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Fun fundraising with Josie Minniti
Longtime Northern Health Foundation supporter, Josie Minniti OAM, has been fundraising for hospital equipment for 23 years. Last week, Josie and her charity group, the Josie Minniti Fun Group, were thanked for their generous contributions with a morning tea in the Day Oncology Unit. Day Oncology Nurse Unit Manager, Melissa Gwynne, said, “we wanted to
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Liuba Vulic: 46 years at Northern Health
Liuba still remembers the day she started working at Greenvale Geriatric Centre – March 21, 1973. Once Greenvale closed, she got relocated to Broadmeadows Hospital and has been there ever since. Liuba has always enjoyed her role as a Personal Services Assistant, and never misses an opportunity to help patients feel better, whether it be
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IDAHOBIT: Celebrating diversity in our community
On Friday, Northern Health celebrated IDAHOBIT – International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia – a day where we stand with the LGBTIQ community. Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia can occur online, face to face and affect everyone by creating spaces where people feel unsafe and like they can’t be themselves. Sexuality and gender
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Clean care for all, it’s in your hands
Hand hygiene is a general term that refers to any action that results in hand cleansing. The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that hand hygiene is the single most effective strategy to prevent hospital acquired infections. Hands may appear clean, but many germs are invisible to the eye. Some microorganisms can live in the environment
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Vinod Chellaram: From Student to Director
Vinod Chellaram still has his cheque from his first time working at Northern Health. It was summer holidays in 2004, in between his studies for his second pharmacy degree. The cheque was for the princely sum of $293.80, but the experience he gained at the Northern was priceless. “I kept getting challenged more and growing
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The 2019 People Matter Survey: An opportunity to make a difference
The 2019 People Matter Survey will run until Friday, 31 May. This survey is your opportunity to provide Northern Health with feedback on what is working well and what we need to be doing differently. Your feedback is important because it helps drive a number of key initiatives. Dr Rachael Coutts, Associate Director of Medical
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Celebrating IDAHOBIT Day
IDAHOBIT stands for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia. The day is celebrated across Australia and is a day where we take a stand against discrimination and support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) friends, colleagues and families. HOBIT can occur online, face to face and can make people feel unsafe,
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Dr Batool Albatat: Journey from refugee to doctor
When Batool Albatat arrived in Australia in 2001 unable to speak a word of English, she never imagined she would have the opportunity to study medicine at the University of Melbourne and eventually become a doctor. Dr Albatat’s family arrived in Australia seeking refuge after fleeing from war in their home country, Iraq. She says
