August 2018
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Communication access is communication for all
It’s Wear Blue Day at Northern Health’s Speech Pathology Departments, supporting the Speech Pathology Australia Week. This year, the speech pathology professionals call for greater action to ensure accessibility for the 1.2 million Australians with a communication disability. Communication access is vital to enable everyone to participate fully in the social, educational, economic and sporting
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Hand Hygiene: Clean Care is Safer Care
Last week, Northern Health marked the Hand Hygiene Week, holding workshops and activities across all sites. Hand hygiene is a crucial element of Standard 3 in the National Healthcare Standards which aims to improve infection prevention and control measures to help prevent infections and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Having in mind that healthcare-associated infections
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Race in to Race Day
It’s that time of year again and the Northern Health Foundation Race Day is in full swing. Hosted by Bev Carman, longstanding Northern Health supporter and Kilmore resident, Race Day will be returning trackside for the first meeting of the 18/19 country racing season to raise funds for research grants at Northern Health. Bev Carman
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Northern Health hosts VSA Simulation Conference
Northern Health, together with Victorian Simulation Alliance (VSA) held the Inaugural Simulation Conference 2018 last week at Northern Centre for Health Education and Research (NCHER). Under the Alliance, Innovation and Inquiry motto, this year’s conference focused on supporting the simulation community. Over 30 different simulation-related research articles were presented, covering multidisciplinary health topics and focusing
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Charys, last year’s Audi winner shares her story
It’s Northern Health Foundation Audi car raffle time again this year, and a great moment to catch up with Charys Winter, Clinical Nurse Consultant and the lucky winner of the 2017 raffle. Charys bought the ticket last year, inspired by the efforts the Foundation is putting into supporting our patient’s families. “I was pleased to
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Our Wonderful Volunteers
Northern Health currently has 345 active volunteers across the sites performing a variety of roles, including behind the scenes administrative support, fundraising initiatives and bringing comfort through patient visiting. This week we held annual volunteer forums to acknowledge their contribution, discuss roles and responsibilities and provide mandatory training. The forums were held at Northern Hospital,
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Winter warmers at the Broadmeadows Hospital
Is there anything more soothing than a warm soup in winter? Or a delicious scone? The staff at Broadmeadows Hospital seem to agree as they get together for another Winter Wellbeing event, hosted by Unit 1. During busy winter shifts, it’s important for staff to have a break, relax and share a laugh with their
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Karen Bryant: Local Hero
Congratulations to Karen Bryant, our Senior Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer for winning the Westfield Plenty Valley Local Heroes award. The Local Heroes programme celebrates individuals who promote social wellbeing and harmony in the community. Karen, who’s been nominated by Blair Colwell, Co-Ordinator of Edge Youth services at the City of Whittlesea, is deeply humbled by this