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Professor Jeff Szer, Director of Clinical Haematology & Bone Marrow Transplant at The Royal Melbourne Hospital has been appointed as the President of the Worldwide Network for Blood & Marrow Transplantation (WBMT).

The Royal Melbourne Hosptial’s new Essendon Fields Dialysis Service was officially opened last week by the local member for Essendon, Mr Danny Pearson.

The new facility offers 15 dialysis stations and two consulting rooms for a nephrology outpatient service. The addition of an outpatients clinic enables patients to attend the facility for associated appointments close to their home, reducing the need to travel to the busy precinct around the Royal Melbourne Hospital campus.

In response to the media enquiry from Mr Justin Smith regarding Mr Desmond Ponting, Melbourne Health provided him with the following statement:

Staff across Melbourne Health were deeply saddened to hear about the sudden death of their colleague, Desmond Ponting. Melbourne Health expressed its condolences to Mr Ponting’s husband and family at the time.

The tragic death of Mr Ponting is currently being investigated by the Victorian Coroner and to ensure that the investigation is not compromised we are not able to provide further comment.

“Live music is good for you.” This is the mantra that staff from the RMH’s Music Therapy department live by, and for Benjamin who is undertaking The University of Melbourne’s Doctor of Medicine (MD) course, he believes that Music Therapy has changed his life, and the lives of many in this community.