2021
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In-house Peer Support Program is coming
Northern Health staff have faced a number of external and internal challenges and restrictions, differing work challenges, state-wide lockdowns and differing emotions, and it can be hard to gauge how we are feeling right now, especially as we are transitioning back into some sort of normality. Michelle Fenwick, Executive Director People and Culture, explained the
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Emiliano Zucchi: Through the lens of diversity
Emiliano Zucchi has been championing two streams of diversity at Northern Health for the last 15 years; the first as Head of the Transcultural and Language Services (TALS), for cultural and linguistic diversity and the second as the Head of Narrun Wilip-giin, for Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander diversity. It is a role that safeguards not only
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Dr Amanda Baric awarded Order of the Polar Star, Mongolia’s highest state honour
Dr Amanda Baric, one of our very own anaesthetists, has been awarded the highest state honour of Mongolia, the Order of the Polar Star, in recognition of her contribution to Mongolia’s healthcare sector. Ambassador of Mongolia to Australia D.Davaasuren presented the award on 3 December in Canberra. Previous winners of the Order of the Polar
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Northern Health Volunteer wins Senior Citizen of the Year
Northern Health Volunteer, Shoukry Sidrak, has been announced as Senior Citizen of the Year in Whittlesea City Council’s 2021 Community Awards! Shoukry Sidrak has been a Northern Health Volunteer since 2013. His main role has been a volunteer driver until the program was cancelled in 2020. Shoukry would pick up patients from their home and
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Third Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards
Today, Northern Health’s third Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards ceremony for 2021, showcasing the brilliant achievements of our dedicated staff, was held online. More than 110 nominations, for six categories, were submitted by the winner’s colleagues. Siva Sivarajah, Chief Executive, opened the virtual presentation. He said the awards recognised the “outstanding contributions by our employees and
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Volunteers, donors and community say thank you
As part of Northern Health’s Thank You Week, we have collated heartfelt messages from volunteers, donors and the local community, expressing their gratitude to staff. Although our volunteers haven’t been walking the halls of Northern Health for much of the year due to the pandemic, this didn’t stop them from spreading the love to our
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Thank You Week at Northern Health
As the end of the year is approaching, I would like to thank you, for everything you have done for our patients, our community, and for supporting each other during the year. This year, more than ever, our values of safe, kind and together have been fundamental to our daily work. This year has brought
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International Day of People with Disability
Today is the International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD). This year’s UN theme is, ‘Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world.’ There are many different kinds of disability. A disability may affect mobility, ability to learn things, or ability to communicate