WA’s problem-plagued public hospital system is facing more instability with the head of King Edward Memorial Hospital stepping down on unspecified extended leave. A circular sent to staff said Peter Wynn Owen, a forensic psychiatrist, had stepped down as executive director of Women and Newborn Health Services. Dr Wynn Owen has been in the role for less than two years. The position will be temporarily filled by Philip Aylward, who is in charge of procurement and contract management at the North Metropolitan Health Service.
