As part of National Diabetes Week, our Diabetes Educators, Jane, Brooke, Caroline and Vanesa, are providing a ‘Heads Up on Diabetes’. As part of our Community Health services, the Diabetes Education team helps people manage their diabetes and provides further individualised support through programs designed to break down the stigma around diabetes. Research has found …
This week, we turned the first sod on the construction of our brand new hospital building. Works are now underway, and we look forward to watching this development as it progresses. This new facility will help us provide improved hospital care to patients across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. Our new hospital will comprise of: …
We are very proud to announce that Helen Hutchins, our Paediatrics Nurse Unit Manager, has been awarded the 2021 Medal of Distinction by Children’s Healthcare Australasia. This award recognised Helen’s highly valued contribution to improving the health of children through paediatric nursing care and education in Australia and abroad. Children’s Healthcare Australasia Chief Executive Officer …
This month is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, an important campaign to raise awareness about Australia’s second deadliest cancer. While many people die from bowel cancer, it is one of the most treatable types of cancers if detected early. To delve deeper into the significance of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke to our Director of …
Peninsula Health’s Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health service recently opened a medical abortion service – Clinic 185 – in Hastings. The clinic aims to provide easier and safer access to medical abortions for those living on the Mornington Peninsula. Abortion is a common and essential health service. Clinic 185 has received a number of client …
As you get older, everyday tasks can become more difficult and you may find that you need help completing tasks around the home. From 1 July2022, Peninsula Health will become the provider of regional assessment services within the Frankston local government area, to be known as the Peninsula Regional Assessment Service (RAS). Peninsula RAS aims …
It’s Men’s Health Week and this year’s theme is ‘building healthy environments for men and boys’. We spoke with Mental Health Clinical Educator, Rohan de Mel, about the significance of the theme. “It’s so important for men and boys to feel safe and comfortable to share, listen, engage and be vulnerable. This can be super …
Student Health Ambassadors work hard to promote sun protection at Overport Primary. Photo: Supplied. This blog is written by Kristen Young, Health Promotion Practitioner at Peninsula Health. Overport Primary, located in Frankston South, celebrated 20 years of being a sun smart school this year. Student leaders were invited to contribute their bright ideas to update …
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day calls for prevention against the mistreatment and harm towards older people. Peninsula Health consumer representative, Dinka Jokovac, has joined the fight against elder abuse, understanding the importance of ensuring older people are respected and included within our community. “I think we’ve lost basic communication and respect towards older people, and it’s …
Tuesday 14 June is World Blood Donor Day, and we’re saying thank you to everyone who has taken time out of their lives to help save someone else’s. For an ailing patient, blood is nothing less than (red) gold. Access to blood can be a matter of life or death for people who have faced …
