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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, …

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 …

Children on The Bay – How Capel Sounds Educational Child Care Centre and Kindergarten are dedicated to caring for Country

This blog was written by Madeline Tatham, Health Promotion Practitioner at Peninsula Health In September 2022, Capel Sounds Educational Child Care Centre and Kindergarten (Capel Sounds ECC&K) were acknowledged by the Healthy Early Childhood Services Achievement Program for their ongoing commitment to Climate and Health. As part of their work in this space, the centre …

Enabling residents to achieve their goals: Carinya attains five stars

“Seeing residents happy and enjoying Carinya is the best part of my day,” says Peninsula Health Aged Person’s Mental Health Program Manager, Bea Hoy. “Vital to the residents’ experiences here is the staff enabling them to make lifestyle choices and supporting them to achieve their goals.”   Reflecting quality of care, Carinya Residential Aged Care has …

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