2025
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Preventing Blood Clots, Protecting Lives: Northern Health Marks World Thrombosis Day
Every year on 13 October, health professionals and communities across the world unite for World Thrombosis Day, a global initiative founded by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) to raise awareness of one of the world’s most serious yet often silent conditions, blood clots. Thrombosis, the formation of a blood clot within a
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Get to know Emily Miranda
#WeAreNorthern Today, in recognition of both Mental Health Month and Mental Health Day, we’re delighted to introduce Emily Miranda, our new Adult Community Group Program Coordinator within the Mental Health Division. The group program is being introduced as part of the new Adult Community model of care and will offer consumers and carers a range
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Northern Health hosts inaugural Acute Withdrawal Symposium
Last week, Northern Health’s Addiction Psychiatry and Toxicology (APT) team hosted the first-ever Acute Withdrawal Symposium. The event aimed to spark conversation around integrated care, increase awareness of substance dependence and related conditions, and explore the future of substance use services and treatment. The symposium was opened by Executive Director for Mental Health, Ms Belinda
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Celebrating Our Emergency Nurses
Today, on International Emergency Nurses Day, we celebrate these extraordinary professionals whose resilience, compassion, and unwavering dedication form the backbone of our Emergency Departments. Every day, our emergency teams care for hundreds of patients and families who turn to us in moments of crisis. With over 330 presentations daily and a team of approximately 240
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Supporting staff wellbeing through morning movement
In a proactive response to feedback from the People Matter Survey, Lana Dent, Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) of the General Operating Theatre, reached out to the OHS and Wellbeing team to explore opportunities to enhance staff wellbeing. One key idea that emerged was to introduce a short, team-based physical activity session during the daily morning
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Northern Health’s Housing Pathways Team
As Mental Health Month continues throughout October – highlighting the importance of awareness, advocacy, and systemic change – two trailblazers at Northern Health are making a profound impact in the ever-evolving landscape of mental health and housing support. Cassie MacAlpine and Meghan Burkett, both deeply committed social workers, are leading the charge in transforming how
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Get to know: Sarah Young
#WeAreNorthern October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an important time to raise awareness of the disease, education about its symptoms and prevention, and fund research into causes, treatment, and cure. Today, we chat with Sarah Young, McGrath Cancer Care Nurse Consultant (Breast) at Northern Hospital Epping. Q: Firstly, what is your coffee order? Medium skinny
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Northern Health shines at ACMHN Conference
As October marks Mental Health Month, a time to spotlight awareness, advocacy, and progress, Northern Health’s Mental Health Division made a powerful impression at the 2025 Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) Conference, showcasing its clinical excellence and commitment to innovation in mental health care. Held earlier this year, the ACMHN Conference brought together