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Yasmin Shah: An exciting future ahead
Epping local, Yasmin Shah, is one of our many excited medical interns starting at Northern Health this year. Yasmin feels privileged to have been a medical student with us for the past three years, saying the workplace culture has a strong sense of community at every level, which creates an invaluable environment for interns to
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Welcome 2019 Interns!
Last week, Northern Health welcomed 40 new Interns and 10 new Hospital Medical Officers to our health service. Our newest members took part in a one week hospital orientation program which involved a series of introductions, presentations and workshops. The workshops involved a refresher in resuscitation, intravenous cannulation, catheterisation and safe patient handling. Other tutorials
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Jess Permezel: A patient experience to remember
Northern Health Graduate Midwife, Jess Permezel, received the award for ‘Patient Experience’ at our inaugural Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards. Unaware that she was nominated, and on leave in Canada at the time, Jess was wondering why she was receiving calls from work. It wasn’t until she received a text message asking her to answer her
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Working together on our new Strategic Plan
February and March will be important months for Northern Health. During this period, we will be working together on our vision, strategic priorities and values for Northern Health’s future, which will be reflected in the new Strategic Plan 2019-2024. The Strategic Plan belongs to all of us, and that is why I feel strongly about
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Fire Safety: Be Prepared
Victoria is one of the most fire-prone areas in the world and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) has declared the Fire Danger Period in our Municipality well and truly upon us. Northern Health has been advised that Tuesday, 15 January has been declared a Severe fire danger day in the North Central District. These conditions may
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Choosing Wisely
Northern Health recently hosted the ‘Choosing Wisely’ workshop inviting Better Care Victoria, NPS MedicineWise and 11 other hospitals, including metropolitan and rural hospitals. Choosing Wisely is a global initiative aimed to encourage health professionals and consumers to consider rationally which tests, treatments and procedures are evidence-based and necessary and which are not. Led by Australian
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Dr Lauren Rogers: Rising Star
Nominated for being a “true rising star”, Northern Health Intern, Dr Lauren Rogers, was recently awarded for her hard work and dedication at our Inaugural Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards. Lauren began her internship at Northern Hospital Epping just a year ago, having put the hospital down as her first preference. “I had a really good
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Respiratory CUSP improving patient safety
In our pursuit of our ‘High Reliability – Trusted Care’ transformation, Northern Health has established a series of programs, meetings and groups, focussing on patient safety, improvements and moving towards zero preventable harm. The Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) aims to improve the culture of safety, while providing frontline caregivers with the tools and support
