May 2021
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Standard 8: What you need to know
In the lead up to organisation wide Accreditation from 24-28 May 2021, each week Northern Health is focusing on a different Standard. You will hear from the Chairs of each Standard Committee on what you need to know. This week we spoke to Dr Anthony Cross, Head of ICU, about Standard 8: Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration What is this Standard about? Standard 8 aims to ensure that a person’s acute deterioration is recognised quickly and appropriate action and response occurs. Acute deterioration could be physiological changes or changes in cognition and mental state. Recognition of deterioration could be…
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Making blood transfusions safe
Janice (Jan) Stevens has been a Northern Health patient for eight years. She came to Northern for the first time when her haematologist suggested participating in clinical trials, and in the meantime has also become our Standard 7 consumer representative. Jan has a rare condition, Cold Agglutinin, which is connected to blood cancer. For the last eight years, she has been coming to hospital in various intervals for tests and blood transfusions. “There was a period when I had a blood transfusion every Saturday, for 11 months,” she said. More than a year ago, Jan joined the Blood Management Committee.…
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Successful move into new wards at Northern Hospital
This week, new wards at Northern Hospital were opened as part of Stage 2 of the Northern Hospital Expansion. Located in the new Main Ward Block, Wards 19, 20 and 21 were moved into over two days – Tuesday, 4 May and Wednesday, 5 May – and are now operational. We spoke to some of the Divisional Directors and Heads of Unit to see how the move went and how their teams are enjoying their new spaces. Dennis Gyomber, Divisional Director of Surgery, acknowledged the exceptional work of Ward 19 staff who moved from Ward 13 on Wednesday, led by…
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Happy International Day of the Midwife
Today we celebrate the responsibility, dedication, and unwavering compassion of midwives across the world. International Day of the Midwife (IDM) is a time to celebrate the work the midwives, and our colleagues do for mothers, families and communities. Nicole Carlon, Director of Operations, Women’s and Children’s said IDM is an opportunity to highlight the importance of midwives in the care of women and their families during their childbearing years. “This year’s theme is ‘Follow the Data: Invest in Midwives’ and it highlights the evidence that continuity of care with a known midwife provides the best outcomes. I think that celebrating…
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Together we make an impact
Featured Image: John Molnar OAM, Northern Health Foundation Board Chair On Thursday evening, 29 April, Northern Health Foundation was delighted to host their first face-to-face event for 2021 to thank and acknowledge the generous philanthropic support from our wonderful community. Held at Seafarers Residences Display Suite in Docklands, the event recognised the work of Northern Health Foundation’s dedicated patrons, corporate partners, philanthropic supporters and volunteers over the past 12 months. “Here tonight, we celebrate the work of many people who give so generously in support of Northern Health,” said Andrew Williamson, Executive Director Public Affairs and Foundation. Among the guests…
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Expansion of reception services
From today, Nick Caruana takes up a new role as our Hospital Reception Manager for Northern Health. Nick will be responsible for the hospital reception departments at Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital and Bundoora Centre. Sue Lisle, Communications Supervisor at Epping and Robyn Johnson, Reception Services Manager at Bundoora, will transition into new roles in Health Information Services (HIS) as Program Allocations Officers. While we congratulate Nick, we also use this opportunity to highlight the contribution that Sue and Robyn have made to Northern Health over the years. Sue joined Northern Health in 1986, working at PANCH as a switchboard…
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Standard 7: What you need to know
In the lead up to organisation wide Accreditation from 24-28 May 2021, each week Northern Health will be focusing on a different Standard. You will hear from the Chairs of each Standard Committee on what you need to know. This week we spoke to Dr Wanda Stelmach, Chief Medical Officer, about Standard 7: Blood Management What is this Standard about? Standard 7 deals with blood and blood products whether it is the taking of blood samples from patients or the giving of blood and blood products to patients. Blood is a precious resource. It is a product that is altruistically…