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Consumer and Community Engagement Framework Launch

Today, Wednesday 14 December, we were pleased to be joined by Peninsula Heatlh staff, consumer advisors and volunteers to officially launch the Peninsula Health Consumer and Community Engagement Framework.   The framework outlines how Peninsula Health will continue to build and strengthen its consumer engagement program. Consumers are already involved in many areas of the …

Finding practical ways to support people with dementia in hospital

Image: Cognition Nurse Consultant Renae Nicol, Associate Professor Chris Moran and Nurse Unit Manager Felicity Leavold. Across Australia and New Zealand, between 30-50 per cent of people admitted to hospital have some form of cognitive impairment. At Peninsula Health, 15-20 per cent of patients who are admitted have some form of dementia. For a number …

Mental Health Services Update

Our mental health service is open and here to support you and your loved ones. Repair works to the mental health building at Frankston Hospital are underway, following the incident at the Frankston Hospital Redevelopment site last month. Some of our mental health services are currently being delivered at different locations across the Frankston and …

Caring for People Living With Disability

[Image: Sally Bailey] Carers play an important role in the lives of many people with disability. “My son is a beautiful young man who, regardless of the many challenges he faces, is always able to give me a smile that makes everything better,” says carer Sally Bailey. “He has taught me so much about how …

A fight for life or death: Allan’s four months in ICU

What at first seemed a normal chest infection, soon led to four months in the Intensive Care Unit for Peninsula Health patient Allan Fox.   Diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder where the body’s immune system damages nerves, weakens muscles and can leave the body paralyzed, Allan, his family and the staff in our ICU …

IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NEWS – Frankston Hospital Redevelopment incident

Wednesday 23 November   At approximately 10am this morning, a piling rig fell on the Frankston Hospital redevelopment site, onto the nearby Mental Health Building.   All patients, staff and site workers are safe and accounted for. There are no reported injuries.   Police and emergency services are currently on site and investigations are underway …

New research helps COVID patients breathe easier

[image: Peninsula Health Intensive Care Specialist Associate Professor Ashwin Subramaniam]      During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was observed that people with severe COVID-19 symptoms, such as a chest infection, could develop a condition that limited the amount of oxygen to their lungs; commonly referred to as ARDS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome. ARDS can result in severe …

Faces of Peninsula Health – Q&A with Alisha Norton

As a registered nurse completing post graduate studies and working at Frankston Hospital’s Emergency Department, Alisha has taken every opportunity to enhance her knowledge, skills and practice, to allow her to deliver specialised care to patients when they need it most. We spoke with Alisha to find out a bit more about her role and …

Healthy Ageing Research Gets A Boost

More than $4 million has been awarded to 13 collaborative research projects spearheaded by the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA) through its Living Labs program. The NCHA is a federally-funded partnership between Peninsula Health and Monash University, which aims to deliver national solutions for major challenges in healthy ageing through excellence in translational research.  The major …

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