November 2025
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Go blue for antimicrobial resistance
World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) is a World Health Organization (WHO) official health campaign that aims to raise awareness and understanding of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) amongst healthcare providers and within the wider community. Run each year between 18 – 24 November, this year’s theme is ‘Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future.’ AMR occurs when microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents, such as antibiotics. Drug-resistant microorganisms can spread between humans, animals, plants and the environment, and pose a global threat to animal and human health, food security, and economies. The misuse…
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Celebrating Excellence in Medical Education: Highlights from the Inaugural Northern Doctors Education Awards
Northern Health hosted its inaugural Northern Doctors Education (NDE) Awards Night on Wednesday, 12 November, recognising the outstanding contributions of medical staff to education, supervision, mentoring and research. The event brought together clinicians, educators and leaders from across Northern Health to celebrate excellence in medical education. Guest speaker Dr Linda Appiah-Kubi, Consultant Geriatrician and Communication Skills Coach, shared valuable insights on creating safer and more supportive learning environments in healthcare from the A Better Culture project. Director of Northern Doctors Education, Dr Kim Jeffs, acknowledged the dedication of medical educators who contribute to the growth and development of health professionals.…
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2024-25 Northern Health Annual General Meeting
The Northern Health Board and Executive are pleased to invite you to attend the 2024-25 Northern Health Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Thursday, 27 November 2025 from 12 noon. Members of the Northern Health Board and Executive will share highlights and achievements from the 2024-25 financial year. To join the meeting, please click here prior to the commencement of the meeting.
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World Diabetes Day: Focusing on Diabetes and Wellbeing in the Workplace
14 November marks World Diabetes Day, a global health awareness day that recognises the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who in 1922 co-discovered lifesaving insulin. His discovery was life changing and provided the treatment to allow millions of people worldwide to live full and healthy lives with diabetes. This year’s World Diabetes Day campaign shines a spotlight on “Diabetes and Wellbeing”, with a particular focus on wellbeing in the workplace. The aim is to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and encourage supportive environments for people living with diabetes or at risk of developing the condition. Globally, seven in 10 people living…
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Festival of Light shines on wellbeing
A celebration of light, healing, and community took centre stage at the second WellAhead Open Day, held at Whittlesea U3A and funded by Whittlesea Council. The event, themed around Deepavali, welcomed 18 participants to a half-day program of free wellness activities designed to support cancer patients, individuals facing mental health challenges, those living with chronic conditions, and their carers. The day was officially opened by Cr. Martin Taylor, Mayor of Whittlesea, who was joined by health and community leaders including Associate Professor Angela Yang (RMIT), Glen Wall (Chair, U3A Australia), and senior representatives from Northern Health, GenesisCare and DPV Health.…
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Northern Health launches its first dedicated public Sleep Service
Northern Health has launched its first dedicated public Sleep Service, marking a transformative step in addressing a long-standing gap in access to sleep medicine for communities across Melbourne’s northern suburbs. Located at Northern Hospital Epping, the new Sleep Centre introduces a digitally enabled, person-centred model of care that is reshaping how sleep health is delivered. Until now, all sleep testing at Northern Health was outsourced to external providers, both public and private, leading to long wait times, high out-of-pocket costs, and limited access to clinical support. These barriers were particularly challenging for patients with time-critical conditions. The Sleep Centre features…
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Northern Doctors clinch innovation award
At the recent Victorian Prevocational Medical Training Awards, Northern Doctors Education won the Award for Health Service Innovation and Excellence (Metro) for their Introduction to Clinical Governance Program. The program encourages junior doctors to become involved in Quality, Safety and other governance processes. The program is overseen by Northern Doctors Education in conjunction with Dr Kristen Pearson, Medical Lead for Clinical Governance, creating both a centralised contact point for junior doctors and a means to promote clinical governance activities. Junior Medical Doctors (JMOs) are matched with mentors who will assist them to participate in National Standards or other Clinical Improvement…
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Get to know: Melanie Bullock
#WeAreNorthern Today, we chat with Melanie Bullock, McGrath Metastatic Breast Care Nurse at Northern Hospital Epping. Q: Let’s start with your coffee order. Not being a coffee drinker, it’s a skinny hot chocolate if I feel like a hot drink. Q: Tell us about your role as a McGrath Metastatic Breast Care Nurse Consultant, what does this entail? As a McGrath Metastatic Breast Care Nurse, I support both women and men who have been diagnosed with advanced (stage IV) breast cancer from diagnosis through the entire care continuum ensuring that the complex needs of patients are being met. My role…