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3 COLOURS OF CRANBROOK, WINTER 2019

IT Update

By Edwina Bower, Group Assets & Systems Manager

W&L

In the past couple of months, we’ve launched the new the nominations come in throughout the year for all the
W&L learning platform for our online learning. This new amazing things you all do on a daily basis. The eCards
platform is a lot more user friendly and you would have are another way you can acknowledge and thank your
all given it a whirl recently doing your annual mandatory colleagues as they live our values. Similar to other social
training. It was great to see from the recent staff survey media platforms you can like posts and eCards and show
that so many of you feel that doing online education other emotion as well as comment. I always love going on
through W&L is beneficial and convenient! to Pulse and seeing the cards we’re all sending each other
and the likes and comments!
Policies & Procedures It’s also great to see that so many of you are taking

Our Policies & Procedures are transitioning to a new advantage of the Discounts section and saving across
online platform that is user friendly and easy to access. a great range of stores. If you’re not sure how to use the
Our Policies & Procedures have been updated to reflect Discounts section, you can find instructions and videos on
the new Aged Care Quality Standards, we will be rolling the Discounts How-To page which you can access through
out this new platform soon via Pulse. the Pulse home page using the button close to the
bottom of the page.
Pulse A few stats for you about Pulse from when we launched
until the end of May: we have 520 staff and volunteers
The other system that’s had a few changes recently is registered; you’ve saved over $12k; 1200 in-store and
Pulse! You can now find all the toolbox talks that are online orders have been placed; and, you’ve sent each
conducted in the residences there for your easy access other 983 eCards! Let’s see what the stats are in another
and reference. You can also read about your colleagues couple of months!
in the Pulsating Stories and keep up to date with
what’s happening around the place with the If you’re not sure how to use Pulse, or any of our other
On the Pulse newsfeed. systems, please have a chat to your Director of Care
Services or Residential Services Manager so they can help
Don’t forget to nominate your colleagues for the annual you out. And if you’ve got any suggestions or feedback
Limelight Awards through Pulse too. All you need to do about Pulse, please feel free to send me an email at
is click Limelight Awards in the menu along the top and fill ebower@cranbrookcare.com.au, or let me know next time
out the form. Although they’re awarded at the Christmas you see me at your residence. We’re always looking for
Party (which I know seems ages away!!), it’s great to see new ideas!