2020
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New Referral Manager launches 25 June
Northern Health is introducing an electronic Referral Manager (E-Triage) system on 25 June, capable of processing 130,000 patient referrals per annum. The Referral Manager will replace the current paper process in use and was a need identified by Ernst and Young in 2018 and endorsed by our Audit and Risk Committee. Daniella Chapkoun, Project Lead,
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CSSD on the move
In the coming months, the Central Sterilising Services Department (CSSD) at Northern Hospital Epping will be preparing to move into their new home in the tower. Sometimes known as the “heart of the hospital”, the CSSD is a 24/7 department that cleans, disinfects and sterilises all reusable medical devices used in procedures, providing services to
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Craigieburn Centre Rapid Access Iron Infusion Clinic
Over the last year, Craigieburn Centre has ramped up their Rapid Access Iron Infusion Clinic. The pilot project, which started in late 2018, is targeted at reducing waiting times for patients in need of an iron infusion. The clinic keeps four chairs in the Craigieburn Day Medical Unit available – two of those chairs are
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Strengthening Healthcare in the North
Northern Health and DPV Health are thrilled to announce they have signed a collaborative Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support initiatives for innovation, shared service planning and delivery to benefit our growing communities. The MOU will establish a framework to strategically explore opportunities for both parties to collaborate and address priority health and wellbeing issues
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A guard of honour for Jamie
Staff at Broadmeadows Hospital celebrated a wonderful achievement earlier this month, with a patient going home from Unit 2 – Rehabilitation after spending 288 days in hospital. Jamie was admitted to Northern Hospital Epping on 22 July 2019 after being found unconscious by his mother and fighting for life. The subsequent months saw Jamie struggling
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Palliative Care: It’s more than you think
The theme for Palliative Care Week 2020 is “Palliative Care… It’s more than you think”. Palliative care can help people with life-limiting illnesses to live as well as possible, for as long as possible – supporting their physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs. Alwyn Kennedy, currently a patient at our Palliative Care Unit (PCU) located
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Kiddy Car arrives to theatre
Children coming for surgery at Northern Hospital Epping can now drive into the operating theatre, thanks to the new Range Rover kiddy car, kindly donated in collaboration between Northern Health Foundation and Whittlesea Salvation Army. The idea for the kiddy car came from Dr Jenny Coulson, Anaesthetist at Northern Hospital. “As a group, we wanted
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Northern Health launches specialist ambulatory pleural service
The Northern Health Respiratory Department has launched a specialist ambulatory pleural service as part of its Pleural Medicine Unit – the only formalised service of its kind in Victoria. Pleural diseases occur when there is a problem in the chest cavity, the space between the lung and the chest wall. This often results in the