Today we celebrate Allied Health Professions Day, and the incredible team of skilled, caring and dedicated allied health staff we have here at Bayside Health Peninsula. This year’s theme ‘Stronger together’, highlights the benefits of multidisciplinary team-based care.
Music, art and craft, gardening, pampering, and movement activities are all within the scope of the Diversional Therapy program at The Mornington Centre, with sessions often being tailored to what the current inpatients are most interested in.
Better utilisation of Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) to deliver therapies could be the way of the future, as indicated by research taking place at Bayside Health Peninsula.
Dr Laura Jolliffe recently returned from Perugia, Italy, where she gathered with other researchers to discuss the future of stroke prevention, treatment and support.
Jessica is an AOD Trainee Supervisor and AOD Lived Experience Educator at Bayside Health Peninsula, and is a finalist in the Centre for Mental Health Learning (CMHL) Awards for Excellence in Education
The At Home initiative has enhanced care for older people across Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula, by introducing comprehensive services directly into the community. Bayside Health Peninsula is now strengthened with a specialised geriatrician as part of the At Home Clinical Response Service, significantly improving the quality of care for older residents. This service supports people to manage complex …
Each year, Chronic Pain Australia draws attention to the experiences of people living with chronic pain and, by doing so, helps reduce the social and other barriers related to living with and managing chronic pain. Being heard can be a painchanger, a new treatment can be a painchanger, or a person who supports someone living …
Australians living with dementia will gain access to an improved level of care thanks to new clinical practice guidelines released by Speech Pathology Australia, developed by a team of health professionals including Bayside Health Peninsula speech pathologist and cognition clinical lead Myf Guay. “Speech pathology has a significant benefit for people living with dementia, especially …
Recovery following an injury is never easy, particularly if it is an injury to the brain caused by a stroke. Delayed intervention can lead to widespread and long-lasting problems, so it is important that best practices are in place to give stroke survivors optimal chances at regaining their strength. Photo: Dr Laura Jolliffe completes arm …
Bayside Health Peninsula Smoking Cessation Research Pharmacist Darshana Meanger in a photo taken before COVID-19. This blog was written by Darshana Meanger, Smoking Cessation Research Pharmacist at Bayside Health Peninsula. Bayside Health Peninsula has been a smoke free site for 11 years and we are dedicated to supporting patients at any stage of their quit …
