2024
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Valentine’s Day Bubs at Northern Health!
Today, on 14 February, in the heart of Northern Health’s maternity unit, three families welcomed the most precious gift of all on this special Valentine’s Day, their beautiful babies. As the world celebrates love in all its forms, the maternity ward echoed with the sounds of new beginnings, each cry a testament to the miracle
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We are Northern: This is Ward 16
Ward 16 is a 32-bed Medical Surgical ward, and it is located at Northern Hospital Epping. The Ward has been adapting to various changes in recent years, including a current configuration with 16 beds dedicated to medical patients. The adjustment in bed allocation reflects on the response to the ever-growing demand for medical patients in
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Standard 3 – 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 Chair of each of the Standard Committees about the key points you need to know. This week we spoke to Dr Saliya Hewagama, Infectious Diseases Physician, about Standard 3: Preventing and Controlling Healthcare Associated Infections.
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Happy Lunar New Year 2024
Northern Health celebrates significant cultural events starting with Lunar New Year 2024: Year of the Dragon At Northern Health we recognize the richness and diversity of our staff and the communities we serve, with over 40 per cent of staff and patients born in non-English speaking countries. To honour this commitment, we will be celebrating
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Get to know: Susan Richardson
#WeAreNorthern Meet Susan Richardson, Computer Clerk, Broadmeadows Health Information Services. What is your coffee order? I love a nice hot, strong cappuccino. Tell me about your role at Northern Health and what it entails? I am involved in the prepping and scanning of medical records and the merging of UR Duplicates, all of which have
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Redefining admission pathways for mental health consumers
Northern Health is bringing together medical, nursing, allied health, legal counsel and lived experience staff to discuss and redefine admission pathways for mental health consumers on 27 March 2024, at the Ibis Melbourne. Keynote speakers include Anna Love, Victoria’s Chief Mental Health Nurse, who will speak about strengthening pathways for direct admission and supporting the
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New Addiction Psychiatry and Toxicology Service
New Addiction Psychiatry and Toxicology Service: towards a healthier and happier community The Mental Health Division is pleased to announce the launch of a new specialist service, bringing together Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) clinicians and Addiction Psychiatrists, and merging the former Alcohol and Other Drugs Consultation and Liaison Service with the SPECTRE unit. The
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Pride March 2024
In 1996, Melbourne’s LGBTIQA+ community took to the streets to show solidarity for the first ever Pride March. The 1996 March took almost the same route along St Kilda’s Fitzroy St, transforming the strip into a show of community pride. The March has since taken place each year, as an opportunity for members of the