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About the vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine will be recorded on the Australia Immunisation Record (AIR). This is a national register that records vaccines given to all people in Australia. The COVID-19 vaccine is administered via an intramuscular (IM) injection. The recommended injection site FOR STAFF - BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICE Have something to tell us? We welcome all feedback from patients, family members or carers. Tell us more. TESTING FOR COVID-19 The Little Bridge Street Clinic supports Ballarat’s primary COVID-19 testing facility – the UFS Respiratory Clinic, located in Errard Street. As such, this clinic is not continuously operational. Please check this webpage regularly for changes, and in the first instance

please call

GRADUATE TRANSITION PROGRAMS The Centre for Education & Training offers a 52 week Graduate Transition Year for Enrolled Nurses. The program runs annually with an intake in April. The participants rotate to acute, sub-acute and residential areas. Nurses participate in professional development days and are supported by the Graduate Support Team and a variety of

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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Mental Health Services. Ballarat Health Services Mental Health team work in partnership with individuals, their family and other supports to meet the needs of each individual, to create hope and assist the person in their journey towards a meaningful life within their local community. Service to our consumers will be offered in a respectful NDIS & DISABILITY LIAISON OFFICER Disability Liaison Officer: Nikki Stiefel at nikki.stiefel@bhs.org.au or phone 0419 883 146. Hours: Monday and Thursday 9.00am - 1.00pm and Tuesday and Wednesday 9.00am - 5.00pm. Nikki Stiefel - Disability Liaison Officer. Have something to tell us? We welcome all GRAMPIANS PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT The Grampians Public Health Unit (GPHU) has been established to strengthen the public health response to communicable diseases and other health issues. The unit is part of a new system of devolved public health units across Victoria, to provide a new state-wide system of public health delivery and oversight.

W.B. MESSER

W.B. Messer Hostel is a 45-bed aged care home well placed at Queen Elizabeth Village grounds in Wendouree. Off street parking for visitors is available, with Stockland Shopping Centre only a few minutes walk away. The home is divided into four houses, with welcoming living areas. Accommodation is all in single rooms, each with a private ensuite

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About the vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine will be recorded on the Australia Immunisation Record (AIR). This is a national register that records vaccines given to all people in Australia. The COVID-19 vaccine is administered via an intramuscular (IM) injection. The recommended injection site FOR STAFF - BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICE Have something to tell us? We welcome all feedback from patients, family members or carers. Tell us more. TESTING FOR COVID-19 The Little Bridge Street Clinic supports Ballarat’s primary COVID-19 testing facility – the UFS Respiratory Clinic, located in Errard Street. As such, this clinic is not continuously operational. Please check this webpage regularly for changes, and in the first instance

please call

GRADUATE TRANSITION PROGRAMS The Centre for Education & Training offers a 52 week Graduate Transition Year for Enrolled Nurses. The program runs annually with an intake in April. The participants rotate to acute, sub-acute and residential areas. Nurses participate in professional development days and are supported by the Graduate Support Team and a variety of

nursing staff.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Mental Health Services. Ballarat Health Services Mental Health team work in partnership with individuals, their family and other supports to meet the needs of each individual, to create hope and assist the person in their journey towards a meaningful life within their local community. Service to our consumers will be offered in a respectful NDIS & DISABILITY LIAISON OFFICER Disability Liaison Officer: Nikki Stiefel at nikki.stiefel@bhs.org.au or phone 0419 883 146. Hours: Monday and Thursday 9.00am - 1.00pm and Tuesday and Wednesday 9.00am - 5.00pm. Nikki Stiefel - Disability Liaison Officer. Have something to tell us? We welcome all GRAMPIANS PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT The Grampians Public Health Unit (GPHU) has been established to strengthen the public health response to communicable diseases and other health issues. The unit is part of a new system of devolved public health units across Victoria, to provide a new state-wide system of public health delivery and oversight.

W.B. MESSER

W.B. Messer Hostel is a 45-bed aged care home well placed at Queen Elizabeth Village grounds in Wendouree. Off street parking for visitors is available, with Stockland Shopping Centre only a few minutes walk away. The home is divided into four houses, with welcoming living areas. Accommodation is all in single rooms, each with a private ensuite

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SWEP recently completed our annual Consumer Survey, which identifies how satisfied our consumers are with the equipment/products they have received and their overall experience with SWEP and our services. Read More. In our latest video Jeni Burton - SWEP Operations Director talks to Iain and his mum Alison about how SWEP has helped them. WELCOME TO BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES COVID-19 Vaccination rollout. Ballarat Health Services commenced COVID-19 vaccinations in Ballarat on Monday 1 March. The Phase 1a health worker clinic (which opened on Tuesday 9 March and is located within the Base hospital) has vaccinated more than one thousand of CAN YOU CHOOSE BETWEEN COVID VACCINES? Can you choose between vaccines? No. If you are aged 50 years or over you will be offered the AstraZeneca vaccine at vaccination clinics. Only people with a referral from the Victorian Specialist Immunisation Services (VICSIS) will be offered an alternative vaccine. Your GP can not provide you with a letter to receive Pfizer instead of

