2020
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Koala Kids supporting Northern Hospital Children’s Ward
The Children’s Ward at Northern Hospital are grateful for the support they have received recently from Koala Kids Foundation – a volunteer-driven organisation that provides “small things that make a difference to the lives of children and young people.” “Koala Kids contacted us about a month ago – they are a foundation that traditionally supports
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HITH expands services to include home iron infusions
The Northern Health Hospital in the Home (HITH) team have expanded their services to include offering iron infusions to eligible patients in the comfort of their own home. HITH began offering infusions to patients who were already receiving treatment in their home for other reasons but also required an infusion, so the service helps patients
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Hardworking teams are not in short supply: Farewell Rishad
Procurement and Supply is responsible for third-party spending in the organisation, which totals approximately $180 million annually. A significant part of their function includes the management of consumables for wards, theatres, emergency, ICU and specialist clinics. Rishad Syed has been Director of Procurement and Supply for three years. “Supply is all about continuity of service
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National Volunteer Week
This week is National Volunteer Week! Volunteers play an important part in helping Northern Health deliver outstanding health care for our community. We have over 350 volunteers across our sites who assist with a variety of roles including guiding, manning the library trolley and drinks cart, visiting patients for a chat, cuddling babies, helping with
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Residential In-Reach Program
Residential In-Reach is a program, operating through Northern Hospital, that works with local residential care facilities to try and prevent admissions into hospital and treat more residents within their homes. The program started in 2002 and provides clinical, specialist nursing, geriatric medicine and palliative care support as requested once a GP or a nursing home
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Fever Clinic team: looking after each other
When the pandemic started, our Fever Clinic was quickly up and running to be able to test our community members and provide a local hub for everyone suspecting they might have the virus. Madeleine Slaviero is a registered nurse who has been at Northern Health for three years, and is now a Fever Clinic nurse.
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HIMs sharing their love for the job in times of COVID-19
This week is Health Information Management Awareness Week, to honour and celebrate health information management (HIM) professionals and to raise awareness of the profession and the contribution that the health information workforce makes towards healthcare. COVID-19 has highlighted the important role Health Information Services play in the health service’s response to the management and preparation
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When the midwife at your birth becomes your boss
In celebrating International Nurses Day this week, we share a story about one of our nurses, Stephanie Gray, who has a special connection with Northern Health. Not only does her mother and sister also work as nurses at Northern Hospital, but she was delivered by Debra Bourne, our Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer. “I was