Latest news
18 June 2026
Behind the scenes with an unseen first responder
If you’ve ever called RBWH or STARS, you may have spoken to Juanita, one of the switchboard team who keep patients, families and clinicians connected.
17 June 2026
RBWH nurses armed with a new training tool
Nurses at RBWH now have access to a realistic simulator arm to help them practice and refine complex vascular access techniques for dialysis patients.
15 June 2026
Secrets for longevity from a centenarian
Eloise reflects on a life well lived and the secrets to making it to 101 years of age over a piece of birthday cake.
News , Metro North , TPCH
15 June 2026
Emergency care in the comfort of your own home: The Virtual Emergency Care Service
The Virtual Emergency Care Service (VECS) is a free, Queensland-wide service for non-life-threatening emergencies for both adults and children.
News , Metro North , STARS
Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 26 August 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 9 September 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 16 September 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
/ MetroNorthHHS
The "Glenda and Annie team" is a hard act to follow, having spent 40 years together helping patients in RBWH surgical theatres. 👯♀️
This bestie duo has been working together since 1984 but have an even longer friendship dating back to high school, before they together did their nursing studies and worked at Metro North.
When Glenda was left short-staffed at RBWH one evening, she called on her trusted sidekick Annie who was based at TPCH, and they've been inseparable ever since.
"One night we only had three registered nurses on, but everyone was sick except me. We had this huge case come in, and I said, 'Annie I some need extra hands; I'm going to give you a lesson in 10 minutes on how to scout in an operating room' and it went from there," Glenda explains.
"I eventually got into theatre, and I've been there ever since. We’ve been very fortunate to work together, it's been an absolute privilege which I think is why we’ve stayed as long as we have," Annie said.
"In surgery, you are only as good as your scout nurse and I had the best one in Annie," Glenda added.
👏 A big #ShoutoutSaturday to Glenda and Annie, showing us what the power of two can do!
Legends! Incredible team and wonderful women and colleagues. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Felicitations you two. Are you hanging up your scrubs now Glenda? 🩷🩷
What a team they are. Brilliant!!
Absolute champions Annie and Glenda are it’s been a privilege to work with you but most of all to call you my friends Congratulations ladies xxxx
The best duo! Proud to work alongside you two 👯♀️
The girls 🤩 what a team!
What a Team!! You ladies are a true inspiration!! ❤️❤️❤️
Always a good night working with this duo. So calm under pressure.
No better duo!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Miss you Annie James!!!!
Loved working the nights in PACU when this dynamic duo was on! Love this Glenda and Annie! 🩷
Two of the best ❤️
This is so wholesome! 😍 What a brilliant duo!
The Central Sterilising Unit at STARS is maybe one of our best kept secrets, but without this hardworking team, surgery couldn’t go ahead! 🫧🪥
Take a look behind the scenes at what each instrument has to go through before it reaches the operating theatre.
I didnt think tubing that goes inside someone would be reused.
Well done to an amazing team!
Brilliant
Fantastic work! You are stars
Death isn't always an easy topic to discuss, but it doesn't have to be a taboo one.
With tea and cake on the menu and death and dying on the discussion board, the Death Cafe held at the Brighton Wellness Hub invites the community to have open discussions around their own experiences and wishes when it comes to death.
One Death Cafe attendee Kim who travelled from Maryborough to attend and is training to be a death doula says that anyone who is contemplating attending a session should give it a go.
"I'd absolutely say go in with an open mind; it’s a fact of life that we are all going to die at some point. It’s not morbid and you’ll probably have a laugh, we certainly did. We need to make it less scary," she said.
"It was really interesting as there were a few healthcare professionals in the room as well, I learnt that everyone is different and has a different take on the death cafe, however everyone had the same interest at heart to attend.
"A friend of mine from New Zealand planted the seed in my head, I’ve had lots of death in my life, and I've read a bit about death cafes. I was looking for one closer but found the one at Brighton and I'm glad I did."
