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Doctor's dogs part of
rural locum stay.
When Perth GP Leonard Henson does rural relief work,
it’s a case of “have dogs, will travel”.
Dr Henson’s two Scottish terriers, Daisy and McDougall,
usually accompany him on locum assignments to distant parts
of Western Australia so country colleagues can have a break.
The trusty terriers took off with their medico master on a
600km journey earlier this year for a week in Hopetoun, a
town of 400 people situated between two sweeping bays that
reaches out into the pristine Southern Ocean on WA’s south
coast.
Hopetoun is the main eastern gateway to the Fitzgerald River
National Park as well as being home to 20 per cent of WA’s
wild flowers and forms part of a region recognised by UNESCO
as a biosphere.
It boasts endless sandy beaches, whale watching and
beautiful views in every direction.
Dr Henson was placed in Hopetoun by Rural Health West to
cover for a doctor who wanted to make a trip back to his
native South Africa.
Rural Health West is a workforce agency that provides
recruitment and support services to address rural health
shortages. The agency is funded by the Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing and the Western Australian
Department of Health.
To help Daisy and McDougall settle into their temporary
home, the Rural Health West team sent a gift pack of treats
for Dr Henson to give to his canine companions. “It was a
really nice touch,” says Dr Henson.
Dr Henson was also left a few “treats” - three bottles of
wine from the vineyard of the doctor he was covering for. “I
can highly recommend the Merlot,” he says.
The Hopetoun placement offered Dr Henson an opportunity to
brush off his old emergency skills developed when he worked
as an army medical officer and remote GP.
During his locum stay, Dr Henson’s cases included an
American tourist stung by a scorpion and an emergency
transfer for a patient suffering septicaemic shock.
“The buck stops with you in rural and remote medicine,” Dr
Henson says.
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