Affecting one in 57,000 newborns, Gaucher disease is a rare condition that affects the body’s organs and tissues, causing them to swell. Eight-year-old, Lexi Tinning is one of the few who are living with the disease and receiving treatment at Peninsula Health. Lexi was diagnosed at age two while living in the little town of …
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Peninsula Health 2024 Graduate Information Sessions
Come and meet the Clinical Educators of our Graduate Nurse General, Mental Health and Midwifery Programs for 2024. Our Graduate Programs provide a supportive environment in the transition from student to confident and competent independent practitioner. Our programs are flexible, allowing us to meet individual needs whilst providing the knowledge and experience to form the …
Now an Allied Health Assistant, Yuluwiri is helping make a difference
After completing a 12-month Allied Health Traineeship program at Peninsula Health working in the Community Health Children’s Services team, Yuluwiri Pearce is officially a fully qualified Allied Health Assistant. “It was a really rewarding experience,” says Yuluwiri. “I am so proud to have completed the program. I have loved working with the kids …
Join us at the ACN Nursing & Health Expo
Interested in a career in health? Join us on Saturday 1 April at the Australian College of Nursing – Nursing & Health Expo. The Expo provides the perfect opportunity to discover the exciting nursing careers on offer at Peninsula Health. Meet our team and learn more about their experiences providing world-class care on the beautiful …
Celebrating World Social Work Day 2023
We celebrate and recognise the contributions by Social Workers at Peninsula Health and thank them for their ongoing advocacy and support to the consumers of our health service. To learn about the Social Worker profession and some of the work being undertaken by the Peninsula Health Social Work Department, we spoke with Peninsula Health Senior …
The time is now to talk about what matters most
Image: Advance Care Planning client Anne Riddell reads through her Advance Care Plan outside The Mornington Centre. Do your family know your wishes if you can’t make medical decisions for yourself? Knowing the best way to continue with a loved one’s health care journey can be difficult when they are unable to communicate their wishes …
Raising awareness for earlier endometriosis diagnosis and treatment
Affecting one in nine women and those who are gender diverse, endometriosis is a common condition that often goes undiagnosed, causing chronic symptoms for many years. It is characterised by tissue, similar to the lining of the womb, growing outside of the uterus in other parts of the body – such as in the pelvis, …
Peninsula Health is relaunching its Work Experience Program for Year 10 to 12 school students!
Applications have now closed for 2023. Students will be given the opportunity to observe and learn about the range of career pathways in Health by applying through our Work Experience Program. Who can apply for the work experience placements? Year 10, 11, or 12 students at Secondary School who are enrolled in the work experience …
Five years after his life-threatening birth, Charlie is starting school
Five years ago, at Frankston Hospital, Brittany Miller’s son Charlie was born in a difficult delivery involving a cord prolapse; a rare delivery complication that can result in insufficient oxygen supply to the baby. “The nurses and midwives went above and beyond to save my baby’s life and to provide as much support as possible …
Q&A with Medical Intern Dr Jonathan Tran
Flying more than 14,000 km to study medicine at the University of Melbourne, Dr Jonathan Tran has since completed his studies and joins Peninsula Health as a Medical Intern, gaining the final skills necessary to become a fully qualified doctor. Inspired from a young age to work in medicine, Dr Tran is looking forward to …