General News
Pretty babes all
in a row
A count of babies born at Werribee Mercy Hospital
in the last year has confirmed Melbourne's west is experiencing
a baby boom.
NAIDOC Week celebrations
in Lakes Entrance
NAIDOC celebrations at Lakes Entrance marked the
formation of the Lakes Entrance Aboriginal Elders Committee and
funding for Aboriginal programs at Gippsland Lakes Community Health
(GLCH).
Extra funds to treat
more patients
Victoria's public hospitals will receive a record
$554 million increase in funding this financial year, allowing them
to treat 40,000 extra patients and hire 900 extra staff.
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Metropolitan Health
Licensed to live
Mia Scundi, 21, has a new feeling of independence
after a life-changing operation at Austin Hospital cured the epileptic
seizures she has had since infancy.
Burns warning on
home heaters
The Victorian Adult Burns Service at the Alfred
Hospital and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) has urged the community
to take extra care following a spate of serious burns injuries caused
by people standing too close to indoor heaters.
Austin Health epilepsy
specialist honoured twice
Austin Health's leading epilepsy specialist Professor
Sam Berkovic has been honoured twice this year for his ground-breaking
work on epilepsy, firstly by the Australian Academy of Science with
a Fellowship and with a Queen's Birthday Honour.
Ledesha is ready
to put on her dancing shoes
Ledesha Bucknell, 9, had a stiff and sore neck
for a year but her parents never thought that their little girl's
complaint could be life-threatening.
Elective surgery
lists to be slashed
A groundbreaking hospital waiting list blitz will
target almost one thousand more Victorians than expected and will
also be used to fund around 25,000 outpatient and allied health
appointments.
World first for Aussie
amputees
A new high-tech prosthetic elbow for amputees is
set to revolutionise the artificial limb industry.
New specialist equipment
helps patients at Frankston Hospital
Critically-ill patients at Frankston Hospital now
have access to more state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
Austin professes
spirit of collaboration
For the first time in Australia, health professions
will come together in a unique training precinct that will improve
patient care and medical research at the new Austin Hospital Tower.
Patients praise Northern
Hospital
Results of a Department of Human Services survey
have shown patients are highly satisfied with the care offered by
the Northern Hospital at Epping.
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Public Health
Call for public health
award nominations
The Department of Human Services' Public Health
Group is calling for nominations for the 2005 Victorian Public Health
Awards for Excellence and Innovation.
Wake up call on
diabetes
Victorians who don't know they have diabetes could
lose their eyesight, limbs or life, Health Minister Bronwyn Pike
has warned.
Australia Day Council
award for helplines
The organisation responsible for four anonymous
and confidential telephone counselling and information services
has received a Victoria Day Council Award for community and public
service.
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Juvenile Justice
African workers visit
Parkville
A group of African community workers and volunteers
has visited the Parkville Youth Residential Centre to learn first-hand
how the juvenile justice system works.
New $11.35 million
juvenile justice remand unit opens
A new $11.35 million 26-bed unit at the Melbourne
Juvenile Justice Centre (MJJC) will provide secure accommodation
for young men on remand.
Disability Services
Improved facilities
for Ballarat's McCallum Centre
McCallum Disability Services in Ballarat has completed
the first two stages of a redevelopment of its Community Centre
in Learmonth Street, Alfredton, at a cost of around $670,000.
Service meets complex
needs
An initiative by Yooralla and the Department of
Human Services will provide a speech pathology service for people
with complex communication needs in the eastern suburbs.
Primary school pupils
take part in disability awareness project
The City of Whitehorse Disability Awareness Project
employed three young people with different disabilities for six
months to design, deliver and evaluate a series of workshops for
primary school children.
Tipping competition
has plenty of fans
The 2005 AFL football season has been an exciting
one for fans at Plenty Residential Services who—like supporters
across Victoria—have taken part in the annual footy tipping
competition.
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Office for Children
Call for comment
on charter for children in care
The Office of the Child Safety Commissioner—through
the Advocate for Children in Care—is developing a charter of
rights for children in care.
New children's council
first for Victoria
For the first time, Victoria will have a permanent
children's advisory council to provide independent, expert policy
advice on children services to the State Government.
Aged Care
Health service info
on-line
A new on-line health service directory for Aboriginal
Victorians and health service providers was launched by Aged Care
and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Gavin Jennings as part of NAIDOC
week.
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Housing
Colac benefits from
renewal and redevelopment
School children, community leaders and residents
applauded the announcement of a redevelopment master plan for six
local parks by Housing Minister Candy Broad during a Community Cabinet
visit to Colac.
Mental Health
How you can mend a
broken heart
A new research study, led by Caulfield General
Medical Centre's Dr Fran Wise, will investigate the long-term results
of depression in cardiac rehabilitation patients.
Rural and Regional Health
Big drop in waits
for dental treatment
Waiting times for public dental treatment in Victoria
have turned the corner for the first time in five years, with the
Government treating an extra 31,000 patients last financial year—2,000
more than expected.
Topics tackle mind
and body
The first hour of each Kyabram and District Health
Services Get Active program for women workshop covers topics
such as motivation, personal safety, stress management, goal setting,
body comfort and self-esteem.
Conferences to focus
on men's health
Two conferences in Melbourne in October will address
the current key issues in men's health.
Praise for weekend
workshop
Rural Ambulance Victoria has received widespread
acclaim for its inaugural workshop for Remote Area Nurses (RANs).
Program for mums with
special needs
Latrobe Regional Hospital has taken over an innovative
program that supports expectant mothers with special needs.
Day in life of district
nurse
A district nurse's day can cover everything from
life's beginning to life's end and all that falls between.
Guidelines cover bush
emergencies
Victoria's remote area nurses now have new guidelines
to manage emergencies on their own.
Call for scholarship
applications
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied
Health (ARRAH) is calling for applications under the Commonwealth
Government's Health Professional Scholarship Scheme.
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NAIDOC
Week celebrations in Lakes Entrance
