2022
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Eleanor Johnson selected for MacHSR Future Leaders Fellowship program
Eleanor Johnson – Research Midwife, Northern Health, and Lactation Consultant, Western Health, is one of nine clinicians who will be joining the MacHSR Future Leaders Fellowship program in its inaugural year, for her work on the research project ‘partnering with consumers to co-design comprehensive abortion care in Melbourne’s North’. The Melbourne Academic Centre for Health
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NAIDOC Week 2022: Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!Â
Next week is NAIDOC Week – an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories, and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. This year’s theme is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! Here’s a video on this year’s theme: This year, in addition to the display
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Welcome home Palliative Care!
Our Palliative Care Unit has moved into their new home in Ward 3 at Northern Hospital Epping! The palliative care team successfully completed their move yesterday – Wednesday, 29 June. At the beginning of 2022, the Palliative Care Unit was required to move from Heritage, Epping Gardens due to the existing healthcare facility being expanded.
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The end of an era: Goodbye COVID-19 testing site
After two years of swabbing for COVID-19, our testing site at Northern Hospital’s Northern Centre for Health Education & Research (NCHER) has officially closed. Since the pandemic began, we have been extremely impressed with our staff and proud of their dedication to caring for the community – even during challenging times. Rain, hail or shine,
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New Minister for Health visits Northern Hospital
This morning, Northern Health welcomed Victoria’s new Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, The Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas, to Northern Hospital Epping. In her first week of her new role, The Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas met with Jennifer Williams AM, Northern Health Board Chair and Siva Sivarajah, Northern Health Chief Executive for a tour of Northern Hospital.
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Meet Jane Pickworth – Project Director, North Western Mental Health Disaggregation
The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System made significant recommendations regarding the way mental health services are organised, integrated and governed, and proposed reforms in north and west metropolitan Melbourne. These reforms will lead to a more accessible, responsive and well-resourced mental health service over the coming months and years. Northern Health will become
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Meet Belinda Scott – Executive Director, Mental Health
The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System made significant recommendations regarding the way mental health services are organised, integrated and governed, and proposed reforms for north and west metropolitan Melbourne. These reforms will lead to creating a more accessible, responsive and well-resourced mental health service system over the coming months and years. Northern Health
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New five year contract for ISS
ISS has recently renewed its contract with Northern Health, signing on for another five years with the health service. There are more than 400 ISS staff members across Northern Health, who provide cleaning, catering and hospitality services. Saj Amerasinghe, ISS Key Account Manager, said the contract extension was a massive milestone for staff. “This is