September 2024
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Celebrating one year of EMR
Our Electronic Medical Record (EMR) team is celebrating one year since go-live! Ward 1 and Kath Atkinson Wing (KAW-Aged) at Bundoora Centre were the first wards to go live with the EMR on 5 September 2023, with other wards and sites following suit throughout the month. In just 12 months, the EMR has transformed how clinical care is provided to patients and the community Northern Health serves. The system is used for clinical documentation, placing orders, viewing results and medication management, all helping to deliver significant benefits to the way healthcare is provided. Terri Fiorenza, EMR Director, said celebrating EMR’s…
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Northern Health helping patients voices to be heard
Earlier this week, the Victorian government announced the launch of the Urgent Concern Helpline, a new family escalation system to ensure concerns are heard. This service will allow patients, and their families, to raise concerns about a patient’s care, condition or deterioration, and get an immediate response. Northern Health is proud to have been chosen to run the first trial of this service from next week, before rolling out at other select Victorian health services. The helpline, part of the Safer Care for Kids initiative created by Safer Care Victoria, will be run by the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department. It…
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Interprofessional Shadowing Program makes an impact
In a collaborative effort between allied health education and medical education, first-year medical students from University of Melbourne have been granted a unique opportunity to observe various allied health disciplines at Northern Health. The initiative aims to deepen students’ understanding of interprofessional practice and the crucial roles of allied health professionals. By providing early exposure to these disciplines, students can gain insights into how different professionals contribute to patient outcomes, fostering a more integrated approach to future patient treatment. Earlier this year, Dr Rachael Coutts, Director of Medical Education and Emergency Physician, approached Allied Health Education to collaborate on offering…
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Scrubbing in for a sustainable future: Theatre Green Team
“The best way to predict the future is to create it” – Peter Drucker. “Theatre Green” team at Northern Health was established 18 months ago, with the primary goal of enhancing recycling initiatives across the organisation. The team has adopted a collaborative approach, bringing together representatives from nursing, surgical, and anaesthetic departments across all perioperative areas, including operating theatres and Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) at Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital and Kilmore District Hospital. This collaboration extends beyond the immediate team, as the “Theatre Green” team has also partnered with the Support Services team and the City of Whittlesea.…