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The arrival of October brings the start of grass pollen season, generally lasting until 31 December.🍃🌫️ Warmer weather, increased amounts of grass pollen in the air and certain types of thunderstorms, when combined, can result in an Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma (ETSA) event triggering severe asthma. Sharon Rukavina, Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultant - Asthma and Allergy, said “In Victoria, from October to December, thunderstorm asthma results from a combination of high grass pollen counts, such as ryegrass, and specific weather conditions. Strong winds carry the pollen, while storms or moisture break open the pollen grains, releasing ultrafine particles into the air." Read full story here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Nfgrqf #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #thunderstormasthma #pollen #october #thunderstormasthmaseason #northernhealth

#WeAreNorthern Meet Douglas Mponda, Forensic Clinical Specialist/Registered Psychiatric Nurse. Q: What is your coffee order? A: I prefer a simple latte as I am not much of a coffee drinker. Q: What do you enjoy most about your work? A: I really enjoy the capacity building aspect of the role in that we try to make a difference in the clinicians’ way of thinking and how we offer them a different perspective of approaching risk, its assessment and subsequent management. Q: How do you like to unwind after work? A: Depending on how busy I would have been at work, I listen to a lot of podcasts, watch movies (to escape reality) or documentaries (to add onto my general knowledge base). Read more here: https://bit.ly/3Bs8viW 🔗 #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #healthcare #forensic #staffprofile #meetourstaff #northernhealth

Ever wondered where you should go in an Emergency? 🤔 Not every bump, bruise, or ache means a trip to ED! 🤕 There are faster ways to get the right care. To find out more let's play "Where Should We Go?" 🚑💡 #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #healthcare #emergencycare #knowyouroptions #VVED #northernhealth Click here for more info ➡️www.vved.org.au

Every worker deserves a safe and healthy workplace. The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) fundamentals is focused on keeping staff safe and healthy at work. Every worker has a right to a safe and healthy working environment, no matter what. The theme for National Safe Work Month 2024 is “Safety is everyone’s business.” “From a management perspective it provided me with a framework to build upon,” said Alexia Sheldon, Acting Clinical Nurse Leader, Ward 8. Pradeep Chandravathy, Clinical Nurse Educator Ward 8, said, “During the consultation sessions on Ward 8, staff had the opportunity to discuss their concerns and felt well-supported by the team. This feedback is based on input from various staff members who attended the sessions.” Read full story here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3zyN1An #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #ohs #healthandsafety #workplace #northernhealth

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness of the disease and educate about its symptoms and prevention. Australia has one of the best breast cancer survival rates in the world, with 87.4 percent of people diagnosed, surviving at least 10 years. "As patients live longer, the duration of the specialised care they require to navigate their path to recovery naturally increases too. Northern Health now has three breast care nurses, allowing for a wider support service for our community, including metastatic patients." Cheryl Murray, Breast Cancer Nurse Consultant said. Read the full story here https://bit.ly/3XS6bsS #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness #breastcancerawarenessmonth #northernhealth

October is Mental Health Month, and we are 'Celebrating Diversity, Healing Together'. It is a commitment to fostering an inclusive society where every individual, regardless of their cultural background, can access the mental health resources they need. Within our Community Care Units (CCU), which provide recovery-focused rehabilitation in a community residential setting, 24 per cent of participants were born outside of Australia, and six per cent are First Nations People. This in turn is reflected in our workforce, with 53.1 per cent born in a country outside Australia and 0.6 per cent First Nations People. The CCU team support individuals to increase their independence through a variety of person-centred programs, focussed on developing daily living skills. One such consumer was Raj (name changed), an Indian consumer who was experiencing depression and spent most of his time alone in his room, not engaging in activities within the CCU. He had limited experience cooking his own meals but needed to build this skill to manage independent living on exit from CCU. That was until one of our Associate Nurse Unit Managers, Sumeet, with an Indian background, provided Raj with some recipes for familiar, traditional and vegetarian dishes, and encouraged him to start cooking. Read more about Raj's story here: https://lnkd.in/gmVrM7tE #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #yearofkindness #northernhealth #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealth

🎙️In celebration of International Podcast Day yesterday, we’re excited to shine a spotlight on the incredible Steve Carnell, the voice and talent behind Visiting Hours, Northern Health's very own podcast series! With his deep passion for storytelling and commitment to sharing the voices that matter, Steve brings vital stories from our community to life, one episode at a time. 👏 This is how Steve creates Visiting Hours—capturing the heart of Northern Health through powerful conversations and impactful stories. 💫 Steve shares, “The beauty of this role is getting to discover more about the people around me, adding dimension to that face you see in the corridor or a depth of understanding for the nurse you see on the ward. The beauty of podcast’s is you get to engage wherever you find yourself, whether it’s on the drive home, doing the gardening or settling in for the night." "Visiting hours is a beautiful collision of these things where listeners get to hear about Northern Health and its people.“ Thank you Steve, for your dedication and passion. Stay tuned for new episodes of Visiting Hours or listen now via https://lnkd.in/gS2SPrVK #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #internationalpodcastday #podcast #behindthescenes #podcastlife #northernhealth

Today, Northern Health proudly celebrates International Translation Day, an opportunity to recognise the invaluable work of language professionals, including our very own team of in-house interpreters and translators at TALS (Transcultural and Language Services). We are fortunate to have both services available in-house. In the last financial year alone, TALS received over 70,000 interpreting requests across 122 languages and completed 65 translation projects, translating a remarkable total of 276,097 words. To celebrate International Translation Day, here are some insights and experiences from our incredible TALS team: 𝗬𝗮𝗻 𝗤𝗶𝗻, Mandarin Interpreter and Translator, shared: "𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔, 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒔 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆. 𝑨𝒔 𝒊𝒏-𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒏-𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔." 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗶-𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶, Italian interpreter and translator, shared a poignant quote from Italian writer Italo Calvino: “𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅.” Read full story here: https://lnkd.in/gEs86Zrs #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #internationaltransalationday #translator #interpreter #tals #northernhealth

Northern Imaging Victoria will commence radiology services at Kilmore District Hospital from Monday 30 September. Services will operate as follows: - X-rays services will commence from 10 am on Monday 30 September. - CT services will commence from Monday 14 October. - Ultrasound service commencement date to be confirmed. This will not impact any existing or upcoming appointments which may have been booked with Capital Radiology. To book through Northern Imaging Victoria, please call (03) 5734 2146 (business hours). #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #radiology #services #kilmore #northernhealth

It’s that time of the year again! 🏉💪 Broadmeadows Hospital hosted their AFL All Staff event in celebration of the AFL Grand Final, bringing together participants from all areas of the hospital. The event featured an engaging AFL quiz covering past and present history, along with an exciting physical challenge that had everyone on their toes! Congratulations to our winners: 🏆 1st Place: Physio Department 🥈 2nd Place: OT and Speech Pathology Team 🥉 3rd Place: Community Mental Health Staff members embraced their competitive spirits, making it a memorable day filled with camaraderie and enjoyment, embodying the core values of Northern Health - safe, kind, together. 💙💚🧡 In the spirit of the game, all staff from Kilmore are proudly wearing their favourite team’s footy colors this year, showcasing their team spirit and unity! 🤝 As we fly into footy fever and kick off the highly anticipated #AFLGrandFinal2024, we wish a roaring good time to all Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans supporters—may the best team win! 🦁🦢💥 #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #afl #grandfinal #afl2024 #longweekend #northernhealth