by Sarah Keenihan | 29 Jan, 2025 | Articles, awards, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH
Finalists in the SA Health Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2025 have been announced – and we’re delighted to see four nominations from Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) in the mix. This year the judges received a record number of applicants from the public,...
by Sarah Keenihan | 15 Apr, 2024 | Articles, prison health
SA Prison Health Service nurses are receiving specialist psychosocial training as part of a new research project to support the mental health needs of people in custody in rural South Australia. Conducted in partnership with the University of South Australia, the...
by CALHN | 24 Sep, 2022 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff
An SA-first Specialist Dementia Care Program (SDCP) that combines community living with specialised care is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Based on a successful model established interstate, the SDCP is reporting positive outcomes in stabilising patient...
by CALHN | 24 Mar, 2021 | GP News
The CALHN integrated care coordinator service is a one-stop-shop contact to support GPs, SA Ambulance Service and other providers to find alternative care and rapid assessment options for patients who would otherwise be presenting to the ED. Known as the ‘CICC team’,...
by CALHN | 9 Mar, 2021 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, COVID-19
In late January 2020, a novel respiratory virus had swept across the world, striking down vulnerable people with waves of sick patients inundating major hospitals. Staff at the Central Adelaide Infection Prevention and Control Unit, however, had been preparing since...
