News

Annual Meeting 2023

7 December 2023

Alfred Health’s Annual Meeting was held on 6 December 2023. It provided an overview of events and activities at the health service over the past year.

patients

staff

Introducing Wren: the Women’s Recovery Network

1 December 2023

Wren – the Women’s Recovery Network – is set to open its doors next week, ushering in a new era of compassionate and tailored mental health support exclusively for women.

mental health

patients

Courage, Community and the Quest for Cure: A Modern HIV Story

29 November 2023

While World AIDS Day (1 December) is an opportunity to both reflect on the legacy of those who have sadly passed from AIDS-related illnesses, and celebrate the courage and humanity of people living with HIV, our dedicated clinicians and researchers maintain their admiration of this community all year-round.

hiv

infectious diseases

research & innovation

New technology to enhance prostate cancer treatment

27 November 2023

In an Australian first, a state-of-the-art treatment technology is raising the bar on prostate cancer care at The Alfred.

cancer

Preparation key for managing thunderstorm asthma risk

22 November 2023

If you have been out and about in Melbourne recently it is likely you will have heard someone talking about their hayfever symptoms. 

asthma

respiratory

‘Bug fights’: improving infection prevention in the Pacific

9 November 2023

The Alfred recently welcomed guests from Port Moresby General Hospital in Papua New Guinea, as a part of novel program designed to assist hospitals in the Pacific Islands to improve their infection prevention response.

infectious diseases

research & innovation

“Even if only one student is listening, it’s a success”: P.A.R.T.Y. returns to The Alfred

3 November 2023

The in-hospital education program that places high school students face-to-face with the life-changing reality of trauma has returned to The Alfred for the first time since the Covid pandemic.

education

emergency & trauma

trauma

Privacy central to patient trust

2 November 2023

Alfred Health chief executive Prof Andrew Way has issued a written apology to more than 7000 patients after their medical records were viewed by a healthcare worker while not directly involved in their care.

patients

Young voices shaping youth mental health care

30 October 2023

While headspace is a familiar name in youth mental health care for Australians, the vital role that unique young volunteers are playing to help shape the care and services of headspace is perhaps less widely known. 

headspace

mental health

youth mental health

International registry provides support and answers to MS patients during COVID

26 October 2023

An international registry that was pivotal in the care of thousands of patients with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic was on show when Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium visited The Alfred this week.

neurology

patients

research & innovation