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Nurses and Midwives Week: Lyn White
Even though Access Support Officer, Lyn White, has just turned 70, she still speaks about her nursing work and long career with much passion and enthusiasm. “I started in 1966 at Fairfield Hospital as a Division 2 Nurse, and I have been nursing ever since,” she begins. Lyn has worked in all areas of nursing
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Patient Safety Walk Arounds – Helping make us safer
As many of you will be aware, last year we reintroduced Executive Patient Safety Walk Arounds. You may wonder what they are and why we do them. Executive Patient Safety Walk Arounds are designed to link the Executive directly to patient safety concerns in the clinical environment. This is a great chance to hear from
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Gladys turns 100
Ten years ago, Gladys Graham’s doctor advised her to put her feet up as often as she could, to help her poor circulation. Most people her age, would have conceded the time had come to take that advice literally and retire gracefully. Not Gladys. It was at the age of 90 that Gladys discovered her
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Michelle Fenwick: People Matter Survey 2019
Next week, Northern Health launches the 2019 People Matter Survey, which will run from Monday, 13 May 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 incredibly important because it helps drive a
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Nurses and Midwives Week: Clemente Meulio
Whilst working as a food services assistant, Clemente realised he wanted to become a nurse, after being inspired and seeing the work nurses do. “Besides this, my family members are also nurses, so I studied at RMIT to become an enrolled nurse,” he explains. After graduating in 2011, Clemente landed his first role at Bundoora
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Research Grand Round: Debra Nestel
Professor Debra Nestel is passionate about simulation and says she just fell into that space, but feels that we all use simulation as play when we are kids, we just call it something different. “I got exposed to different types of simulation modalities at the Imperial College in London, where I’ve spent 15 years. There,
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Nurses and Midwives Week: Gary Lloyd
Gary Lloyd is the only male midwife at Northern Health. He loves what he does, having chosen this career over many other nursing opportunities and finding he can make a real difference in midwifery. “During my training, I got exposed to all different areas, like ICU and ED, but eventually I felt that I wanted
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Epping Football & Netball Club visit Northern Hospital
On Good Friday, 18 April, Northern Hospital patients and staff were treated to a special visit from the Epping Football and Netball Club (EFNC). Both senior and junior players, along with committee members, joined forces to deliver Easter chocolates and smiles to patients in the Neonatal Unit, Children’s Ward and Paediatric Emergency Ward, and engage
