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Week Without Violence: Make a difference in the community
This week at Northern Health we are marking Week Without Violence (WWV). WWV is a global campaign to end violence against women. WWV provides information on how to recognise and prevent violence, reach out to survivors, and make a difference in the community. Since 1999, the northern metropolitan region has had a proud history of
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Trudi’s High Tea at Mandalay Golf Course
It was a gorgeous sunny day at the green Mandalay Golf Club last Friday, where Trudi Hay held her Cancer High Tea, a fundraising event aimed to support the purchase of scalp cooling machines for Craigieburn Centre. Trudi is a Northern Health Foundation Board Member and has been a dedicated supporter of our cancer services
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Happy International Allied Health Day
Today is the International Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Day, celebrated for the first time across Australia. This initiative started last year in the UK to celebrate the allied health professionals and the work they do. Kyrstie Worn, a young mother of four daughters, comes to Northern Health for allied health support and treatment for her
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Research Week 2019: It’s a wrap!
Every year, Research Week at Northern Health showcases a range of local and innovative research projects and presentations from the best and the brightest of research leaders from around the world. Research Week underlines Northern Health’s commitment to support the creation and implementation of new knowledge that will improve the lives of people here in
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Take a swing at the Foundation Golf Day
Get your golf clubs ready for a great day while raising money for an even better cause! Club Mandalay, Beveridge are proudly supporting Northern Health Foundation by hosting their first Charity Golf Day – this year to be held on Friday 25 October. Proceeds raised will go towards Northern Health Foundation’s defibrillator campaign, raising $450,000
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National Standards Accreditation and Research Week
Northern Health’s National Standards Accreditation In May 2020, surveyors will assess Northern Health’s services against the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards in order to provide us with health service Accreditation. The NSQHS Standards are a guide for us to achieve best practice when delivering health care, and provide a nationally consistent statement
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Research at Northern Health is not just about Research Week
What an exciting year it has been for research at Northern Health, reflected by the posters and presentations at our capstone event, Research Week 2019. These contributions highlight the quality of research activities occurring across the clinical spectrum being driven by an increasing number of staff at Northern Health. We know that a health service
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Get to know… Maree Glynn
In this week’s Get to know: Q&A with… we catch up with Maree Glynn, Director of Clinical Practice Improvement. Get to know Maree: What’s your coffee order? I actually don’t drink coffee! Tell us about your Northern Health journey? It would be hard to say that I am not totally committed to Northern Health. I have
