March 2024
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Tiny warriors: Baby Jaxx’s Neonatal journey
The Neonatal Unit at Northern Hospital Epping is a haven for tiny warriors – a place where every breath is a victory and every heartbeat a testament to resilience. For baby Jaxx, born prematurely at 30 weeks, this was where he spent the first 52 days of his life, to ensure he was growing and
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Early Careers Mentoring Programme: benefitting mentor
The Early Careers Mentoring Program has been running over 10 years now. The mentor program involves each of the interns being matched to a consultant as a mentor, to help support the intern throughout their first year as a doctor. This year, the session was a hybrid session i.e. in person and online, run by
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Introducing the new Interventional Radiology service!
Since the launch of Northern Health’s in-house medical imaging service Northern Imaging Victoria (NIV) in October last year, we have expanded the scope and capacity of services provided. One of the key constituent services of NIV is our clinical arm – Interventional Radiology (IR). This has grown into a full clinical service delivered by a
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Timely Emergency Care Collaborative Project
Throughout the duration of the Northern Health Timely Emergency Care Collaborative (TECC) project, robust consumer engagement has been a cornerstone. Led by the Department of Health, this two-year initiative has involved collaboration with 14 health services and Ambulance Victoria, all aimed at enhancing access to timely care. Significant strides have been made across various fronts
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Standard 8 – What you need to know
Each week in the lead up to Accreditation, Northern Health will focus on a different Standard. You will hear from the Chairs of each Standard Committee on what you need to know. This week we spoke to Dr Anthony Cross, Head of ICU, about Standard 8: Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration. What is this Standard about?
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Get to know: Coen Brown
#WeAreNorthern Meet Coen Brown, Emergency Department- Aboriginal Liaison Officer. Q. Firstly, what’s your coffee order? A. A large latte with two sugars…particularly in the morning Q. Why did you choose your specialty? A. I’m very passionate about social justice, equity and equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mob accessing services, particularly in E.D. where
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Celebrating Cultural Diversity Week and Harmony Day 2024
This week, Northern Health celebrates Cultural Diversity Week and Harmony Day. Harmony Day is held every year on 21 March, to coincide with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The message of Harmony Week is “Everyone Belongs” and it promotes inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of their
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Adult Community Mental Health services: new model of care
In line with the recommendations of the Royal Commission, a new model of care for Adult Community Mental Health is being launched. The aim of the redesign is to provide services at a level/intensity and timeliness that meets the consumer’s care needs, with the focus of keeping people well in the community. Joy Barrowman, Director