2018
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Audi Raffle Ticket No. 37 – Basil, our CFO
Foundation’s Audi raffle ticket sale is in full swing, with our staff members making sure not to miss out on the opportunity to win the fabulous sporty A1 looking for a new place to call home. Basil Ireland, our CFO, bought ticket no. 37 this year, inspired by the efforts the Foundation is putting into
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Northern women, let’s chat about your health
Northern Health is celebrating Women’s Health Week by holding a fabulous event for its female staff and women from Melbourne’s northern suburbs, with the aim to empower women and improve their health. Women’s Health Week will be held from 3-7 September 2018 at Northern Hospital Foyer, with the drop-in sessions running from 8.30-9am, 10-11am and 1-2pm. This
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Mental Wellness: Start the Conversation
From 10 – 13 September, Northern Health will be holding a week of ‘Conversations on Mental Wellness’ as part of our Psychological Wellbeing Strategy. The program focuses on three main areas; protection, prevention and intervention, as an initiative to protect the mental health of Northern Health staff, promote wellbeing, and intervene to address mental health concerns.
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Mark Tacey, Biostatistician returns to Northern
Northern Health’s research team has just become stronger, having Mark Tacey, Biostatistician returning to work for us. Mark had spent two years with Northern Health in the past, then moved to Monash University and decided to come back and work on exciting projects with Northern’s researchers. “I’ve chosen Northern because it’s a great research community.
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Join the competition to be part of Northern Health’s future
In early 2019, Northern Health will be implementing a powerful new Learning Management System (LMS) as an integrated and collaborative online learning space for the future. The system will provide an exclusive learning environment for all employees and allow those within our community to connect with the traditional delivery of training in a digital form.
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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