2022
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Executive Patient Safety Walk Arounds
Northern Health’s Executive Patient Safety Walk Arounds create opportunities for staff and patients to directly engage with members of the Northern Health Executive and discuss the quality of care being provided. The walks were paused during the height of COVID-19, but recommenced last week at Broadmeadows Hospital. As part of the visit to Broadmeadows, Executives
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Northern Health partners with Black Dog Institute
Northern Health has partnered with the Black Dog Institute as part of the health service’s commitment to prioritising staff wellbeing. The Black Dog Institute has a focus on normalising conversations around mental health, and striving to make Australian workplaces mentally healthier. The institute is also well versed in understanding the relationship between mental health and
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Northern Health celebrates International Volunteer Day
Today, we are celebrating International Day of the Volunteer, and the 81st birthday of Alan Kew, a long-term volunteer at Northern Health. On this day, we aim to raise awareness of the important role volunteers play, and celebrate and promote volunteering. We take this opportunity to acknowledge, thank, and shine a light on the important
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International Day of People with Disability: The Story of Anaab Rooble
3 December, is International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD) – a day aimed at increasing public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. This year’s UN theme is “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world”. There are many different types of disability. A disability
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Possum-skins bring cultural comfort to local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
A possum-skin cloak that was hand-crafted two years ago, at the first ever possum-skin cloak workshop at Northern Health, is now proudly on display at the Northern Hospital Epping main entrance. The 2020 workshop was open to staff and members of the public to participate in, and resulted in the creation of two items of
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From students to Northern Health employees
Each year, Northern Health offers students’ the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the workplace, via a program with Apprenticeship Groups Australia (AGA). Students are employed directly by AGA and matched to workplaces and organisations across Victoria. Students who join Northern Health as a business trainee can complete a Certificate III in Business Administration as
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Refugees: Your Community, Your Health
Northern Health recently participated in the Refugees: Your Community, Your Health event, hosted by the City of Whittlesea’s Program for Refugee Immunisation Monitoring and Education (PRIME) team. The event brought the refugee and asylum seeker community, living in the City of Whittlesea and the City of Hume, together to learn about local services and the
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign that calls for an end to violence against women and girls. The annual international campaign begins on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – 25 November, and concludes on Human Rights Day – 10 December. The campaign was started by