2022
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Fundraising our way to better health outcomes
Throughout 2021-22, Northern Health Foundation has been fundraising for new ophthalmology equipment for Broadmeadows Hospital. The campaign contributed to the purchase of new, state-of-the-art equipment for patients in our northern community with cataracts – a cloudy film covering the lens of the eye, causing loss of vision or even blindness. As our community grows and
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ECG integrating with the EMR
Northern Health’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR) will be integrated with our current electrocardiogram (ECG) records when we go live in September 2023. An ECG records the electrical signals in the heart and is commonly used by patients who experience chest pain, heart palpitations, and rapid pulse, in order for the clinicians to detect or determine
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Meet Gary Ennis, Director of Nursing, Mental Health Division
This is a significant time to be working in the mental health sector, as we declare our commitment to the ambitious reform agenda, set out by the Mental Health Royal Commission. Last week, the Aged Persons Mental Health Services at Bundoora Centre transitioned to Northern Health, and we officially welcomed staff from the Kath Atkinson
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Keeping us cyber-secure
Recently, there have been a number of cyber-attacks on prominent service providers – from telcos to health insurance providers. These breaches resulted in personal data including names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and email addresses of millions of users being exposed. Ironically, many of them happened during Cyber Security Awareness Month. The sobering fact
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Speaking Up For Safety Workshops
Registrations are now open to staff for the Speaking Up for Safety (SUFS) program. The SUFS program is a series of one-hour workshops designed to equip staff with the skills and confidence to escalate concerns around patient and/or staff safety with assertiveness and respect. The program aims to build and normalise a culture where we
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International Pathology Day
Tomorrow is International Pathology Day (IPD). The day was first marked in Sydney 10 years ago, and has continued to grow in popularity within the international pathology and medical community. As part of the celebration, Royal College of Pathologists Australasia is revisiting milestones in pathology from the last decade. You can find more information here. Pathology
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Mental Health Service transition continues
Today, the Bundoora Aged Persons Mental Health Unit (APMHU) and Assessment and Treatment Services (APATT) transferred to Northern Health. From today, Northern Health will be providing the assessment of, and treatment for, all persons at the APMHU and APATT. The Royal Commission emphasised the importance of services being more closely aligned with their local major
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Going above and beyond at Euroa and Echuca
Kirralee Jensen, Bundoora Centre Director of Nursing, has just returned from flood-affected Euroa and Echuca. She led a team of fourteen nurses across four different Melbourne metropolitan hospitals, to support our regional health services. Five of the fourteen staff, Crystal Devenish, Kylie Pratt, Maddison Ryan, Mary Palapathwala, and Shamini Ramananthan are nurses from Northern Health.