Metropolitan Health
Healthy start for Lilydale
clinic
Residents of Lilydale and the
Yarra Ranges have access to a range of key health services close to home with
the opening of their new super clinic.
Boost for lung cancer detection
The Austin Hospital is leading
the way in detecting and treating lung cancer with a specialised ultrasound
machine funded by the Government.
Anniversary celebration for
ladies in red
The Ladies in Red are
celebrating 40 years of library service at Frankston Hospital.
Non-invasive process helps liver
patients
A new device is set to
revolutionise the diagnosis and management of patients with liver disease.
Allergy busters put shellfish on
notice
Researchers are attempting to
unlock the mystery behind shellfish allergy in the hope of developing a
vaccine.
Intensive care used in
relocation
Frankston Hospital’s entire
intensive care unit (ICU) has been relocated in preparation for the $45 million
Stage 2A redevelopment.
Major study focus on disease
prevention
Preventing major diseases in
elderly people—using just low-dose aspirin—is the prime aim of a
massive research study by The Alfred Hospital and Monash University with the
Australian National University (ANU), University of Tasmania and the University
of Melbourne.
Royal Melbourne leads ‘superbug’
battle
The Royal Melbourne Hospital is
taking the fight to hospital ‘superbugs’ with the unveiling of a computerised
drug prescribing approval system.
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General News
A history of Kew Cottages
Kew Cottages—opened in
1887 by the Victorian Government—was Australia’s first and largest
specialised institution for people with intellectual disability.
Barwon-South West has a new
Director
Jim Higgins has been appointed
Department of Human Services Barwon-South Western Region Director.
Training help for community
emergency response teams
Volunteer Community Emergency
Response Teams (CERT) in the Hume and Whittlesea areas will benefit from new
Government-funded training packages.
Sherene Devanesen chairs quality
council
Peninsula Health Chief Executive
Officer Dr Sherene Devanesen has been appointed Chair of the Victorian Quality
Council.
Paramedic women celebrate 21
years of ambo service
Ambulance Victoria celebrated 21
years of female paramedics with an event at Parliament house.
Message to all over-50s: On yer
bike!
A Bicycle Victoria program is
helping over-50s keep active and socially connected.
Public Health
Somazone refreshed
The Australian Drug Foundation
(ADF) is calling for health professionals to answer questions from young people
on the Somazone website.
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Disability Services
Study, travel grant offers
A sector-wide scholarship
program totalling $150,000 will help State Government and community-managed
services staff develop skills and knowledge to support people with a
disability.
Disability service award
nominations invited
Minister for Community Services
Lisa Neville has called for nominations for the 2008 Annual Awards for
Disability Support Workers.
Gates open parkland to people
with a disability
Community Services Minister Lisa
Neville has opened two new access gates to provide better recreational access
for people with a disability in Epping.
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Housing
Kids cock-a-hoop for Housing
Week
The Melbourne Tigers basketball
club joined Housing Minister Richard Wynne for the launch of Housing Week.
Games gold in Richmond
Elderly Chinese tenants on the
Richmond public housing estate were able to see and hear the Beijing Olympic
Games—in the host language.
Big plans for Mews estate
A $160 million project to
comprehensively redevelop The Mews public housing estate and nearby land in
Westmeadows has been unveiled by Premier John Brumby and Housing Minister
Richard Wynne.
Collingwood tenants wired and
wireless
More than 1,000 tenants on the
Collingwood public housing estate will soon have affordable access to wireless
broadband thanks to the Wired Community @ Collingwood initiative.
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Community Services
Meals on Wheels funding boost
Meals on Wheels volunteers will
share an extra $600,000 in annual funding from the State Government to cover
out-of-pocket expenses.
Aged Care
Understanding early onset
dementia
A new publication promotes a
better understanding of younger onset dementia among health care professionals
and the wider community.
Frail older people encouraged to
take adequate fluid
A new resource kit promotes the
benefits of adequate fluid intake for frail older people.
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Mental Health
Shared care agreement on mental
health
A shared care protocol has been
signed by Ballarat Health Psychiatric Services and Grampians region general
practitioners in a move that will benefit people with mental illness.
Mind power combats digestive
disorders
The power of the mind is being
harnessed in a new treatment group set up by The Alfred Hospital’s Primary
Mental Health Team.
Keep in mind—new name and
new address
Services to Victorians with a
mental illness and their families have received a boost now Mind Australia has
moved into its new home.
Historic home to multiple
services
Shepparton’s new mental health
services have a direct link to the past with the transformation of the old
Ambermere Psychiatric Hospital.
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Rural and Regional Health
Simulation has services in step
A Ballarat Health Services ‘Code
Brown’ emergency exercise has been hailed by coordinators as one of the
best-run simulations ever.
Van provides dental care
wherever needed
Special needs students can be
confident they have the best of dental care with the launch of the first of
three new mobile dental clinics by Health Minister Daniel Andrews.
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