treatment will have on their sexual function or intimate relationships. Cancer and its treatment can affect your body image, emotions and sometimes your physical ability to have sex. Women may suffer vaginal dryness, loss of sensation or pain and men may suffer from […]

Eradicating HPV; Why Australia is Leading the Way – World Sexual Health Day 4th September

Eradicating HPV; Why Australia is Leading the Way – World Sexual Health Day 4th September

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmissible virus that affects both men and women. The virus causes a range of conditions, from warts to serious conditions such as cancers of the cervix, vagina, vulva, penis, anus and oesophagus. Some key facts about HPV You can get HPV even if you’ve only had sex once […]

Immune Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis at Home

Immune Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis at Home

Did you know chemo@home also administer infusions of immune therapies to treat MS. Treatment at home helps make people’s lives just that little bit easier. Watch this fabulous episode of Insight to see what living with MS is like, what challenges people face and the treatments which are improving lives. https://www.sbs.com.au/…/insig…/tvepisode/multiple-sclerosis

Is Receiving Treatment at Home Safe?

Is Receiving Treatment at Home Safe?

When people ask me, ‘is having chemo at home safe?’ I find it difficult to answer. To be honest, the answer is both yes, and no. I have worked managing a ‘home chemo’ service for just under 20 years. I have developed a robust set of systems and processes to treat cancer and chronic disease […]

Lord Love a Lefty – World Left Handers Day 13th August

Lord Love a Lefty – World Left Handers Day 13th August

We all know a few facts about left handed people, or ‘south paws’ as they are affectionally known.  Like, they are more creative, are fond of a tipple or that they make great leaders. Though most of these facts, while fascinating, are not backed up by the science.   What you may not know is […]

Private Health Insurance – Is It Worth It?

Private Health Insurance – Is It Worth It?

Ever wondered if your Private Health Insurance was worth the money? Listen to View Health – chemo@home’s Company Director, Lorna Cook, discuss this with Chris Ilsley on 6PR. Listen to the interview here.

Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, Winter Congress 2019

Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, Winter Congress 2019

View Health – chemo@home Directors Julie Adams and Lorna Cook, along with Loretta Zanella recently presented three posters at the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, Winter Congress 2019. View Heatlh – chemo@home is at the cutting edge of home chemotherapy and immunotherapy services.  The three posters presented were: It Feels Like Home – The Chemo Day-Unit […]

View Health chemo@home – Winter 2019 Update

View Health chemo@home – Winter 2019 Update

Especially for our health professionals and partners; the View Health – chemo@home Winter newsletter is available by clicking here

Julie Adams Survives Dirk Hartog Adventure Challenge!

Julie Adams Survives Dirk Hartog Adventure Challenge!

Every year 250-300 children in Australia are diagnosed with brain cancer, and brain cancer kills more children than any other disease. Treatment for childhood brain cancer has not changed for over thirty years, and therefore neither has the survival rate. The Pirate Ship Foundation raises money for the Brain Tumour Research Program, at the Telethon Kids Institute. […]

Flourishing Women in Workplaces

Flourishing Women in Workplaces

View Health – chemo@home Director, Julie Adams, was invited to be a part of a panel discussion at the Australian Women’s Leadership Symposium in Perth, WA. Women face a variety of unique challenges in business and Julie’s somewhat different way of looking at these challenges provided a interesting perspective and counterpoint to the panel discussion.

chemo@home First Patient Treated in NSW!

chemo@home First Patient Treated in NSW!

The first NSW patient to be treated by chemo@home was treated in Shellharbour this week and the doctors have heaped great praise welcoming the service in their district for their patients. #chemoathome #patientcentriccare Lorna Cook co founder of chemo@home also attended the Shellharbour Private Hospital Cancer Treatment Study Day.

Financial Interest in Alternative Models of Healthcare

Financial Interest in Alternative Models of Healthcare

View Health – chemo@home Director, Julie Adams, gave invaluable insight into alternate models of healthcare at the Morgan Stanley Australia Private Health Forum in Melbourne, VIC. The panel discussion focused on “out of hospital” models of care, a topic which Julie is both passionate and knowledgeable about. The audience was prompted to think about the […]

View Health chemo@home – Autumn 2019 Update

View Health chemo@home – Autumn 2019 Update

Especially for our health professionals and partners; the View Health – chemo@home Autumn newsletter is available by clicking here

Dirk Hartog Island Adventure Challenge

Dirk Hartog Island Adventure Challenge

On the 11th of May Managing Director, Julie Adams, will set off with 11 other adventurous soles on their pioneering journey (The Adventurers: Dirk Hartog Survivor), hiking the length of Dirk Hartog Island to raise money for childhood brain cancer research. Carrying all that they need to live for the week, fishing for their dinner, […]

The Media – Love or Hate Them (psst we love them)

The Media – Love or Hate Them (psst we love them)

The Media… everyone has an opinion on them (which is often not flattering), but at chemo@home we are very grateful for the help they give us to get our message out to the community. Here is a Podcast our Managing Director did with Nick Hayes from Media Stable on working with the Media. Listen to the podcast […]

chemo@home Recognised by HCF Slingshot as a Top Innovative Company

chemo@home Recognised by HCF Slingshot as a Top Innovative Company

Lorna Cook, chemo@home DIrector, presented in Sydney in the finals of the HCF Catalyst Slingshot program with 8 other innovative Australian companies. So wonderful that once again chemo@home has achieved recognition and success as a top innovative company in Australia. Thank you to all our supporters who believe in patient choice #slingshotters and #hcfcatalyst So pleased to announce […]

Donor Mate’s First ‘Touch & Go’ Kiosk

Donor Mate’s First ‘Touch & Go’ Kiosk

We are so proud to support and promote Donor Mate’s first ‘Touch & Go’ kiosk. The new kiosk was launched last week at our partner pharmacy Matilda Bay Pharmacy, located on the grounds of the University of WA. Did you know that over 1,500 Aussies are currently sitting around waiting for a life-saving transplant? But only […]

Julie Adams talks on the Power of the Customer

Julie Adams talks on the Power of the Customer

Recently View Health – chemo@home Director, Julie Adams, was an invited to discuss “Customer power” at the CEO Summit in Perth, WA. The lively panel discussion revolved around the policies which unleash the customer as key in aged care and health sectors.

Immunotherapy; Dramatically Changing the Treatment of Cancer

Immunotherapy; Dramatically Changing the Treatment of Cancer

Jenny Seaton from Curtin FM interviews chemo@home’s Managing Director, Julie Adams, on how immunotherapy medications are dramatically changing the treatment of cancer. A new and fascinating area which is offering a valuable option for some cancers where treament choices were limited, and improving the outcomes in other cancers. Listen to the interview here.

Julie Adams Inspiring the Graduates of 2019

Julie Adams Inspiring the Graduates of 2019

chemo@home’s Managing Director, Julie Adams, graduated with her first degree in 1986. On Tuesday she was the invited to give the occasional address at the graduating ceremony for the 2019 nursing, midwifery, paramedic and pharmacy graduates at Curtin University. It was an absolute honour, and she was so excited (and couldn’t quite believe she was […]