May 2023

  • We Are Northern: This is the Concierge Service team

    We Are Northern: This is the Concierge Service team

    Yesterday, 8 May 2023, we farewelled our Concierge Service from all Northern Health campuses. As we reach the stage of the pandemic where public health directives and community expectations continue to wind down, it is time to reduce our centralised hospital entry screening in line with updated government guidelines. Concierge was first implemented at Northern

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  • Rapid Access Atrial Fibrillation Clinic

    Rapid Access Atrial Fibrillation Clinic

    The Cardiovascular Ambassador Project involves 20 participating health services and hospitals, including Northern Health, to improve the quality of cardiac care delivered to patients, and reduce unplanned hospital readmissions. Participating hospitals have received funding by Safer Care Victoria for a cardiovascular liaison nurse to plan, lead, implement and coordinate appropriate multifaceted interventions for each site’s

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  • Get to know: Kiri Platek

    Get to know: Kiri Platek

    #WeAreNorthern Today is International Day of the Midwife and to mark the day, we meet Kiri Platek, Clinical Midwife Specialist Q: Tell us about your current role at Northern Health? A: My role at Northern Health is as a Clinical Midwife Specialist. I work solely in the Maternity Assessment Centre, caring for and supporting women,

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  • My month in Quality

    My month in Quality

    Tessa Bruno is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Ward 19 and in the Plastics Wound Clinic. She spends her days working on the floor, interacting with patients and their families, and providing safe, kind and together care to the community. She recently completed a month-long secondment with Quality and Safety, where she took on the

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  • May is Innovation Month

    May is Innovation Month

    Have an idea but don’t know where to start? Trying to get some improvements off the ground but keep facing barriers? Let’s get them moving! May is your month! The Transformation Team is focused on fostering and supporting innovation at Northern Health. Innovation is defined as having the creative idea plus having the skills and

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  • We Are Northern: This is the Continence Service team

    We Are Northern: This is the Continence Service team

    At Northern Health, the Continence Service is a major public health service available to both adults and children. The clinicians working within the continence service specialise in the management of bladder and bowel dysfunction. The service provides assessment, diagnosis, management, education and support for the promotion of continence to clients. The multidisciplinary team consists of

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  • EMR survey is back

    EMR survey is back

    The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) survey is back! Some of you might recall completing this survey last April – thank you again to those 730 individuals who completed the survey. Since the last round, we were able to take the comments and feedback back to the team and work on ways to better inform you.

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