General News
Better Health Channel judged
best for info
One of Australia’s most trusted
health websites has scooped a major national award.
Ambulance and police air wings
take off at Essendon
Air Ambulance Victoria and the
Victoria Police Air Wing have a new home at Essendon Airport thanks to a $20.27
million State Government funding boost.
DVD yarns encourage tradition
and health
A DVD of community stories about
chronic disease within the Aboriginal community has been launched in Dandenong.
A new look for VicHealth site
VicHealth’s website has had a makeover.
Ambo keeps CPR promotion program
in the famiglia
Australian-born Claudio Cardamone and his father Rosario from Soveria
Mannelli in Calabria, Italy, are promoting Ambulance Victoria’s 4 Steps for Life CPR program among the Italian community.
Volunteers to be recognised
Volunteers working in Victorian
hospitals, community health services and with ambulance services will be
eligible for the inaugural 2009 Minister for
Health Volunteer Awards.
Research grants help fight
against cancer
Victorian researchers and institutions will receive $6.8 million
in funding as part of the Government’s latest step in the fight against cancer.
Communication aid for
international medical graduates
A Department of Human Services-funded DVD is helping international
medical graduates communicate with patients.
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Metropolitan Health
Northern Hospital trials new
technology to examine arteries
The Northern Hospital has begun
trialling Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to examine the arteries of
selected patients.
New CEO for Eastern Health
Alan Lilly has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Eastern
Health.
New Northern Health CEO
Greg Pullen has commenced as Northern Health’s new Chief Executive Officer.
St Vincent’s appoints new Chair,
CEO
The Sisters of Charity and St Vincent’s Health Australia have
confirmed the appointment of a new Chair and Chief Executive Officer for St Vincent’s Melbourne.
Physiotherapy and fun for
Caulfield rehab patients
A new piece of physiotherapy equipment is bringing a lot of fun, as
well as benefits, to Caulfield Hospital rehabilitation patients.
Victorian first for Southern
Health
Southern Health has opened Victoria’s first menopause and cancer
clinic.
Eastern Health recognises
diversity among volunteers
Four volunteers have been
recognised by Eastern Health for their work at Angliss, Box Hill and Maroondah
Hospitals and Yarra Valley Community Health.
Award for Alfred surgeon
Alfred Visiting Medical Officer
(VMO) Alexander Cato was acknowledged in the recent Australia Day Honours List,
receiving a Member of the Order of Australia—Military Division.
New scanner for Peter Mac
A new positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scanner at Peter
MacCallum Cancer Centre will improve the detection of small lesions.
Look east for healthy eyes
Residents of Lilydale and the
Yarra Ranges now have access to specialist eye services with the opening of
outpatient ophthalmology clinics run by the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear
Hospital.
Hospitals surpass elective
surgery target
Waiting lists for elective
surgery in Victorian hospitals have fallen as a result of a concerted Victorian
and Commonwealth Government blitz.
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Public Health
Whooping cough increase causes vaccination
alert
An increase in notifications of whooping cough,
particularly among young children, has highlighted the continuing importance of
vaccination for protecting them against infectious diseases.
Guide helps teachers give
diabetes help to pupils
A new Diabetes Australia—Victoria guide is educating teachers
about how to better support the 2,100 children with type one diabetes in
Victorian schools.
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Mental Health
Reform for mental health
services
A bold 10-year reform agenda to support all Victorians to achieve and
sustain good mental health has been unveiled by the State Government.
Community Services
Foster caring the focus of
campaign
Victorian families are fostering
a brighter future for the state’s most vulnerable children with a $500,000
Government campaign encouraging Victorians to become foster carers.
Campaign calls on ‘ordinary
people’ to become caregivers
There was never any doubt about Jill Gaitleys decision to open her
home to children who need her love.
Berry Street’s Sandie de Wolf
honoured
Berry Street Chief Executive Officer Sandie de Wolf was made a Member
of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours.
Focus on ability to bounce back
A national symposium in
Melbourne will target practitioners, managers and researchers providing
services in the child and family support and welfare sector.
Foster care conference
The Victorian Home-Based Care Conference will be held on
Saturday, May 9.
20th anniversary for after hours
service
The After Hours Child
Protection Emergency Service has marked its 20th anniversary.
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Aged Care
Dementia and Memory Centre
offers sessions
Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria
is hosting a range of activities for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other
forms of dementia, as well as their families and friends, in Melbourne’s south
east and north west suburbs through to June.
Housing
Men play their part in
neighbourhood renewal
Housing Minister Richard Wynne
has opened a new Men’s Shed in the Heidelberg West Neighbourhood Renewal area
and announced funding for major initiatives across public housing and parkland.
Fresh face for Shepparton’s
Parkside Estate
Shepparton’s Parkside Estate has been undergoing a multi-million
dollar upgrade—a partnership between Neighbourhood Renewal, the City of
Greater Shepparton, VicUrban and the residents of the estate.
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Rural and Regional Health
Rural students get their teeth
into dental work
The first rural dental school in
Australia is now training the dentists of the future in Bendigo thanks to a
$14.5 million Government funding boost.
New CEO at Rochester
Former Executive Director of
Surgical Services and Executive Director of Nursing at Bendigo Health Glenis
Beaumont has taken up the role of Chief Executive Officer of Rochester and
Elmore District Health Service (REDHS).
Mural marks centenary for
Wonthaggi
Staff, clients and carers at
Bass Coast Regional Health’s Garnham House’s Planned Activity Group have
created a mosaic mural to mark the centenary of Wonthaggi.
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Disability Services
Award for Warrnambool direct
support worker
Southern Way Direct Care
Services’ Sarah Lilley has won the Peter Lewis Direct Support Worker of the
Year Award.
Footballers in harmony with
Gardenview residents
North Melbourne players Daniel Harris, Josh Smith and Sam Power put
their strict training diets on hold when they joined residents of Gardenview
House at a special Taste
of Harmony afternoon tea.
Making school-leaver disability
just a work in the park
Victorian school-leavers with a
disability will be assisted on the pathway to employment by a $2.4 million
Government program.
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