2024
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A workplace safe from violence starts with us
Northern Health creates a safer workplace through assessing and controlling the risks of OVA to minimise harm and create a strong culture of care, and our workplace plays an important role in psychological health and safety. Rachel Green, Ward 19 Nurse Unit Manager (NUM), shares with us how OVA risks in her ward were reduced
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People Matter Survey: Make every day a great day at Northern Health
The People Matter Survey is now live for staff to complete. It is a safe and anonymous way for staff to have their say about what it’s like to work at Northern Health, what the organisation is doing well and what can be improved to ensure the health service is a place staff love to
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Personality Disorder Service
In 2019, the Personality Disorder Service (PDS) received funding as part of a pilot program by the Victorian Department of Health and the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. The initiative aims to enhance specialist capabilities of public mental health clinicians to assess, treat and support people with severe personality disorder who are at high risk
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It’s Thunderstorm Asthma Season
The arrival of October brings the start of grass pollen season, generally lasting until 31 December. Warmer weather, increased amounts of grass pollen in the air and certain types of thunderstorms, when combined, can result in an Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma (ETSA) event triggering severe asthma. Thunderstorm Asthma can cause serious health impacts for people with
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Get to know: Douglas Mponda
#WeAreNorthern Meet Douglas Mponda, Forensic Clinical Specialist/Registered Psychiatric Nurse. Q: What is your coffee order? A: I prefer a simple latte as I am not much of a coffee drinker. Q: Tell me about your work as a Forensic Clinical Specialist (FCS) – what does it entail? A: My work as an FCS is centered
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KISS: Keep-Ing Safety Simple
Every worker deserves a safe and healthy workplace. The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) fundamentals is focused on keeping staff safe and healthy at work. Every worker has a right to a safe and healthy working environment, no matter what. National Safe Work Month, held annually in October, encourages all individuals and organisations to prioritise
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Breast Cancer: Early detection equals better outcomes
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the disease, educate about its symptoms and prevention, and fund research into causes, treatment, and cure. This year’s focus is on metastatic breast cancer, where the cancer has spread beyond the initial tumour site of the breast and into other parts of
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Embracing diversity through cooking at CCU
October is Mental Health Month, and we are ‘Celebrating Diversity, Healing Together’. It is a commitment to fostering an inclusive society where every individual, regardless of their cultural background, can access the mental health resources they need. Within our Community Care Units (CCU), which provide recovery-focused rehabilitation in a community residential setting, 24 per cent