April 2023
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Kilmore District Health and Northern Health – Strengthening the partnership
Northern Health and Kilmore District Health have worked together for many decades to deliver healthcare and wellbeing services across the communities of Kilmore and the Northern Growth Corridor. We share a number of staff, volunteers and services, and are continually seeking ways to share resources and improve services. Over the last few months, we have started to explore ways of enhancing this partnership and improve access to specialist services in this region. This has been motivated by the changing needs of our patients and residents and community demographics, including an ageing population and significant population growth in the Northern corridor.…
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Respiratory Lab gains full accreditation
The Northern Health Respiratory Laboratory has become one of just 10 labs in the state to achieve full accreditation with the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ). The Northern Health Respiratory Department opened in 2017 in response to limited respiratory services in the catchment area. Previously, there were long wait times, and for more urgent testing needs, patients had to travel to Austin Health or the Royal Melbourne Hospital. As part of the developing department, a Respiratory Laboratory was created to support all Northern Health services and primary care partners. The accreditation process defines uniform standards for respiratory…