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Raising breast cancer awareness in October
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which helps raise awareness of the disease, educate about its symptoms and prevention, and fund research into causes,...
Skin checks available at Seymour Show
For the first time, Southern Skin Cancer Clinic will visit the Seymour Show to assist residents with checking for skin cancer.Southern Skin Cancer Clinic...
Northern Health supports R U OK? Day
Northern Health is showing its commitment to supporting the psychological health and wellbeing of all staff on R U OK? Day on Thursday.R U...
Improving First Nations health services
Northern Health and First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, to strengthen cultural safety and improve access to services...
Pharmacists to become authorised prescribers
Pharmacists will become authorised prescribers as part of a statewide pilot starting in October, following legislation passed that expanded their role.Amendments to the Drugs,...
Nexus working to create a better health system
By Pam KiriakidisNexus Primary Health has joined other community health services to deliver a position paper outlining an improved health system for Victoria.The Community...
Health workers honoured at Victorian Rural Health Awards
By Pam KiriakidisMitchell Shire residents Roslyn Stewart and Suresh Jain were recipients of this year’s Victorian Rural Health Awards, celebrating outstanding health professionals across...
Epping doctor awarded for patient safety
Northern Health’s Dr Amanda Baric was awarded the Robert Orton Medal – the highest award the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetics, ANZCA,...
Kilmore midwife awarded for dedication
KILMORE District Health’s annual Dr Sarwat Shenouda Midwife Award was awarded to associate nurse unit manager Lauren McMahon for her outstanding work as a...
Funding difficulties for Nexus Primary Health
Concerns about the potential impacts of proposed funding cuts and reform within community health were addressed when Shadow Minister for Health Georgie Crozier accompanied...