Last month, we were fortunate enough to welcome Yuluwiri and Emily into our Allied Health Children Service’s department through a twelve-month indigenous traineeship opportunity. This traineeship initially aimed to recruit one allied health trainee into our mix, however, after meeting with both women Louisa Whitwam, our Children Service’s Program Manager, worked hard behind-the-scenes to secure …
More than 530 million children suffer from tooth decay in their primary teeth, which can lead to pain, infection, tooth loss and missed school days. This Sunday is World Oral Health Day, so to celebrate we’re shining the light on our fleet of bright orange Smile Squad vans which are out in force helping children …
Like breathing, swallowing is essential to everyday life, yet it is one of the most overlooked functions of the human body. More than one million Australians have difficulty swallowing, which is why it is so important that we mark Swallowing Awareness Day, to bring attention to swallowing disorders, such as Dysphagia, and to recognise the …
We are excited to announce that three members of the Peninsula Health Finance team – Mark Misquitta, Chau Phan and David Monaghan – were recently named award winners at the 2021 Health Finance Awards. The awards are an opportunity to highlight the outstanding talent and leadership of finance teams in health organisations across Australia, especially …
There is a certain power behind our peer workers that allows them to harness their own lived experiences to support others and foster hope for a brighter tomorrow. Brett Casey and Stephen Curmi are two of Peninsula Health’s peer workers who are playing an active role in helping those with mental health challenges gain …
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias, which focusses on creating a gender-equal world; free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. To celebrate the day, we spoke to a few women within our organisation who are actively breaking the bias in their everyday lives. Tenacious, resilient and empowered – we are beyond …
Cutting-edge research facilities are now in place on the Mornington Peninsula after the official opening of the Ngarnga Centre – Ideas, Innovation and Learning, at Frankston Hospital today. Representatives from Peninsula Health and Monash University were joined by the Minister for Health and Aged Care and Member for Flinders, Greg Hunt, and the Member for …
We’ve introduced you to our ‘Intern of the Year Award — as voted by senior medical staff’, but now it’s time to introduce you to our stellar intern who won the 2021 Intern of the Year Award — peer nomination – Joel Don Paul. Joel is a first-year medical intern here at Peninsula Health. We …
Noticing the growing threat of the Omicron variant in November last year, Sarah Wellard made the decision to trade surgical tools for wound dressings and assist with the COVID-19 response by redeploying to the Acute Medical Surgical Unit (AMSU) at Frankston Hospital. In Sarah’s former role as a scout nurse in the operating theatre, she …
This month we welcomed 104 nursing, 14 midwifery and 18 mental health graduates across our all of our sites. Our staff have embraced the influx of new graduates to our health service, to help meet our current workforce challenges. Our nursing graduates are being supported in their transition to independent practice by a team of …
