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New recruits as dental blitz enters next phase

February 9, 2010

Ballarat Health Services (BHS) has recruited three new staff to its public dental clinic in Sturt St.
The appointments coincide with the announcement of monthly blitzes in 2010 to reduce the dental waiting list.
Chief Executive Officer Andrew Rowe said a dentist and two dental therapists would begin work shortly, joining a multi-disciplinary team

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BHS leads improvement on injury diagnosis

February 8, 2010

Guidelines developed by Ballarat Health Services (BHS) have been published internationally to enhance care for injured patients.
The guidelines - written by Emergency Department, Radiology Department and Orthopaedic Unit staff - recommend using a computerized tomography (CT) scanner to diagnose scaphoid fracture, which is a common form of wrist fracture.

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Extra psychiatrist for Horsham and the Wimmera

February 8, 2010

Horsham Psychiatric Services (HPS) has recruited an extra full-time consultant psychiatrist to provide even better mental health care to Wimmera residents.
Manager Janice Chalmers says Dr Andy Jothibabu is the third consultant psychiatrist to join HPS, run by Ballarat Health Services, and started work this month.
"Mental illness affects on
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