2020
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Clean hands, safe care
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), hand hygiene is the single most effective strategy to prevent hospital acquired infections. Madelaine Flynn, Manager Infection Prevention, explained how our hands may appear clean, but many germs are invisible to the eye. “With the COVID-19 pandemic, we see increased focused on hand hygiene and the importance of
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World Kidney Day
Today is World Kidney Day, a global campaign focused on highlighting the importance of kidney health for everyone through better prevention and detection measures. John Catelmi came to Northern Health in 2015 for a prostate operation and was surprised to hear his kidneys weren’t working. He started seeing our renal service with end stage renal
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
This morning, Northern Health Foundation hosted a sold-out breakfast event in celebration of International Women’s Day, coming together to acknowledge the achievements of women. Held at Mantra Epping, guests enjoyed a delicious breakfast in the company of women and men within the health care industry and from the local community. Debra Bourne, Chief Nursing and
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Gary Lloyd, our only male midwife retires
Gary Lloyd, the only male midwife at Northern Health, retired last Friday after three years of working at Northern Health. Many of our staff, patients and families will remember him for his hard work, passion for midwifery and the willingness to make a real difference in his role. One colleague, Dr Sita Murugappan, has a
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2020 Digital Health Futures @ Northern Health
Northern Health has welcomed guests from around the globe to the 2020 Digital Health Futures Forum at the Northern Centre for Health Education & Research. This landmark forum brings together consumers, health system leaders, health professionals, policy-makers and digital health researchers to identify technology solutions to some of our country’s most significant health challenges, including
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New partnership targets post-discharge social isolation
Northern Health is partnering with Bolton Clarke Research Institute (BCRI) and volunteer organisation, Friends for Good, to roll out a new program to reduce social isolation and loneliness in older people after being discharged from hospital. The peer support program named the HOW-R-U? project involves community members, volunteers and ED staff matching eligible patients with volunteers who
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Partnering with our consumers – Maureen Canzano
Maureen Canzano is a Northern Health Consumer involved with many projects and initiatives, including Patient Experience Consumer Advisory Committee (PECAC) and Choosing Wisely, and she advises our health professionals on understanding the patients and establishing a connection. Her professional experience is in social work, as she spent four years at DHHS. For the last eight
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Minister for Health hosts topping out ceremony for Stage 2 Northern Hospital Expansion
Yesterday, Northern Health hosted the Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, the Hon. Jenny Mikakos MP, for a ‘topping out’ ceremony of stage 2 of the Northern Hospital Epping expansion. Welcomed by Northern Health Board Chair, Jennifer Williams AM and Northern Health Chief Executive, Siva Sivarajah, Minister Jenny Mikakos said, “More and more families are calling