Update on Paediatric Code Blue
The PPE requirement for paediatric Code Blue has been updated . All airway interventions during a Paediatric Code Blue are to be done in Tier 3 PPE. Please find the detailed flow chart here. There is...
COVID-19
Extraordinary examples of excellence at our STAR Awards
For the second week in a row, our Employee forum was filled with examples of excellence across Monash Health as we heard from more STAR award winners from the first half of the year. Congratulations to all our STAR recipients. Don’t forget STAR awards are open for nominations year-round,...
COVID-19 fundraising appeal breaks records, passes $450,000
The Monash Health Foundation has broken previous community appeal records with its COVID-19 appeal. In May and June this year the Monash Health Foundation ran an urgent appeal asking donors to support Monash Health research into treatments for...
Looking after yourself – practical tips on working from home
We are all adapting to a new way of doing things and for some people this means working from home. It can be difficult adjusting to a new working environment, particularly one which may be...
Revised PPE Tiers
As the pandemic evolves, we will continue to refine our approaches to Personal Protective Equipment. The revised PPE tiers have been developed from the latest advice and in consultation with senior clinicians and infection prevention...
Update to management of emergency surgical patients
Thanks to the work of Dr Andrew Silvers in our Department of Anaesthesia and Mr Al Saunder, Program Director, we have revised our emergency surgery process during COVID-19. The revised process ensures timely care in...
Chief Executive COVID-19 Update: 12 August
The safety and wellbeing of our employees and our patients is our number one priority....
Managing emotional fatigue – how to stay on top of it
Between one third to half of healthcare workers will experience emotional fatigue. The nature of our job makes us more susceptible to this kind of fatigue. There are different types of emotional fatigue, some of which we may not even realise we are...
Mental Health Week art competition is back
This year we celebrate Mental Health Week between 5 and 11 October and the much-loved annual art competition is back after a year’s hiatus. The competition is open to all past and present consumers, families, carers and Mental Health Program employees and we invite you to submit...
New funding to increase capacity and reach for mental health services
In addition to the immediate physical health issues presented by COVID-19, we are acutely aware of the emerging impact on our community’s mental health with increased presentations to our mental health services and Emergency Departments....