January 2024
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Right Care, Right Time, Right Place
While hospital emergency departments across Australia have an important role in the care of people with mental illness, there is an increase in presentations to emergency departments, due to a lack of capacity to directly admit to mental health inpatients units. Consumers will frequently be sent to emergency departments as a place of safety with a decision to admit already been made by a community team. As healthcare services across Australia continue to struggle to meet the demands of mental health presentations to emergency departments, in some states the admission pathway now informally includes an emergency department with direct admission…
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Get to know: Shelley Coyle
#wearenorthern It isn’t often you come across someone who can offer to both “marry you and bury you” and that too, in the kitchen at Kilmore District Hospital (KDH). Meet Shelley Coyle, Food Service Assistant as well as a wedding and funeral celebrant. Read on to find out her other talents and why she wouldn’t work anywhere else. Q. Firstly, your coffee order Shelley? White latte with two sugars, please! Q. How would you describe your role?  My role as a food service assistant, is quite a busy role; from food preparation to delivering meals to being a menu…
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Revisiting Season 1 ‘Visiting Hours’ – A Northern Health Podcast
On 8 August 2023, Northern Health proudly launched Visiting Hours, a series of podcasts where listeners are invited beyond the frontline to learn about the inspiring lives, outstanding work and personal triumphs of our Northern Health family. These podcasts also serve as an opportunity to learn about the lives, work and dreams of our wonderful staff and be part of the touching narratives that remind us of the unwavering dedication and compassion of these amazing individuals that call Northern Health, home. Join us and tune in as we stroll down memory lane, revisiting the highlights from Season 1. Episode 01…
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Palliative Care Gardens re-open after some much-needed care
With contributions from its dedicated patrons, Northern Health Foundation was delighted to re-open the outdoor courtyard of its Palliative Care Unit at Northern Hospital Epping on Thursday, 7 December. With the sun shining overhead, patrons and their special guests joined with members of Northern Health Foundation Board, management team, staff and patients for a special afternoon tea to officially re-open the gardens after having received an extensive make-over. Northern Health engineering and maintenance teams worked tirelessly over the past months to complete the project in time for the launch. The project included some structural works, the installation of undercover family…
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Envisioning 2024
As we begin a new year, we asked our senior executives to reflect on the year that was, tell us what made them most proud and what their vision is for 2024. “2023 was a busy year!” says Wanda Stelmach, Chief Medical Officer. “I am really proud of all of my teams as they stepped up to the challenges of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and of the amalgamation of Kilmore District Health and Northern Health while at the same time ensuring our patients remained safe and staff felt supported. Even as Pharmacy, Pathology and Radiology services expanded exponentially, the teams…