2021
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Dedicated Twins Clinic launches
Someone once said, “So many good things come in pairs, like ears, socks and panda bears. But, best of all are the set of twins, with extra laughter, double grins.” Today, Northern Health launched a new antenatal clinic led by Obstetrician Dr Allison Choong, dedicated specifically to caring for twins pregnancies. “When we look back
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How innovation happens
With our Virtual Emergency Department the first of its kind in Australia, Northern Health is leading digital transformation in health care. Hospitals across the state are now expressing interest to implement our model, with our staff actively sharing expertise and experience. The innovation space is booming, accelerated by the pandemic and supported by hard work
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Telehealth Hub launched
Northern Health’s Telehealth Hub is now in operation. The hub is a new, redesigned and dedicated space where clinicians can use a video call or phone to have appointments with patients, if they don’t need to see them face to face. The telehealth clinic hours will be morning and afternoon, 8.30 am – 12.30 pm
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Northern Hospital’s new state of the art kitchen is now live!
On Wednesday, 3 February 2021, our food services department seamlessly moved into their new state of the art industrial kitchen. The new kitchen is one of the first areas in Stage 2 of the Northern Hospital Expansion Project to officially go live. Led by Director of Support Services, Greg Warman, the team transitioned smoothly on
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Q&A with Judy Harris
Judy Harris is the new Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) at the Haemodialysis Unit, Broadmeadows Hospital and Craigieburn Centre. Can you tell us a bit about where you worked before Northern Health? I was an Associate Nurse Unit Manager in dialysis at a private clinic in Greensborough, and I was there for 12 years. What attracted
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Tomorrow is World Cancer Day
Tomorrow is World Cancer Day – an opportunity to raise worldwide attention for cancer, and inspire action for prevention, detection and treatment. Cancer has a significant impact on our society and is one of the leading causes of death in Australia. Melissa Gwynne, Day Oncology Nurse Unit Manager, explained the importance of recognising World Cancer
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Join Steve in the HRO Champions Network
Steve Ferguson is the new Project Officer in Project Management / High Reliability Organisation (HRO) office, and a member of the HRO Champions Network, whose passion for patient care led to his involvement in quality and improvement projects. “I was always interested in improving patient care and curious about how we were doing things and
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Dr Kim Pham wins Chris Maxwell Medal
On the evening of 22 January 2021, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology virtually held the annual Chris Maxwell medal competition for the best registrar case presentation. “This was the first time we had held the event remotely and we had more people than usual attend, so by any measure the evening was a great