Massive congratulations to Cathy Halmarick who was announced as the winner of this year’s HESTA’s Nurse of the Year Awards! Cathy Halmarick is a nurse and midwife specialising in sexual and reproductive health for women and people with a cervix. “I am so thrilled to have received this award, which is certainly a significant milestone …
Speech Pathologists Michelle Sargent, Grace Palmer and Alanna Bowen are spreading the word about Frankston Hospital’s new Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) service. This procedure is performed by credentialed Speech Pathologists at the patient’s bedside, providing images and audio of the upper digestive and respiratory tract, which are used to assess swallowing problems. Bedside …
Nestled amidst the Seaford Wetlands lies Downs Community Farm (DCF), a beacon of community, sustainable agriculture and learning. This picturesque setting, with support from the Nourish Network and Peninsula Health is currently hosting the ‘Downs Farm to School Pilot Project.’ At the heart of this initiative are the volunteers at DCF, local schools and key …
At the age of 17 Patty Spears embarked on a nursing career in Griffith, New South Wales. Since then Patty has approached her nursing with passion and commitment. Even a short break to raise her young family was interrupted by a nursing shortage, “I went back when Junelle was only probably 6 weeks old.” In 1987 …
Sally is one of the passionate nursing graduates undertaking the Enrolled Nurse Graduate Program at Peninsula Health. Completing her nursing placements at Peninsula Health, Sally commenced the Enrolled Nurse Graduate Program in October 2023 as a mature aged student. She has since had rotations at Frankston and Rosebud Hospital. “Nursing has always been a career …
Looking for more information on the graduate programs offered by Peninsula Health? We’re holding information sessions in April, May and June to share details about our programs. The graduate program information sessions provide an excellent understanding on what Peninsula Health can offer future graduates across General Enrolled and Registered Nursing, Mental Health, and Midwifery graduate …
The Community Plate is running a series of Grow Some Food workshops aimed to improve our community’s ability to grow some food at home. Running across both the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula regions, these workshops aim to benefit our health and the health of our earth and address the barriers people face to growing food. …
We all have the right to make our own medical treatment decisions. However, we could all experience an injury or illness that renders us incapable of making these decisions, or communicating our wishes, either temporarily or permanently. This Advance Care Planning Week 2023, we want to remind our community that planning ahead is relevant to …
Peninsula Health’s new Peta Murphy Breast Imaging Suite located at Frankston Hospital is helping local residents living in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula detect and diagnose breast abnormalities, including potential signs of cancer, earlier than ever before. Breast cancer diagnosis grew by 17 percent on the Mornington Peninsula between 2015 and 2019, making it …
Peninsula Health pioneers access to Penthrox, popularly known as the green whistle, making it the first public healthcare organisation in Australia to offer this pain relief option for procedures like IUD insertion. Led by Dr. Nisha Khot, Peninsula Health Clinical Director of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, the initiative addresses the need for fairer pain management. All …
