Metropolitan Health
Babies, have Mercy babies
Five sets of twins and a set of triplets are among the 400 new
babies born at the new Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg.
Austin Health trials new cancer treatment
Austin Health is taking part in an international study of a new
treatment for bowel cancer.
Patients receive the best of care
Dandenong Hospital’s new, purpose-built intensive care unit
ward is fully operational.
New equipment for Peter Mac
New radiotherapy equipment at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has
treated its first patients.
Austin and Mercy co-location benefit
to mother and baby
Healthy and happy, Kellie Marsh, 28, and son Harley have left hospital
and are home in Watsonia.
WHO membership for Southern Health
Southern Health is the first Victorian metropolitan health service
to become a registered Health Promoting Health Service with the
World Health Organisation (WHO).
Hospital equipped for new techniques
William Buckland Radiation Therapy Centre patient Miranda Manifold
received a visit from Health Minister Bronwyn Pike while receiving
groundbreaking brain cancer treatment.
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General News
New WHO focus on measles and hep B
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Robert Hall is at the forefront
of a World Health Organisation push to eliminate measles and control
hepatitis B within the Western Pacific Region.
Grant to fund health worker safety
study
A $485,000 WorkSafe grant will help improve the safety of health
care workers exposed to the risks of violence and aggression.
Haemophilia conference
A program of activities for youth delegates will be a feature of
the 13th National Haemophilia Conference to be held in Melbourne.
Funds to tackle family violence
New projects to the value of $922,000 aim to reduce family violence
in Aboriginal communities across Victoria.
Relay has runners just busting to go
Five members of the Continence Foundation of Australia will take
part in the Run or Bust relay on August 11 to raise awareness
about bladder and bowel control problems.
Funding boost for neurotrauma research
A $63 million State Government initiative will boost research into
brain and spinal nerve injuries in Victoria.
Help for low-income Victorians
The State Government has announced a $400,000 grant package to
expand existing no-interest loan schemes and to start new schemes
for women leaving prison and women fleeing domestic violence.
GPs on site at Northern Hospital
The Northern Hospital is one of Australia’s first public hospitals
to have an after-hours GP clinic set up next to the emergency department.
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Public Health
Drugs policy branch wins national award
The Department of Human Services Drugs Policy and Services Branch
has won the National Drug and Alcohol Award for Excellence in Prevention.
Overdose Awareness Day recognises effects
of drugs
The Association of Needle and Syringe Programs (Anex) and the Salvation
Army are supporting the fifth annual Overdose Awareness Day, held
on Friday, August 26.
Drug information website updated
The DrugInfo Clearinghouse has released new information for health
and education professionals involved in alcohol and other drug-related
fields.
Healthy living project provides food
for thought
Families participating in a community project to address childhood
healthy eating and physical activity in Colac have produced unprecedented
results.
Conference tackles illegal drug use
topics
Hundreds of Australian health workers took part in the two-day
Melbourne Association of Needle and Syringe Programs (Anex) Harm
Reduction Conference, exploring topics connected to drugs and illicit
drug use in the community.
Disability Services
People with disabilities given access
to local help
A $2.7 million State Government program aims to make services more
accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities across the
Melbourne metropolitan area.
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Office for Children
Program addresses animal cruelty
A Children’s Protection Society project provides specialist
intervention for children who have demonstrated cruelty to animals.
Conference focus on child safety
The registration brochure for the 2005 National Protective Behaviours
Conference in October is now available.
Booklet a guide for foster carers
A new booklet for foster carers brings together common themes and
threads associated with a child in care.
Boost for families in Casey
Vulnerable families in the City of Casey will benefit from a $4.19
million support program to reduce child abuse and neglect.
$7 million for children’s centres
Minister for Children Sherryl Garbutt has announced $7 million
to build more Children’s Centres across Victoria.
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Aged Care
New teaching facility for aged
care workers
Victoria University’s new aged care teaching facility at Werribee
offers a hands-on approach to learning and allows students to study
in conditions that simulate working within residential or home and
community care.
Kingston melody makers
Staff taking part in Kingston Centre singing sessions do not have
to be note-perfect.
The eyes have it
Thousands of disadvantaged Victorians will benefit from a new $2.34
million package of subsidised eye care.
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Housing
101 best wishes
Brunswick public housing tenant Gisella Cianforlini has celebrated
her 101st birthday surrounded by friends at the Shrivings Day Care
Centre.
Community hub opens in Morwell
Morwell’s new, purpose-built, energy-efficient Neighbourhood
House was unveiled as part of the State Government’s Neighbourhood
Renewal initiatives in the area.
Mental Health
New psychiatric support for young
people
The Alfred Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service has established
a weekly Paediatric Organic Psychiatry (POP) Clinic, aiming to meet
the psychiatric needs of young people with medical and biological
issues.
Turtles draw kids out of their shells
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Mental Health Service
has co-opted creatures called Ripple and George to help make its
Travancore campus more relaxing.
Rural and Regional Health
Cause for celebration in Ballarat
dialysis unit
Ray Treloar could have been forgiven for thinking it was his birthday
when he made a regular visit to Ballarat Base Hospital Dialysis
Unit.
Patients can take a shine to Tatura
Hospital
Tatura Hospital has been judged the cleanest district hospital
in the state following a Department of Human Services cleaning audit.
Children’s ward on show
Hundreds of people visited Ballarat Base Hospital’s Paediatric
and Adolescent Ward during an open day.
Baby-friendly tag for Ballarat Hospital
Ballarat Base Hospital has again been recognised by the World Health
Organisation and UNICEF as a Baby-Friendly Hospital.
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