December 2018
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Today’s Hot News
With the temperature expected to rise upwards of  34 degrees today, here’s some sobering facts about heatwaves, described as ‘nature’s silent killer’ and tips on how to stay well in extreme heat. Heatwaves have three levels of intensity-low, severe and extreme. ‘Severe’ can affect vulnerable individuals, but ‘extreme’ can affect even the young and healthy. They are the most lethal weather phenomenon with greater fatality than avalanches and earthquakes worldwide. Here in Australia they are responsible for 55% of all natural disaster related deaths. (Source: news.com.au) How to beat the heat Stay hydrated: Keep those fluids up! Even if you don’t feel thirsty,…
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Business students’ placements successfully completed
Apprenticeships Group Australia (AGA) and Northern Health have developed a School Based Traineeship Program whereby eligible students have the opportunity to complete a Certificate II in Business. Northern Health formed a partnership with AGA in 2016. This year, five AGA students have graduated from Certificate II in Business, and have successfully completed their one day a week placement at Northern Health. They have worked in the following departments: P&C Front Reception, Ambulatory Care (Clinics and Business Centers), Women’s & Children’s Services (EA’s), Patient Experience and Quality, Project Management Office, Unit H & I, Northern Health Bundoora (Admin), Broadmeadows Hospital (Admin),…
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Special visit for our Christmas staff
Today, the executive team handed out Christmas gifts to staff working on this special day and thanked them for all their hard work in the past year. Debra Bourne, Acting Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer said that this is a way to say to staff that their work is valued. “Every year, all executive and operational staff, from Corporate, Allied Health, medical and nursing donate food, gifts, various chocolates and chips to all the wards and units that are open during Christmas” she said. Have a Happy Christmas everyone!
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Chief Executive Message
Northern Health Strategic Plan. It has been a busy and successful 2018 for us at Northern Health. We’ve treated more patients than ever before and I continue to be inspired by the commitment of staff to our patients and our community. During the first half of 2019, we are developing our new Strategic Plan 2019-2023. This plan is the road map to our future, and your opportunity to become involved with this exciting time in planning health care for the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The Strategic Plan will build on the tremendous work that has already been achieved towards our…
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A Very Northern Christmas
Christmas cheer is in full swing across all campuses! Our Christmas decorating competition has attracted numerous creative entries from various departments. Northern Health judges, including Jane Poxon, Alison Dwyer, Simon Keating, Debra Bourne and Andrew Williamson, visited all contestants over three days, completing their visits with our annual Christmas staff BBQ’s. The talented entries made it very hard for the judges to pick a winner. Entries were marked based on visual impact, creativity and overall festive theme. All the judges agreed that our staff and volunteers have shown incredible skill, effort and true holiday spirit. And the winner is…. Hand…
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Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards Open Now
The Northern Health Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards are open now with entries due by 31 January 2019, and the Awards being presented in February. This quarter we introduce a new award of Clinical Excellence that is open to individual clinicians and clinical teams. The executive believe that, given clinical excellence is at the core of our commitment to outstanding care for our community, it justifies a separate award. The Clinical Excellence Award will recognise a team or individual that is generous with knowledge, instills confidence in patients and colleagues, and achieves the best patient outcomes. (There is a separate criteria sheet…
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Dr Rachael Coutts wins Inaugural Wellbeing Award
Dr Rachael Coutts, Associate Director of Medical Education and Emergency Physician, has won the Inaugural Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Wellbeing Award. The award celebrates the initiative(s) of groups, individuals, or whole emergency departments that have resulted in enhanced wellbeing for their emergency department colleagues. Rachael was nominated by Will Halpin, Director, OHS & Wellbeing, for her work in developing a strategic wellbeing framework and an initiative to facilitate conversations on mental wellness. “Rachael is a passionate advocate for improving the wellbeing of medical professionals, in particular, the protection and promotion of good mental health,” Will says. Rachael played…
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Achieving Academic Excellence: Madonna Goro
Northern Health Cardiac Nurse, Madonna Goro, was recently honoured with an Alfred Clinical School Award for Academic Excellence in Postgraduate Studies – cardiac nursing stream, from La Trobe University. Currently studying a Master of Cardiac Care, Madonna received the highest marks across her course this year, excelling in both theory and practical components. Previous to this, she completed a Bachelor of Nursing at RMIT. As part of the course, Madonna had the opportunity to work in different areas of the hospital – starting off in theatre then moving to pool nursing. It was during this time she found her passion…