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Paediatric allergy team educates rural and regional nurses

Three people smiling. On the left is a man in a white collared shirt with short, neat dark hair and slim-framed rectangle glasses. In the middle, a woman with a straight side-parted blonde bob wearing in a round-necked black top with flutter-sleeves; and on the right a woman with a ponytail wearing square-framed glasses with translucent pale green frames and a Monash Health Nursing and Midwifery liveried uniform top.

For parents and carers, knowing when to introduce common allergy-causing foods can be really confusing. Recognising this, the Monash Children’s Hospital Allergy Team developed an innovative online education program to strengthen the knowledge and confidence of Maternal and Child Health Nurses across regional and rural Victoria. Since 2016, national infant feeding advice has recommended introducing common allergy-causing foods from 4 to 6 months of age. Unfortunately, confusion persists regarding this guidance among parents, carers and healthcare professionals. Maternal and Child Health Nurses play a unique and vital role in educating families about the safe introduction of allergens during infancy.

Monash Health’s 2024–25 Annual Report tabled in Parliament

Two printed documents laid flat on a bright turquoise background. One is closed showing the front cover, the other open to display the inner pages. The front cover reads Annual Report 2024-2025 and Monash Health's logo in white sits discreetly in the bottom left corner. The cover image is a close-up of a smiling parent and child. The child is resting their forehead against their parent's and touching their face. The parent covers the child's small hand with their own larger one lovingly.

Our 2024–25 Annual Report was tabled in the Victorian Parliament today. The report highlights 12 months of achievements in providing expert care for our community. The report details our continued growth during the 2024–25 financial year, with construction completed on.