2023
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Welcome to our junior doctors
Northern Health has welcomed 50 brand new doctors for a one-week comprehensive orientation. Around 50 per cent of the new interns were medical students here at Northern Health. Chief Medical Officer, Associate Professor Wanda Stelmach, and Medical Services Director, Dr Kean Kuan, were on hand to warmly welcome them. Addressing the interns, Kean said, “Congratulations
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Meet Lisa Carter, Director of Nursing and Operations
Last November, the Bundoora Aged Persons Mental Health Unit (APMHU) and Assessment and Treatment Services (APATT) transferred to Northern Health. Today, we speak to Lisa Carter, Director of Nursing and Operations Director of Aged Care Mental Health Division, about her role in the transition. Lisa, let’s start with your coffee order? Short black please. Tell us
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Ryan Hon and Andrea Clarke: SCV Fellowships
Bundoora Centre clinicians Ryan Hon, Physiotherapist, and Andrea Clarke, Community Compliance Leader, Community Therapy Services, have both been awarded a Safer Care Victoria (SCV) Fellowship. The fellowship is a 12-month program to build health sector skill and capability to lead change, and improve healthcare quality and patient safety. Nine clinical fellowships were available for a
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Premier Daniel Andrews praises VVED on recent visit
Yesterday morning, The Hon Daniel Andrews MP, Premier of Victoria, along with Colin Brooks MP, Acting Minister for Health, visited Northern Hospital Epping to thank our Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED) staff who have supported more than 85,000 Victorians since the service launched in October 2020. During the visit, Premier Daniel Andrews met with Jennifer
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It’s Bushfire Season: Plan, Act, Survive
Victoria is one of the most fire prone areas in the world, and bushfires and grassfires are a part of life. Bushfires and grassfires can start quickly, often without warning, and they can threaten lives and properties within minutes. All Victorians need to know how to plan for and respond to fire. There are some
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Dylan and Tom have your back
The Staff Exercise Physiology Clinic which opened in June last year, will now expand its service to five days, thanks to high demand and referral rates. This clinic is an expansion to the equally successful Staff Physiotherapy Clinic which has been operating since February 2021. Both clinics were established as part of Northern Health’s commitment
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Survive the Heat this Summer
Summer is finally here, and even though Melbourne weather is typically unreliable, when it’s hot- it’s hot. Knowing the potential risks and how to best survive the heat is important. Heat can cause illnesses such as heat cramps and heat exhaustion, leading to the potentially life-threating condition of heatstroke. Older people, young children and people
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Forty-five years of service: Helen Milevski
Helen Milevski celebrated an amazing 45 years of dedicated service in 2022. To commemorate this special milestone, Helen speaks about her career, and the many changes the healthcare profession has seen since 1977. Having reached 45 years of service in mental health is overwhelming when I look back on it. It is difficult to capture