2021
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Safe, kind and outdoors: new courtyard opens
Just a short distance from our Rehabilitation/Supply office at Northern Hospital Epping, there is now a quiet oasis, where staff get to have informal meetings and enjoy their meal breaks. Jason Cirone, Director Workforce Sustainability, says this courtyard and garden came about in response to physical distancing requirements and the need for health services to
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Get to know our EMR Program Director, Trish Aldridge
Our Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Program officially kicked off last month with a team of almost 40 staff members embarking on a two to three year project to successfully implement an EMR across Northern Health. The EMR will be a fully integrated digital patient record that will provide clinicians with a ‘single source of truth’
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Antimicrobial Stewardship
Heather Mackenzie is the Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Pharmacist at Northern Hospital, and is responsible for making sure that we have a safe and robust antimicrobial stewardship program. Antimicrobials is an umbrella term for antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitic medication. The aim of this program is to promote the optimal usage of antimicrobials within the organisation,
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COVID-19 Vaccination Program ramps up
In the past week, our COVID-19 Vaccination Program has well and truly ramped up, with all Northern Health staff now eligible to receive the vaccine. The program began with high-risk health care staff receiving their jab and has now extended to all staff – to ensure we protect ourselves, our patients, families and colleagues from
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Ward 18 a big fan of the Knitting Guild
Ward 18 was recently delighted to receive a generous donation from the Knitting Guild of four new bladeless Dyson fans to help patients experiencing breathlessness. The Northern Health Respiratory Department has over 1,200 patients admitted each year and a significant proportion of those patients have chronic respiratory disease, with the main symptom they have in
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Standard 3 – 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 Associate Professor Craig Aboltins, Director Infectious Diseases about Standard 3: Preventing
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Long-stay ICU patient visits staff to say thank you
Long-stay patient, 57-year-old Mark Lazaric (pictured above with ICU staff), recently visited the Northern Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to say thank you to the staff that cared for him during his 43 days in ICU. Mark spent a total of almost three months admitted to hospital during one of the most challenging times our
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Closing the Gap
The objective of Closing the Gap (the National Agreement) is to enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and governments to work together to overcome the inequality experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and achieve life outcomes equal to all Australians. The National Agreement has been developed in partnership between Australian governments and