2023
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We are Northern: This is the Audiology team
The Audiology department is based at Northern Hospital Epping, and aims to identify and manage hearing impairment in children from six months to adults, referred from within Northern Health. Most referrals come from the Ear Nose and Throat Service and the Paediatrics teams, with some from Oncology, Neurology, Infectious Diseases and other clinics. Audiology operates
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Reverend Melanie Moore awarded Best of Care
Reverend Melanie Moore, Anglican and Palliative Care Chaplain at Northern Health, was recently awarded the Best of Care Award 2023 by Spiritual Care Australia (SCA). Melanie was presented with this honour at the SCA Conference in June for her best practice and excellence within the spiritual care sector. SCA is the professional association of practitioners
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Get to know: Michael Cooney
#WeAreNorthern Meet Michael Cooney, Nurse Practitioner, Oncology/Haematology. Q: Tell us about your journey with Northern Health? A: I have been caring for people affected by cancer, in a range of nursing roles, for around 35 years. For the last 11 years, I have been here at Northern Health. During that time, I have seen so
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Northern Health to provide fertility care, closer to home
Those living in Melbourne’s north now have access to donor sperm and eggs through Australia’s first ever public egg and sperm bank, in partnership with the Royal Women’s Hospital. The Northern Health clinic will provide eligible patients with access to a range of fertility services including specialist consultations, diagnostic tests, ultrasounds, medications and in-cycle management
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Launching a new direction for education and training at Northern Health
On Wednesday, 5 July, Northern Health officially launched the Education and Training Strategic Plan 2023-27. The Education and Training Strategic Plan will provide strategic direction for education and training over the next five years and will guide Northern Health and our partners as we work to meet the education and training of needs of our
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We are Northern: This is the Outpatients Patient Management team
The Outpatients Department at Northern Health has approximately 60 administration staff working across three campuses – Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital and Craigieburn Centre. The Patient Management team is responsible for performing numerous duties, including scheduling appointments, greeting and checking-in patients, collecting patient information, answering phone calls, supporting clinicians and nursing staff, and directing patients
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EMR training starts today
As you may know, the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) team has been training our EMR Super Users for the past two weeks, with over 300 staff trained. The time has now come when we begin the eight-week journey of EMR training. From today until 1 September, we will be training more than 4,000 clinical and
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Get to know: Moira Rayner
#WeAreNorthern NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to honour and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The theme for this year is ‘For Our Elders’, which pays tribute to the Elders who have been mentors, teachers and role models, passing on their wisdom and cultural knowledge for generations. Today,