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Day Procedure Centre turns one

29 August 2019

The Sandringham Community Bank Day Procedure Centre® has had a successful first year – providing more than 2100 locals with expert care through their day procedures.

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Voluntary assisted dying: Our approach

7 June 2019

Victoria's voluntary assisted dying law comes into effect on 19 June 2019.  It allows a person in the late stages of advanced disease to take medication prescribed by a doctor that will bring about their death at a time they choose – often at home supported by family and friends.

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Lifesaving clinical trials network given a $25 million boost

22 March 2019

Australians will soon have greater access to potentially lifesaving treatments for rare cancers and other diseases with the establishment of a clinical trials network led by Alfred Health and Monash University.

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Giving back

8 March 2019

So grateful was one family for the care of their son that they generously gifted our Tartan About fundraising team enough to achieve their target sum.

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Phase I of peanut trial shows promising results

26 February 2019

The Phase I trial of a world-first peanut allergy immunotherapy has shown positive results, researchers have revealed.

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Remembering Black Saturday - 10 years on

6 February 2019

Black Saturday is a day most Victorians will never forget.

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Nutrition support when food is not enough

5 February 2019

For more than five years, Marjorie “Mardi” Carter has relied on a feeding tube into her small bowel to receive all her nutrition, after treatment for oesophageal and breast cancer left her unable to eat and drink enough. 

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Lee warns: be careful when playing with fire

25 January 2019

Lee Elliott, winner of The Bachelorette 2016, is urging everyone to be careful with fire after seriously burning his hand on New Year's Eve. 

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Sandringham Community Bank® Day Procedure Centre open for business

15 August 2018

 Minister for Health Jill Hennessy has officially opened the $2.5 million Sandringham Community Bank® Day Procedure Centre at Sandringham Hospital.

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Diabetes service empowers community

5 June 2018

A new education program at Caulfield Community Health Service (CCHS) is empowering people who live with type 2 diabetes to better manage their condition.

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