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International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12 on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. International Nurses Day is a time to celebrate nurses around the world and highlight the wide scope of nurses shaping the health of all Australians. This theme for 2022 is Nurses:...
Vaccination is our best defence against influenza viruses. Even fit and healthy people should get the flu vaccine to protect themselves and help to stop the spread of influenza. This vaccination prepares your immune system to fight influenza viruses as it uses parts of killed...
Midwives are celebrated around the world on May 5th, in recognition of the wonderful people who bring new life into the world and support our women and children. This year the celebration highlights “100 years of progress” and advocates for investment in quality midwifery care around the world....
Given that the liver serves so many crucial functions in our body, from maintaining blood sugar levels to aiding digestion, it is critical that everyone treats it with care. World Liver Day is annually marked on 19th April to generate awareness of how important the...
Peterborough’s Frank Carlus has not surprisingly become a huge advocate of the Australian Organ Donor Register. Twenty-two years ago, a donor liver saved his life. Now 64 years-old, Mr Carlus was in his early 30s when he found out he had Hepatitis C (HCV) and that...
Diversional and Recreation Therapy Week 14th – 20th February 2022 “Revitalising Life Through Leisure” Although the world is becoming more connected, COVID 19 has shown itself to cause social isolation and bring about massive barriers for those living with a disability and/or mental health and for the...
Do you have expertise in Asset Management, ICT Strategy and Governance, Financial Management and Accounting, Law, Community Engagement or other professional skills that could contribute to the good governance at Timboon and District Healthcare Service? Applications are now invited for part-time positions on our Board, with...
Enid O’Connor loves her job as a diversional therapist/activities coordinator so much she doesn’t even call it work – she calls it play....
Being able to speak like all the other kids is really important to five-year-old Danielle Woolstencroft’s confidence, according to her mum Glenda. Every week Danielle and Glenda are doing a 50-minute session with Timboon and District Healthcare Service speech pathologist Narelle Jukes and the work is...
Being healthy is something that most of us aim for. We brush our teeth twice a day. We go for a jog around the neighbourhood. We eat a handful of nuts instead of chomping on a chocolate. We see our doctor whenever we don’t feel well. But...