2023
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Welcome to the EMR: Broadmeadows Hospital!
Today, we are going live with the EMR at Unit 1, Acute – BIPU, BIPU Aged, Operating Theatres, and Recovery at Broadmeadows Hospital. We had the first patient transitioned on Unit 1 at 9.21 am. When asked if there are any go live key learnings, Jamie Duffy, Nurse Unit Manager, Unit 1 said, “As impossible
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The new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022: The top five changes
From 1 September 2023, Victoria has a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act (MHWA). The Act is the outcome of recommendations from the Royal Commission into Mental Health in Victoria. A copy of the Act and more information is available on our Intranet as well as the Department of Health and Chief Psychiatrist website. Associate
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Welcome to the EMR: Percy Cleland Wing and KAW-Mental Health!
Today we are excited to bring Percy Cleland Wing (PCW) and KAW-Mental Health at Bundoora Centre under the wings of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Today’s clinical transitions were completed before 2 pm. A big thank you to our clinical transition team, super users and Nurse Unit Managers (NUMs) for their support and hard work
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Co-designing with consumers
The Clinical Leadership, Effectiveness and Outcomes (CLEO) team recently began a co-design project to recognise the value of lived experience and create safer, higher quality and more efficient care. Known as the Co-Design with Consumers@Northern Health project, the project aims to create and implement a co-design framework and toolkit that will support clinicians and non-clinical
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It’s EMR go time!
After two and a half years in the making, the Northern Health Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is going live today at Bundoora Centre! Ward 1 and Kath Atkinson Unit (KAW-Age) goes live today, followed by KAW-Mental Health and Percy Cleland Wing on 6 September. During go live, staff will be supported by EMR Super Users
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We are Northern: This is the Advance Care Planning team
Advance Care Planning is a process whereby a person with capacity prepares themselves and their Medical Treatment Decision Maker for a time when the person may lack capacity to make their own decisions, or to communicate those decisions. Advance Care Planning asks and answers the question “who would speak for you, and would they know
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Get to know: Dr Richard Sia
#WeAreNorthern Meet Dr Richard Sia, GP Liaison Officer, Northern Health. Q: What is your coffee order? A: Small latte, no sugar. Q: Tell us about your new role at Northern Health? A: I am Northern Health’s GP Liaison Officer. This is a new position working in the Primary Care Liaison Unit within the partnerships team.
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Fostering success: The vital role of consumer participation in a seamless EMR rollout
Northern Health consumers are making a difference and improving health care processes and outcomes by regularly participating on various committees and focus groups and by being a patient voice during reviews. Standard 2 ‘Partnering with Consumers’ happens at different levels of the health service including, individual service, department or program of care, health service governance, policy