News

Transforming intent into action

16 June 2026

Alfred Mental and Addiction Health (AMAH) staff, including clinicians and lived/living experience workers, gathered at the Victorian Pride Centre to launch the new Cultural Safety Equity and Access (CSEA) Strategic Direction 2026-2028.

addiction

cultural safety

education

mental health

patients

Harnessing the “teachable, reachable” moment

15 June 2026

At-risk young people admitted to hospital with violent assault injuries will be offered pathways out of a cycle of violence thanks to a new early intervention pilot launched at The Alfred.

emergency & trauma

lived experience

social work

trauma

Breakthroughs at the cutting edge of phage therapy

3 June 2026

Findings from VICPhage’s first patient have been published in leading medical science journal Nature Medicine, advancing phage-based therapeutics worldwide. 

infectious diseases

research & innovation

Increasing accessibility to lifesaving naloxone

2 June 2026

The Alfred is the first site of a lifesaving naloxone vending machine trial, thanks to the ongoing passion and efforts of our addiction medicine specialists.

accessibility

addiction

emergency & trauma

harm reduction

Celebrating International Clinical Trials Day 2026

20 May 2026

Shaping tomorrow - together. Our researchers are working towards a better healthcare future for all, hear what they want you to know about clinical trials.

clinical trials

research & innovation

Celebrating National Volunteers Week

19 May 2026

As part of this year’s theme of ‘your year to volunteer’, we spoke to volunteers who have recently joined the Bayside Health Alfred team of more than 330 people, including consumers, who give their time and expertise.

volunteers

A significant patient renunion

11 May 2026

More than 100 staff recently gathered at The Alfred to reunite with a patient whose care led to two world firsts and sparked a hospital partnership covering more than 3000 kilometres. This is how the occasion unfolded.

intensive care

patients

trauma

New hope for multiple myeloma patients as breakthrough treatment becomes available

5 May 2026

Patients living with multiple myeloma now have new reason for hope, with a groundbreaking treatment becoming available at The Alfred.

blood cancers

cancer

clinical trials

patients

Immunotherapy research centre to boost outcomes for cancer patients

30 April 2026

Victorian cancer patients will soon have access to more personalised, precise and potentially safer immunotherapy treatments, thanks to the launch of a new centre at The Alfred. 

cancer

cancer research

clinical trials

radiology

Giving back on ANZAC Day

25 April 2026

Not long ago, musician Jack Taylor was riding his bicycle to work along Nepean Highway when he was in an accident.

caulfield hospital

emergency & trauma

patients

staff