Community and Oral Health

From loving hands to little arms, these crafty donations can make the difference in a young patient's day. 🧸🌈

Thanks to generous donations from organised community groups like That Yarn Place as well as individual donations from local community members, TPCH Registrar Dr Nick and Clinical Nurse Christine cheer up sick kids in the ED and paediatric ward with hand knitted teddies.

"It brings a smile to their faces and definitely calms them in situations where they might be headed into a procedure and they are worried about being in hospital," Christine says.

"We want to rewrite the narrative that hospitals are scary places, by them getting something to take home it makes it a positive experience for them," Dr Nick adds.

If you have some crafting skills you want to share with our local Paediatric Emergency Departments, donations are always welcome. 🧶❤️‍🩹 ... See MoreSee Less

Our Gannet House residents are putting their best foot forward with fortnightly seated ballet exercises led by the team at Queensland Ballet! 🩰

Ex-ballerina Marilyn loves when Olivia and the Queensland Ballet team visit and says it not only reminds her of her younger years but is also a great way to keep active.

"I was a ballerina many years ago, and it's really good exercise for your arms in particular," Marilyn says.

This program was piloted in aged care homes and backed by government funding through to June this year, however the residents at Gannet loved the program so much that they campaigned to continue this activity into the future! They're all doing their happy dance that the progam is here to stay. ... See MoreSee Less