2020
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OT Week: rebuild, recover, and reengage
This week, we are celebrating Occupational Therapy (OT) Week, and given the onset of droughts, bushfires, and the global pandemic, in 2020, the theme of this year’s OT Week is Resilience: Supporting our communities to rebuild, recover, and reengage. In supporting people to participate in activities they find meaningful, occupational therapists are vital in helping
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Staff wellbeing: how can we sleep better?
One of the things that lockdown and the pandemic has had a huge impact on is the quality of our sleep. Our Respiratory Medicine department has dedicated sleep specialists and experts, who were willing to help with advice on sleeping better and coping with prolonged hours at home. Dr Liam Hannan, Deputy Director of Respiratory
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National Safe Work Month
Since 2009, October has been National Safe Work Month, and this year the topic is ‘Work Health and Safety through COVID-19’, acknowledging and reflecting on the wide-reaching impacts of COVID-19 on businesses, employers and workers. Workplaces have had to quickly adapt their practices and procedures to reduce the health and safety risk arising from COVID-19,
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Thank You Day – it’s all about you!
Today is Northern Health’s Thank You Day – a day where we say a huge thank you to all our staff who have worked hard this year. It has been a very challenging year for all of us, as we faced a global pandemic, lock downs and uncertainty of what the next day will bring.
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Thank Your Cleaner Day: Winners of the Shine Award
Every quarter, Northern Health acknowledges and recognises our Patient Service Assistants (PSAs) who actively live and role model the Northern Health values of Safe, Kind and Together. Our PSA’s play many roles, including transferring patients, equipment, urgent bloods, mail, and medical records and importantly ensuring compliance to DHHS Cleaning Standards for Victorian Public Health Facilities.
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Week Without Violence
Week Without Violence is a global campaign to end violence against women. The campaign originally began in the USA in 1995 and, over the past two decades, organisations around the world have hosted community events to end violence. Tanya Ellis, Project Support Officer, Strengthening Hospital Response to Family Violence, explained activities focus on raising awareness,
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Breast cancer doesn’t stop for COVID-19
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting Australian women. Cheryl Murray, Breast Care Nurse Consultant, urges the community to continue to get screened, even in a pandemic. “The key message is self-detection is still key. Book in to get your breast screen, because they are open and they have precautions in place.” “Be ‘breast
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ED launches Bariatric Kiosk
Last month, the Northern Health Emergency Department (ED) launched its first-ever Bariatric Kiosk as part of their initiative on Better and Safer Patient Care. This concept was derived from a framework currently run at both the Auckland District Health Service Board and Waikato District Health Board. In partnership with ESSENTIAL, who helped with the development of