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It takes a village: Koori Cuddlers at Northern Health
‘It takes a village to raise a child’, goes the African proverb, which nicely describes the Koori Maternity Service Program at Northern Health. The program pairs babies from families unable to be with their baby, with an aunt or guardian figure from the Aboriginal community. Donna Wright, Gunditjmara woman, was at work when she received
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Movember: The movement for men’s health
The month of November is all about highlighting men’s health through the ‘Movember’ movement. The Movember initiative aims to raise awareness and make a difference in men’s health, particularly addressing prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. Prostate cancer rates are expected to double in the next 15 years, while testicular cancer rates
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Medtasker at Institute for Healthcare Improvement Conference
Medtasker has been implemented across key areas of Northern Hospital Epping and Broadmeadows since mid-2018 – and is proving to be an effective clinical communication tool for staff. Medtasker was first piloted in our organisation in the pharmacy department in April 2017. This lead to the ‘Medtasker at Night’ project, which launched 21 February this
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Reliable Operating Room Project kicks off
The ‘Reliable Operating Room Research Project’ kicks off at Northern Hospital Epping this week. In partnership with the University of Melbourne – School of Computing and Information Systems, the new project enables Northern Health to study the activities of our staff in the operating room. Gabriele Marini, PhD candidate from the University of Melbourne, said