AstraZeneca.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Mental Health Services. Ballarat Health Services Mental Health team work in partnership with individuals, their family and other supports to meet the needs of each individual, to create hope and assist the person in their journey towards a meaningful life within their local community. Service to our consumers will be offered in a respectful IS THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE SAFE? The individual benefit-to-risk balance of vaccination with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine varies with age. There is evidence of a likely link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and an extremely rare blood clotting syndrome (thrombosis with thrombocytopenia).. This balance is based on factors including the increased risk of complications from COVID-19 with increasing age and the potential

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CAREERS - BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICE Working at Ballarat Health Service. Ballarat Health Services is the main public referral hospital for Ballarat and the Grampians Region, providing quality care for a catchment of approximately 250,000 people. We are the main teaching, training and research provider in the Ballarat region and have extensive partnerships with several local EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Home / Services and Clinics / Emergency Department. BHS offers a mixed emergency department, caring for both adults and children. We care for all genders, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and we are open 24-hours-a-day every day of the year. In an emergency contact 000.

DENTAL SERVICES

Ballarat Health Services Dental Services is dedicated to our patients, staff and community. Our staff support our patients to achieve the highest standard of dental health (oral health) as a partnership. Through a comprehensive evaluation, we help educate and guide each patient through the steps and options available. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Freedom of Information. The Victorian Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 1982 (the Act), gives you the right to request access to documents held by Ballarat Health Services (BHS). The Act also gives you the right to request an amendment to information about you that you believe is incorrect or misleading. FALLS & BALANCE CLINIC Falls & Balance Clinic. Patient Information Health Professionals. Home / Services and Clinics / Allied Health / Falls & Balance Clinic. TBA. Patient Information Health Professionals. Have something to tell us? We welcome all feedback from patients, family members or carers. Tell

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PUBLICATIONS

Publications. Home / About Us / Publications. Have something to tell us? We welcome all feedback from patients, family members or carers. WELCOME TO BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES COVID-19 Vaccination rollout. Ballarat Health Services commenced COVID-19 vaccinations in Ballarat on Monday 1 March. The Phase 1a health worker clinic (which opened on Tuesday 9 March and is located within the Base hospital) has vaccinated more than one thousand of

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TESTING FOR COVID-19 The Little Bridge Street Clinic supports Ballarat’s primary COVID-19 testing facility – the UFS Respiratory Clinic, located in Errard Street. As such, this clinic is not continuously operational. Please check this webpage regularly for changes, and in the first instance

please call

FOR STAFF - BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICE Have something to tell us? We welcome all feedback from patients, family members or carers. Tell us more. STAFF SCREENING QUESTIONS Staff Screening Questions - Ballarat Health Service. Please ensure you review the list of hotspots on a daily basis as these will be updated in accordance with the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation. You can find the list of hotspots here. Please review the list of exposure

sites daily:

GRADUATE TRANSITION PROGRAMS The Centre for Education & Training offers a 52 week Graduate Transition Year for Enrolled Nurses. The program runs annually with an intake in April. The participants rotate to acute, sub-acute and residential areas. Nurses participate in professional development days and are supported by the Graduate Support Team and a variety of

nursing staff.

BRICC WELLNESS CENTRE BRICC Wellness Centre. The Wellness Centre is designed as a welcoming retreat for patients and carers. Regardless of where you are having treatment, you are welcome to use the Wellness Centre and its programs. With the needs of the patient the number one priority, the Wellness Centre has been created to be more home-like than a typical

hospital

GRAMPIANS PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT The Grampians Public Health Unit (GPHU) has been established to strengthen the public health response to communicable diseases and other health issues. The unit is part of a new system of devolved public health units across Victoria, to provide a new state-wide system of public health delivery and oversight.

W.B. MESSER

W.B. Messer Hostel is a 45-bed aged care home well placed at Queen Elizabeth Village grounds in Wendouree. Off street parking for visitors is available, with Stockland Shopping Centre only a few minutes walk away. The home is divided into four houses, with welcoming living areas. Accommodation is all in single rooms, each with a private ensuite

HOME PAGE | SWEP

SWEP recently completed our annual Consumer Survey, which identifies how satisfied our consumers are with the equipment/products they have received and their overall experience with SWEP and our services. Read More. In our latest video Jeni Burton - SWEP Operations Director talks to Iain and his mum Alison about how SWEP has helped them. WELCOME TO BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES COVID-19 Vaccination rollout. Ballarat Health Services commenced COVID-19 vaccinations in Ballarat on Monday 1 March. The Phase 1a health worker clinic (which opened on Tuesday 9 March and is located within the Base hospital) has vaccinated more than one thousand of

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Ballarat 1800 675 398 (select options 1, 1, 1) Stawell (03) 5358 6550. East Grampians (03) 5352 9363. Maryborough (03) 5461 0391. Skipton

(03) 5340 1100.

