2021
-
Virtual walk arounds
Northern Health is constantly adapting to the challenges of working in a COVID-19 environment and expanding our virtual approach to the way we provide care. We have been conducting virtual Executive Patient Safety walk arounds for some time and recently have been conducting virtual accreditation assessment practices in readiness for continuing our accreditation assessment which
-
One happy family: PSAs at Broadmeadows Hospital
The tight-knit family of 20 Patient Services Assistants (PSAs) at Broadmeadows Hospital and Craigieburn Centre have been keeping their sites spotlessly clean, while never losing banter and a genuine connection with each other. Wendy Nicol, Operations Manager, PSA & Cleaning Services, said the team has a really high standard of cleaning, highlighting the way their
-
Clinical Documentation Integrity Program
Clinical documentation in the healthcare record is vital in planning, resource consumption and improving patient outcomes. It is where our clinical coders abstract the information they need to classify diagnoses and interventions. Often, the language used for clinical purposes and that required by our clinical coders is different. Clinicians frequently use generalised clinical terms, signs, symbols,
-
Accreditation resumes from Tuesday
Northern Health’s Accreditation resumes next week on Tuesday, 17 August, and will last until Thursday afternoon, 19 August 2021. Maree Glynn, Director of Clinical Practice Improvement, explained that, this time, we will have three Victorian surveyors onsite who were not part of the original survey team and two surveyors will conduct the assessment virtually, including
-
Family Planning Clinic team receives University of Melbourne Grant
The Northern Health Family Planning Clinic team at Broadmeadows Hospital has received the University of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Innovation Grant to co-design women’s reproductive health services. The grant supports novel research ideas for early and mid-career researchers, and will allow the team to partner with women to improve reproductive health services in
-
The Big Idea: The chosen seven
The Big Idea Campaign drew to a close on 22 July, with 66 ideas submitted from across the organisation. Ideas were received from a mix of clinical and non-clinical staff, across all Northern Health sites, and ranged in size from small clinical changes to large, organisation-wide initiatives. “The Innovation Assembly reviewed all submissions and 12
-
Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition (PPN) rolled out at Northern Hospital
Last week, Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition (PPN) was rolled out at Northern Hospital Epping, on Ward 16 and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Stella Mexias, Dietitian, explained the new service aims to reduce malnutrition in patients, and complications associated with it, such as increased length of stay. “We have rolled out Peripheral Parenteral Nutrition (PPN), which
-
New FollowMe desktop is here
A new, faster FollowMe desktop is coming to Northern Health staff, commencing from tonight at 6 pm (Friday). David Ryan, CIO, explained the new desktops will be based on Windows 10, compared to the current ones which are running Windows 7, and are expected to work faster, reduce any lagging and will also be able