Forging friendships through the years
They say you spend more time with your work colleagues than your family, and if you’re anything like Chris Harris or Daryl Pendlebury, you may have worked with some of those colleagues for 40 years!...
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New ADHD Guideline paves the way for improved quality of life
The newly released ADHD Guideline outlines a roadmap for ADHD clinical practice, research and policy, with a focus on everyday functioning for those with ADHD and their supports. A collaboration by clinicians, researchers and people...
New Behaviour Support Specialist Program providing continued disability support to our community
Monash Health’s Centre for Developmental Disability Health has recently launched the Behaviour Support Specialist Program (BSS). BSS aims to support adults with intellectual disabilities in achieving and maintaining optimal health, independence, social inclusion and quality...
Call 1800 264 368 for work-related injury support
Our new injury triage service launched on 1 November....
Taking a closer look at the Victorian Heart Hospital
Operated by Monash Health, in partnership with Monash University, the Victorian Heart Hospital will be uniquely positioned to provide tailored cardiovascular care and specialised life-saving procedures for our community. Major construction works have been completed, with...
Update on Enterprise Agreements
Monash Health has several Enterprise Agreements currently in various stages of approval with the Fair Work Commission, as outlined below. Enterprise Agreement approved The ballot for the proposed Medical Specialists (Victorian Public Health Sector)(AMA Victoria/ASMOF)(Single...
Meal preparation back on the menu at our Residential Facilities
Prior to COVID-19, many programs across Monash Health had communal kitchens for patients to cook their own and group meals. As we aim to return to business as usual and re-implement patient’s own meal preparations,...
Annual Report Spotlight – Excellence in public health
Senior psychologist Dr Alex Ure says in her 20 years of clinical experience, the Turner Neurodevelopmental Clinic at Monash Children’s Hospital represents a unique opportunity to embed research into clinical practice, enabling findings to be...
Getting ready to take the keys at the Victorian Heart Hospital
Completion and handover of the Victorian Heart Hospital is due in the next fortnight. This week Bernadette Comitti, Project Director Victorian Heart Hospital, treated us to a sneak peek of the brand-new facilities during the...
ADHD Awareness Month: how a diagnosis can change a life
Did you know that male children are diagnosed with ADHD as much as two to three times more often than female children? In the last few years, that gap has been slowly closing as young women...