This year Mother’s Day falls on the International Day of the Nurse and who better to highlight than the ACT 2024 Nurse of the Year and mum Carla Santarossa. As the clinical coordinator at Zed3 Medical Group, Carla is recognised for her dedication to the ReviveMed Ketamine Program

[Media release] 'Nurses and midwives are the backbone of our health system, and it is through their professionalism and commitment to innovation and their patients that we have such positive health outcomes in the territory'
Read more: bit.ly/3wADOpq

ACT nurses and midwives were given a round of applause last night after receiving their honours at the 2024 ACT Nurses and Midwives Excellence Awards.
Full list of winners here bit.ly/3wADOpq
📸Nurse of the Year: Carla Santarossa
📸Midwife of the Year: Kerryn Lavercombe

[Media release] The ACT Government will provide more than $2 mil over 3 years to fund community projects to reduce risky health behaviours, targeting vaping cessation and reducing alcohol-related harm. Read more bit.ly/4b9N2bb Cancer Council ACT FARE Alcohol and Drug Foundation

'Everyone has a role to play in creating a safe public health care setting' - CJ, Director of Occupational Violence Prevention and Management at Canberra Health Services sat down with HerCanberra to discuss how we can all play our part to keep nurses and midwives safe. hercanberra.com.au/life/what-a-nu…

Even healthy people can get the flu. Just ask Rihanna who didn’t make it to the #MetGala this year reportedly due to the flu. It can make you very sick and you can spread it to others. The flu vaccine reduces your risk of getting it. Don’t wait - book your influenza vaccine now.

Shout out to all the midwives today as part of International Day of the Midwife. Thank you for the important work you do supporting expectant and birth families ❤️
📸 Katie, midwife and project officer on ACT Health’s Safer Baby Bundle project #IDM2024

Free flu vaccines for children aged 6 months to under 5 years are available through the Early Childhood Immunisation Clinics. Book by calling the Community Health Intake line on 02 5124 9977, between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday or
📱online through MyDHR mydhr.act.gov.au

The ACT’s first residential treatment centre for eating disorders is taking shape in Coombs. The exterior is complete and the internal fit out is now underway. The centre will open later this year. Find out more builtforcbr.act.gov.au/projects/healt…

Walk-in Centres run by Canberra Health Services are open on ANZAC Day - 7:30am to 10pm - no booking needed! They provide free health care for non-life threatening injuries and illnesses for anyone aged 1 year+
ℹ️ bit.ly/3TyJdVb
📸 Registered Nurse Kathleen from Gungahlin Walk-in Centre

Thank you to our Immunisation Section who travel all over Canberra every day to deliver lifesaving vaccines to GPs, pharmacies, community health centres and other immunisation providers to protect our community act.gov.au/health/topics/…

#WorldImmunisationWeek

It’s time to get your annual influenza vaccine – it’s one of the best ways to help prevent yourself from becoming seriously unwell 🤒💪🏼💉

act.gov.au/health

📸 Yulcaila getting her influenza vaccine at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Services

Gastro causes vomiting and diarrhoea and spreads easily from person to person 💩🤮If you become unwell with gastro, stay at home while you’re unwell, and for 48 hours after symptoms stop. Further tips to stop the spread of gastro on our page 👇act.gov.au/health/topics/…

New Maternity in Focus Workforce Scholarship Scheme is NOW OPEN.

If you’re a midwife, nurse or doctor working in Canberra’s public maternity system workforce, we want to hear from you.

Find out more and apply: health.act.gov.au/about-our.../m…

We recently dropped into Melba Copland Secondary School to chat to year 11 & 12 students about a career in healthcare. There was lots of interest about the different courses and career flexibility.

If you’d like to know more, get in touch with us or chat to your school.

It’s a big year with the opening of the new critical services building and the ACT's first residential treatment centre for eating disorders. Construction will also start on a new health centre in South Tuggeranong and a new hydrotherapy pool in Greenway builtforcbr.act.gov.au/projects/health