Sexually Transmitted Infections
Gonorrhoea Are you practicing safe sex? An increase in cases of gonorrhoea has been found in our region. The PHU is advising locals in our region to practice safe sex in a bid to protect their sexual health. Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmitted infection and largely occurs without symptoms. It can lead to infertility
International
Welcome to GV Health, where your career and lifestyle come together. Goulburn Valley Health is proud of our workforce of 3,000 people from diverse backgrounds. Our work embraces the purpose and pride of serving the regional communities who access our services, with accessibility and respect as core parts of our efforts. Greater Shepparton offers a
Requesting Patient Information
For health professionals wanting information for ongoing care purposes, please email hisreception@gvhealth.org.au or phone (03) 4804 4352. Your request must be in writing, on your organisation’s letterhead, or from your business email address. Please provide consent from the patient if you are not the patient’s nominated GP. For all other requests for information, please contact
Tenders
Information for suppliers GV Health complies with HealthShare Victoria’s (HSV) Health Purchasing Policy. More information on procurement including a link to the HSV Policies can be found on the HSV website. Supplier Code of Conduct The Victorian State Government has introduced a Supplier Code of Conduct to support its commitment to ethical, sustainable and socially
Quality Assurance Activities
Quality assurance (QA) activities are those in which the primary purpose is to monitor, evaluate or improve the quality of health care delivered by a health care provider (an individual, a service or an organisation). Terms such as ‘QA’, ‘clinical audit’, ‘quality improvement (QI)’, ‘quality activities’, ‘audit’ and ‘quality studies’ are often used interchangeably to
Research Ethics and Governance Applications
Research projects require two types of approval prior to their commencement: ethics and governance. A Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) provides ethics approval: permission to conduct the research on human participants, whilst an institution provides governance approval for a study to be conducted at a particular site i.e., GV Health. Ethics approval must be gained
Human Research Ethics Committee
Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) The GV Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) acts as a committee of ethical review for research conducted at GV Health. The Committee’s primary role is to protect the welfare and rights of participants in research. As part of this, it is the responsibility of the HREC to review new
Women’s Recovery Network
Women’s Recovery Network (Wren) is a specialist mental health service for women* experiencing mental health challenges. Wren focuses on safety, respect, choice and recovery. Support is provided in a way that recognises your experiences, including trauma, and what matters most to you. Our goal is to help you feel safe, heard and supported while working
Clinical Placements
At Goulburn Valley Health we are a Teaching Hospital hosting undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, interns and work experience students each year. Contact Information Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine: Nurse.Student@gvhealth.org.au Allied Health: Allied.HealthStudents@gvhealth.org.au Medicine: Medical.Students@gvhealth.org.au Work Experience: GVHWork.Experience@gvhealth.org.au Student Accommodation: DL-Accommodation@gvhealth.org.au Alternatively, please phone (03) 5823 8600. Supporting our Future Workforce Our health care teams are committed to the education
Dr Julia Cornwell McKean
Dr Julia Cornwell McKean Julia joined the board of GV Health in October 2022. Julia currently works as a consultant providing professional advisory services to the public, tertiary and not for profit sectors. She also holds a number of board and committee roles including as a Commissioner to the Board of the Victorian Building Authority