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Happy Mothers Group: Combining culture and community
The Assyrian/Chaldean population mainly displaced from Iraq, make up a large sector of the refugee population in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Women of refugee backgrounds are at risk of poor maternal and perinatal outcomes and are more likely to have complex health needs. They also face multiple barriers accessing pregnancy care or navigating health
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Going Above and Beyond for her patients: Michelle Robins
Northern Health Diabetes Nurse Practitioner, Michelle Robins, received the ‘Above and Beyond’ award at the recent Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards. The award recognises an individual who has gone above and beyond in providing care or support to a patient, family or work colleague. Michelle was nominated by Melissa Langborne, for the care and understanding she
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Respiratory Care Unit turns one
During its first year, the Respiratory Care Unit (RCU) has seen 284 patients, looking after patients who would most likely be taken to intensive care. Gavin Fahey, Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultant, says this unit bridges a gap between critical care areas and ward beds, where staff can manage more complex respiratory patients, enabling patients to
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New ICU, Strategic Plan and ‘My HR’
Northern Hospital ICU The Northern Hospital Stage 2 expansion project has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the $22m early works. This provides a modern 18-bed intensive care unit, freeing up space for a future cardiac care unit, as well as delivering a new loading dock and facilities for support services. The new
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Michelle Fenwick: My HR
This week, I am pleased to announce that my team at People & Culture are launching the ‘My HR @ Northern Health’ Campaign. During this launch, Northern Health staff will be able to see how all the pieces of the ‘My HR’ puzzle are being upgraded or implemented. Another change is that some services will
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment Clinic launches at Craigieburn
In July last year, Paediatric Allied Health, in collaboration with our Paediatrics Department, were successful in obtaining a Department of Health and Human Services Grant entitled ‘Advancing Practice in Allied Health Workforce in Autism Spectrum Disorder’ (ASD). The aim of the program is to improve outcomes for Victorians with Autism, and encouraged applications for projects
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International Women’s Day: Actually, I can
Today is International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women’s Day (IWD) has occurred for well over a century, with the first​ ​IWD gathering occurring in 1911, supported by over a million
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Exchanging Knowledge: St Vincent’s Sydney visit Northern Health
Yesterday, Northern Hospital Epping welcomed Associate Professor Rajesh Subbiah and his team of cardiologists from St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. The group met with Associate Professor Uwais Mohamed and Northern Health cardiologists to observe and learn about ‘His Bundle Pacing’ – a revolutionary new pacemaker technique performed as a Melbourne-first by Dr Mohamed at Northern
