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Flu clinic smashing records
Northern Health’s flu clinic team is seeing an unprecedented demand for flu vaccines, having given over 14,000 vaccinations to the public in just over a month, compared to 11,000 vaccinations in three months last year. The team on the front line, Madelaine Flynn, Manager of Infection Prevention and Kamal Sidhu, Clinical Nurse Consultant, told us
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Northern Health trials interpreting via tablets
As part of our HRO-Trusted Care transformation, Northern Health teams are working on numerous projects with the aim to improve patient experience. One of these projects is the ‘Video Interpreting via Portable Device’ trial, which aims to look at options of delivering quick video interpreting services on demand, whilst improving patient experience by reducing the
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You can save a life today
The Northern Health Foundation are urging staff and the community to come together to raise funds for life-saving defibrillators. Launched on 1 June 2019, their new fundraising campaign will raise money for state of the art upgrades to 60 defibrillators across our services. This means that if anyone has heart failure, the best equipment will
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Where midwives know how you feel
Just before Mother’s Day, our Northern Hospital maternity staff were featured in the Herald Sun! In a strange case of “life imitating work”, 13 of our staff in our maternity unit are awaiting their own special deliveries. Expectant mother, Midwifery Unit Manager, Nicole Carlon, said about half of the women were planning on having their
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Get ready for Crazy Socks Day!
You’ve probably heard about the #CrazySocks4Docs Day, and are already looking for your most interesting socks to wear to work tomorrow, but do you know the story behind it? Dr Geoff Toogood, founder of this initiative, had an awkward experience when he wore odd coloured socks to work. The talk behind his back was that he
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World Environment Day
Today is World Environment Day. Northern Health is asking our staff to pledge their support and commitment to minimising waste for at least one day. This can be done by changing your own bin or better yet, taking your waste home with you, bringing in a reusable coffee mug and remembering to turn off lights
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Dr Sarwat Shenouda – Rest In Peace
It is with sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Sarwat Shenouda, an Obstetrician and Gyneacologist with many years of service to Northern Health. “Sarwat was not only a great clinician but he was also a passionate supporter, educator and mentor of medical students, trainees of the college and international doctors – guiding many on
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Winter Strategy Launches
After winter 2017 saw an unprecedented demand for services, Northern Health decided to proactively develop a strategy to manage the increased demand during winter. Katharine See, Head of Respiratory Medicine and Winter Strategy lead said this year is the second year of the initiative, with new programs launching. “Each year, we come up with a