TESTING FOR COVID-19 The Little Bridge Street Clinic supports Ballarat’s primary COVID-19 testing facility – the UFS Respiratory Clinic, located in Errard Street. As such, this clinic is not continuously operational. Please check this webpage regularly for changes, and in the first instance

please call

FOR STAFF - BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICE Have something to tell us? We welcome all feedback from patients, family members or carers. Tell us more. STAFF SCREENING QUESTIONS Staff Screening Questions - Ballarat Health Service. Please ensure you review the list of hotspots on a daily basis as these will be updated in accordance with the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation. You can find the list of hotspots here. Please review the list of exposure

sites daily:

GRADUATE TRANSITION PROGRAMS The Centre for Education & Training offers a 52 week Graduate Transition Year for Enrolled Nurses. The program runs annually with an intake in April. The participants rotate to acute, sub-acute and residential areas. Nurses participate in professional development days and are supported by the Graduate Support Team and a variety of

nursing staff.

BRICC WELLNESS CENTRE BRICC Wellness Centre. The Wellness Centre is designed as a welcoming retreat for patients and carers. Regardless of where you are having treatment, you are welcome to use the Wellness Centre and its programs. With the needs of the patient the number one priority, the Wellness Centre has been created to be more home-like than a typical

hospital

GRAMPIANS PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT The Grampians Public Health Unit (GPHU) has been established to strengthen the public health response to communicable diseases and other health issues. The unit is part of a new system of devolved public health units across Victoria, to provide a new state-wide system of public health delivery and oversight.

W.B. MESSER

W.B. Messer Hostel is a 45-bed aged care home well placed at Queen Elizabeth Village grounds in Wendouree. Off street parking for visitors is available, with Stockland Shopping Centre only a few minutes walk away. The home is divided into four houses, with welcoming living areas. Accommodation is all in single rooms, each with a private ensuite

HOME PAGE | SWEP

SWEP recently completed our annual Consumer Survey, which identifies how satisfied our consumers are with the equipment/products they have received and their overall experience with SWEP and our services. Read More. In our latest video Jeni Burton - SWEP Operations Director talks to Iain and his mum Alison about how SWEP has helped them.

HOME CARE PACKAGES

Home / Services and Clinics / Community Services / Home Care Packages . Home Care Packages delivers a range of services to support your choice to remain living at home safely and with confidence. Our experienced and professional staff partner with you to promote your independence, wellness and to enhance your quality of life as an older person, residing in the community. PLANNED ACTIVITY GROUPS We manage three Planned Activity Groups (PAGS) for adults who may benefit from support to access social activities. We encourage participants to get involved and offer a wide range of activities: Activities include: Weekday centre-based activities. Optional weekday community-based activities and excursions. Elizabeth Brown shed

program.

CENTRAL INTAKE

Home / Services and Clinics / Community Services / Central Intake. Central Intake is the access and referral management service for all referrals received for community programs. Central Intake is the single point of entry to these. CARER RESPITE AND SUPPORT SERVICES The Carer Gateway offers free, early intervention support to carers. Carers can access over-the-phone and in-person support including: Anyone caring for a family member or friend with a disability, mental illness, who is frail, aged, or has a chronic condition may be eligible for support. Call 1800 422 737 or visit carergateway.gov.au.

W.B. MESSER

W.B. Messer Hostel is a 45-bed aged care home well placed at Queen Elizabeth Village grounds in Wendouree. Off street parking for visitors is available, with Stockland Shopping Centre only a few minutes walk away. The home is divided into four houses, with welcoming living areas. Accommodation is all in single rooms, each with a private ensuite

JACK LONSDALE LODGE

Jack Lonsdale Lodge is a modern welcoming 60-bed aged care home on expansive grounds in Sebastopol. There is ample parking availability. The home is divided into four smaller houses of 15 to enable a family like environment. On offer are a range of single and double rooms with

ensuites.

GEOFFREY CUTTER CENTRE Geoffrey Cutter Centre is a 60-bed residential aged care home located in picturesque Ballarat East. Able to provide high levels of care, there are registered nurses in charge at all times, always supported by registered staff. All resident rooms are air conditioned. Broadband kiosk facilitates internet access to Skype family and friends (with HOSPITAL ADMISSION RISK PROGRAM (HARP) The Hospital Admission Risk Program (HARP) is a Health Independence Program (HIP), which provides care coordination for people with complex medical and/or psychosocial issues. These are people who frequently use hospitals or are at risk of hospitalisation and may benefit from coordinated care. This includes people with a chronic

disease

GANDARRA PALLIATIVE CARE Pastoral care, volunteer support and allied health professionals to assist patients and their families in managing their symptoms and emotional needs. This specialist environment allows patients and families to maintain as much as possible their normal routine. An information video about this service is GRAMPIANS REGIONAL CONTINENCE SERVICE The Grampians Regional Continence Service (GRCS) is a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals offering clinical assessment and management for those who experience any type of bladder or bowel problems. The service offers advice, education and support to men, women and children through individual management plans. About Us For Health Professionals

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