Interprofessional Collaboration for New Graduates at BHS
Ballarat Health Services (BHS) has embarked on orientation week for 83 new graduates this week. This unique program will induct new graduates from Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health together. The new nurses and doctors will participate collaboratively working as teams on a simulated patient journey.
This is the second year that this innovative approach has been taken, after a successful first year. This comprehensive program is a good example of one of BHS’s pillars – World Class Healthcare.
Nurses and doctors will learn side-by-side, with the assistance of our volunteers who will role play a patient on their journey through a healthcare episode. By working and training together from day one, graduates will begin to develop an understanding of the crucial role collaboration plays in providing the best care to our patients.
Communication between nurses, doctors and allied health is required to promote a culture of safety for all patients and provision of an environment o ...
BHS launches investigation into the connection between art and health
To mark the launch of our Arts and Health strategy, we are delighted to be hosting a Pop-up Gallery of local artist Tarli Glover as part of the Ballarat Evolve program at 11am on Wednesday 5th December at Mr Tod's Cafe (inside the Drummond Street entrance of Ballarat Base Hospital). Come to see Tarli’s works and to hear about our Arts and Health Survey – the foundation of our project exploring the opportunities for arts across BHS.
The survey will be open from Monday 3rd December – Monday 14th January and is tailored depending on audience – staff; patients, clients, residents and their families and carers; and the arts community. The survey will examine existing use of arts across BHS; explore perceptions of the impact and efficacy of arts and health practices; and gather ideas of how BHS could utilise more arts activities. This project has been generously funded by Ballarat Connected Communities.
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Background
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Cancer Survivor Podcast Series Now Available
Ballarat Health Services (BHS) is proud to have been involved in the production of a new podcast series created to help newly diagnosed cancer patients. The Cancer Survivor Guide has been released recently to guide patients through what to expect when they are first diagnosed.
The series of five podcasts is designed to provide patients with an avenue to digest and understand the myriad of information they receive at the time of diagnosis. The podcasts are full of practical information, interviews and advice from oncologists, surgeons, nurses and survivors about how to come to terms with the diagnosis, and what to expect with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. There is also a specific podcast for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
Patients can download the series onto their device for free, then listen to it and re-listen to it at their own pace, from the comfort of their own home or when they are out and about. The podcasts are available from the Cancer Survivor G ...
Maternity Unit Appeal
Our Maternity Unit needs to be the best place for births and babies.
You are invited to join with us to help provide an environment that is both comfortable and safe for mothers and babies. A maternity unit where our team can deliver the very best in patient centred care, and is at the forefront of new developments.
To access all wards and clinics, you can enter the hospital via:
The Drummond Street entrance, and take the purple lifts (for the surgical ward take the gold lifts)
The Mair Street car park entrance (adjacent to Radiology) and take the purple lifts
The Sturt Street entrance, take the blue lift to level one and follow the red line to the purple lifts
Patient drop off zones are available at Drummond Street, in the Mair Street carpark and outside the Sturt Street entry.
For access to the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre, Pharmacy, Dialysis and Ballarat Consulting Suites, use the Sturt Street entrance. Entry to the Emergency Department is from Mair Street.
My Health Record
My Health Record is a secure online summary of your key health information.
Over time, My Health Record will bring together health information such as medical conditions, medicines, allergies, test results and hospital discharge summaries in one place.
You can choose who it’s shared with, who can access it and what's in it. Find out more
