2022
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Staff flu vaccinations available
Northern Health staff and volunteers are now able to receive their annual flu vaccination. As the colder winter months approach, now is the time for staff and volunteers to come forward, roll up their sleeves and boost their immunity with the flu vaccine. With staff and volunteers having already received all required COVID-19 vaccines, the
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Patient turns nurse and joins Northern Health after a remarkable patient experience
As we celebrate Patient Experience Week 2022, we acknowledge the incredible care provided by our staff that impacts patient experience every day. Stephanie O’Connor, a mum of two, with her third baby on the way, has changed careers and became our staff member after a remarkable patient experience she had at Northern Hospital in May
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ANZAC Day: Lest We Forget
This morning, Northern Health held our annual ANZAC Day Service at Bundoora Centre. Our ANZAC Day Service has been closely associated with our patients for over a decade, particularly those at Bundoora Centre. The service provided an opportunity for us to come together to remember, reflect and pay tribute to those who made great sacrifices
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Two years of Telehealth
Our Telehealth program at Northern Health is celebrating its second year in operation. Telehealth was introduced to the health service two years ago, as part of our response to COVID-19 and as a strategy to support patients attending our Specialist Clinics (Outpatients). Now, Telehealth is used in multiple departments including sub-acute services, inpatient wards, community
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That’s a wrap on PRACC
Northern Health recently closed our mass vaccination hub at Plenty Ranges Arts & Convention Centre (PRACC). PRACC was opened in June 2021 in collaboration with City of Whittlesea to help vaccinate as many community members as possible during the early stages of the vaccine rollout in Victoria. Over the last 12 months, Northern Health has
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Be part of our history
Last Thursday evening, Northern Health hosted their annual Thank You Event to thank and acknowledge the generous support from our patrons and community over the past 12 months. The event was held at Seafarers Residences Display Suite in Docklands, and was attended by Debra Bourne, Chief Operating Officer, Northern Health and Northern Health Foundation Board
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Interested in improvement? LISN workshops are for you!
The LISN (Learning Improvement Science at Northern Health) workshop has returned after a two-year pause due to the pandemic. The LISN program is a full day, face-to-face workshop run by the Transformation Unit in the NCHER building. The program incorporates theoretical content on improvement science, including understanding value and waste, built in quality, continuous flow,
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Have a phone charger to spare?
The first round of ‘Big Idea 2022’ submissions is now closed, with 84 ideas received from a wide range of departments across the organisation. Twenty-two of these ideas were selected for refinement and 11 will advance for scoping and implementation. Some ideas are being implemented immediately. One of them is an idea from Dr Sian