2023
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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
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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Get to know: Sharon Jansen
#WeAreNorthern Meet Sharon Jansen, Divisional Personal Assistant, Women’s and Children’s Services Q: Tell us about your journey with Northern Health? A: On leaving the Army in January 2018, I thought working in hospital administration might be interesting, so I got a job at Kilmore Hospital. After working in so many different areas in the hospital
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Starlight rockets into Northern Health with Planet Starlight launch
Starlight Children’s Foundation (Starlight) has launched Planet Starlight, an innovative and interactive virtual platform designed to deliver engaging, positive distraction for sick kids in every hospital in Australia. With the launch of Planet Starlight, the organisation can now deliver happiness to even more hospitalised children, especially in Australia’s general and regional hospitals where children’s support
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Exercise groups bounce back
Community Therapy Service (CTS) has welcomed back exercise groups following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions across Northern Health. One of the exercise groups running out of Bundoora Centre and Broadmeadows Hospital is the Balance Boost Group. Clients complete exercises close to benches, tables and chairs, with exercises designed to improve balance and strength, with various
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SimMan 3G manikin: providing education, simulation and training
Northern Health has recently welcomed a new team member in Simulation Centre – a new generation SimMan 3G manikin. The manikin was purchased conjunctively by Northern Health, the University of Melbourne and Latrobe University, and will provide base education, simulation and training for Northern Health staff and students. The Simulation Centre is also equipped with
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Get to know: Teneille Talbot
#WeAreNorthern Meet Teneille Talbot, Clinical Nurse Manager, Emergency Department Q: Tell us about a career highlight for you while you’ve been with Northern Health? A: I have been employed by Northern Health for 10 years, which in itself is a milestone. My greatest achievement to date is becoming a Clinical Nurse Unit Manager (CNUM) in
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ANZAC Day 2023: Lest We Forget
This morning, Northern Health held its annual ANZAC Day Service at Bundoora Centre. Our ANZAC Day Service has been closely associated with our patients for over a decade, particularly those at Bundoora Centre. The service provided an opportunity for us to gather together to remember, reflect and pay tribute to those who made great sacrifices