2018
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Big group hug for our social workers
This week marked National Child Protection Week, an opportunity for everyone in the community to consider how we can work together to keep all children safe. The initiative’s motto for this year, Stronger Communities, Safer Children, reflects the importance of building strong communities and environments, to keep children protected and help them thrive. Northern Health’s social work team
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Mental Wellness: Kicking off the conversation
“Conversations build empathy, and empathy becomes the glue that binds people in healthy work environments together” – Layne Stretton, Roses in the Ocean. ‘Conversations on Mental Wellness’ kicks off next Monday on 10 September. James Malachi, R U OK? Ambassador, will be speaking at the Northern Health Bundoora Conference Room at 2 pm, the same
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Northern Physios, patients’ every day superheroes
Physiotherapists at Northern Health play a key role in helping people achieve their goals, fulfil their potential and participate fully in society. We often see physiotherapists as a professionals who help with sport-related injuries and post-surgery recovery, however after a quick chat we’ve realised that helping women after giving birth is another important part of
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The Great Northern Bake Off
In baking …er breaking news this week, it’s been confirmed next Monday, Northern Hospital Epping will host its first Inaugural Bake Off and Afternoon Tea. Event organisers have requested that all areas put forward two cakes, muffins, slices or any baked item really. The baked goods must reflect the ‘area you work in’. Entries will
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Jordan Casey: Our new Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer
Meet Northern Health’s newest Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer, Jordan Casey. With the Aboriginal population growing in the northern suburbs, it was important for Northern Health to employ another Hospital Liaison Officer to maintain quality support services for the community. Emiliano Zucchi, Manager Transcultural & Language Services | Aboriginal Support Unit, says, “we realised the Aboriginal
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Celebrating 30 years of Home Care Packages
This year marks a major milestone for Northern Health Home Care Packages (NHHCP). The program will be celebrating their 30 year anniversary of providing in-home support to older people and people with disabilities, with the aim of assisting them to remain in their homes and chosen community for as long as possible. It all began
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Chief Executive Message
Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards Northern Health is introducing a new Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards program designed to formally recognise outstanding contributions by our employees and celebrate staff excellence. The Quarterly Recognition Awards will be an opportunity for us to reward teams and individuals in a wide range of areas, who have demonstrated commitment to high
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Bill Shearer: Trusted care to our community
High Reliability Organisations are those which maintain a high level of safety in dangerous and complex environments. In 2017, Northern Health began a journey towards becoming a High Reliability Organisation in partnership with Johns Hopkins Health. This has allowed us to learn from the experience of one of the top three hospitals in the world