Borrow a device through the Virtual Care Device Library
The Virtual Care model has been successfully implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and now integrates into our everyday practice across all Monash Health sites. ...
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What is aphasia, the condition Bruce Willis lives with?
After a career spanning 40 years, 67-year-old Bruce Willis has stepped away from acting due to health issues, including a diagnosis of aphasia. Willis’ family released a heartfelt statement via Instagram today to let fans know. Never...
Victorian Public Sector Mental Health Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024
The proposed Victorian Public Sector Mental Health Enterprise Agreement 2020-2024 is now ready to be distributed to employees. The proposed Agreement covers employees who are engaged solely or predominantly in the provision of mental health...
New Emergency Codes training package (Fire Training) now available in Latte
Training is a critical part of delivering safe and effective care to our community. To reflect changes in our organisation, the Emergency Codes Training package (Fire Training) has recently been updated in LATTE. The changes...
COVID-19 Alert / Friday 1 April 2022 – Please don’t come to work if you are unwell or symptomatic
Guidelines for people with COVID-19, close contacts, testing, and isolation requirements in community and healthcare settings, have all changed in line with a risk-based assessment....
Don’t fall for it! Falls can be prevented.
1 April is April Falls Day, an opportunity to focus on falls awareness, education and the implementation of our revised mobility chart which is now available on PROMPT. The mobility chart provides a visual guide...
Good food = Good mood
The Healthy Body and Mind Hub is a fitness and wellbeing resource available to all Monash Health employees. It’s an online learning platform filled with health and wellness resources like recipes, webinars and podcasts. There’s...
Chief Executive Update: Thursday 31 March 2022
Works to complete the refurbishment of the Adult Short Stay Unit at Monash Medical Centre are complete, with the first patients admitted on Tuesday morning. The milestone marks completion of clinical works undertaken as part of the...
GPs take a second look at a primary cause of hypertension
A simple blood test for an underdiagnosed condition could save more than half a million Australians from unnecessary illness, medication and expense, a new study has found. The Australian-first study led by the Hudson Institute of...
Bailey’s Day raises more than $338,000
The 2022 fundraising golf day and lunch named in honour of Bailey Tessier has raised close to $340,000. Initiated and run by Bailey’s dad Patrick Tessier OAM, the longstanding event focuses on support for the...