2021
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
‘A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. So let’s choose to challenge!’ is the theme for International Women’s Day (IWD). As we mark IWD on 8 March, we celebrate women at every level of service and discipline at Northern Health, who took up the challenge and led from the front
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A/Professor Lisa Hui wins top prize at RANZCOG Annual Scientific Meeting
Associate Professor Lisa Hui from our Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has won the top prize at this year’s Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) for her research on obstetric and newborn outcomes during pandemic lockdown in Melbourne. She was awarded the prestigious Aldo Vacca Award
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Accreditation: Only 12 weeks left
Northern Health’s Accreditation is scheduled from 24 – 28 May 2021. Leading up to the date, we will be sharing communication from Standard Chairs, as well as initiatives and stories that relate to the Standard. Below, Maree Glynn, Director of Clinical Practice Improvement, talks about how to prepare, what to expect during the Accreditation Week
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Super-user training for new South East Building at Northern Hospital Epping
Over the past week, a number of staff have been undertaking ‘super-user’ training to prepare them for working in the new South East Building. The purpose of the training was for a number of nominated Northern Health staff to be credentialed as super-users and able to train other staff in all aspects of the new
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First Shine Awards for 2021
Every quarter, we recognise staff members or teams from Support Services who actively live and role model the Northern Health Values of Safe, Kind and Together, and who go above and beyond what is expected of them in their role. Aptly called the Shine Awards, it casts a light on a staff member or a
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Snug as a bug in our new life-saving Panda Warmer
Thanks to the generosity of The Muriel and Les Batten Foundation, our Birthing Suite received a $25,000 grant to purchase a new, state-of-the art-Panda Warmer, an essential piece of equipment in the critical care of newborns. We were thrilled to welcome Bruce and Colleen Batten, representatives of The Muriel and Les Batten Foundation, to Northern
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New ‘HOPE’ suicide prevention service at Northern Hospital
More northern suburbs residents will get the mental health support they need, thanks to the new Hospital Outreach Post-suicidal Engagement (HOPE) service at Northern Hospital in Epping this week. Bronwyn Halfpenny MP, Member for Thomastown, announced the start of the HOPE service at Northern Hospital. “This new service in Epping means people across the North-Western
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Our volunteer and consumer Emel named Hume Citizen of the Year
We are delighted to announce Northern Health’s volunteer and consumer, Emel Huseyin, was awarded Hume Citizen of the Year by Hume City Council. The council explained their decision, saying, “Emel has been recognised for her passion and drive to create a better community in all facets. Emel is generous with her time, and volunteers for