2020
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Ward 15 staff return to Broadmeadows
In the last week of July, Unit 1 staff from Broadmeadows Hospital were redeployed to the new Ward 15 at Northern Hospital Epping – to look after COVID-19 positive and suspected COVID-19 patients. Minu Manuel started her Nurse Unit Manager role at Unit 1 just the week before. She didn’t get much time to enjoy
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Multidisciplinary team treats lung cancer patients at Northern
November is Lung Cancer Awareness month, an important initiative to raise awareness of the condition and break one common misconception – that lung cancer only affects smokers. Dr Katharine See, Head of Respiratory, explains lung cancer doesn’t just affect smokers: one in five people with lung cancer have never smoked. “Lung cancer affects both men
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Meet the capital development team working on the Northern Hospital Expansion Project
The Northern Hospital Expansion Project is making great head way, with Stage 2 works on track to be completed in mid-2021. This two-stage $162.7m major capital construction project to expand and enhance facilities allows Northern Health to ensure families have access to first-class care close to home as Melbourne’s north continues to grow. Stage 1,
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New home based cancer care program launches
Our Northern Oncology and Haematology (NOAH) department within the Day Oncology Unit has recently launched a new at-home service for cancer patients – NOAH@Home. NOAH@Home provides oncology and haematology patients the opportunity to receive certain chemotherapy or supportive treatments in the comfort of their own homes. The new service launched on 9 November and has been very well received
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Smart glucometers benefiting Northern Health patients
Thirty-four smart wireless glucometers have been rolled out in nine wards at Northern Health, as part of the new Northern Inpatient Diabetes Service (NIDS). Richard Nasra, from the HRO/Project Management office, explained the new glucometers are an electronic system automatically linking patient blood glucose measurements with patient data in iPM. “When a patient’s blood glucose
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery career pathways
As we conclude NAIDOC Week, today we highlight how we are empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives at Northern Health. At the undergraduate level (pre-registration), Northern Health has implemented a cadetship (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing-RUSON model). The Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON) model offers Aboriginal
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Transgender Awareness Week
Tomorrow marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week, which runs from 13 to 19 November 2020. Transgender Awareness Week is a one-week celebration leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), which memorialises victims of transphobic violence. “This is the first time Northern Health is running a session specifically for Trans folk. It’s another step
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Bilang ‘Straight Talk’: Directory of Aboriginal services launches
As part of our NAIDOC Week celebrations, Northern Health is pleased to launch bilang.nh.org.au, a directory of Aboriginal services in the north. ‘Bilang’ means ‘Straight Talk’ in Woi wurrung, the language spoken by the Wurundjeri-(balluk/Clan). The development of the Bilang Directory is a recommendation from the Northern Health Aboriginal Advisory Committee to ensure that Aboriginal