I am a Death Doula and run a Death Cafe in Caboolture/Morayfield on the first Monday of each month. Discussions around death and dying are extremely important. And what better way to have those discussions while having coffee and cake. It’s great to see a few more Death Cafes popping up.
Death cafes are a great concept and one which open possibilities and family discussions.
I am a trained End of Life Doula. Ive attended a few death cafes in the area. They are a great place to share and learn about all things regarding death ❤️🦋
Kefi: End-Of-Life Doula Jen Yakkana runs amazing death cafe's, in Frankston and Hampton, we run Grief groups at Benton square in Mornington through Projex J - Get Busy Living and about to do more Death Cafe's at Mordi thanks to Greenhaven Funeral Services so there are lots of things to dip your toe in.
Is there a Death cafe on Fraser coast? If so I would be interested in attending please
3yrs ago today I went for cancer removal, bleeding out outside theatre, then back in for 2nd op to stop the bleeding out an keep me alive, I've had to relieve it nightly then back to same hospital 🏥 for chemo, then had to get cut open again at different hospital 🏥 for baseball size hernia repair after chemo, Don't let the bad days win sometimes best thing you can do is pass on a smile 😁 an help boost morale
A week ago my elderly neighbour rang the ambulance as her neighbour, 60, was confused and she thought he had a stroke. She had called me in a panic asking what to do. I said ring the ambulance so the ambulance and police turned up- not sure why the police. Anyway, someone who clearly unable to refuse care did, and my elderly neighbour kept checking on him. Within 36 hours he died, alone in his house which was never his wishes. Today I am helping elderly people, in their 80s and 9os, remove furniture etc and clean up the house. Systems fail, doesn't matter what you wish for. My elderly neighbour who found him is experiencing trauma.
Beautifully said
Where and where do you meet and can anyone come
Ash Ash
When is it on?
Metro North are on the hunt for our newest Director to lead and strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce across our Hospital and Health Service.
Providing strategic, operational and professional leadership, the new Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professions will shape the future of culturally responsive care, workforce development and partnerships.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Executive Director Sherry Holzapfel says that this role is more than just leadership; it's about a legacy to contribute to lasting improvements in health equity for generations to come.
"This role will add significant value to Metro North Health by strengthening both the impact and sustainability of its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce," Sherry said.
"Importantly, this position will strengthen culturally responsive models of care and will support safer, more respectful and more effective healthcare experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, contributing to improved health outcomes and greater trust in services.
"We are looking for a strong and visionary Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander leader who is passionate about supporting and championing our workforce."
This is an identified role, so if you meet the criteria we are looking for, click the link in the comments to apply today. #WorkForUsWednesday 💛🖤❤️
smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=2231663...
Sarah Marris
Hi I was calling the Better Together - Our Health, Our Way Metro North no answer . Need help in ER.
Wat about your brother
Jayelle Cee why don't you give it go sis
Megan Froggington
If the MRI memes have ended up in your feed, Senior MRI Radiographer Shauna is here to reassure you that it’s not all that bad! 🩻😅
Take a peek behind the glass at Redcliffe Hospital medical imaging and see what it is REALLY like to get an MRI.
Really great reassuring message. Well done Shauna from MI Redcliffe !!!
Great team!
I will still opt for sedation! Too many brain MRI's with my head in a cage, that have scarred me for life 😁
They’re horrible if you’re claustrophobic, sedation every time .😩🤩
It’s not when you suffer co
It’s not when you’re Claustrophobic closed in feeling closed in if I can feel the walls touching my arms to close and if the roof is down low I stress . I have had them but I have to have valema I think 🤔 that’s how spells . The noise is terrible but afraid they can’t here me if I call them . I haven’t had one for over a few years last time it took 3 goes to get in . Plus I also have a problem now that my left side in my shoulder blade and chest has cramps and tightness so when lying in there you can’t move so I am in pain . So how do we fix that .
No. It's awful. I want to vomit when I am in there. And I have done that. 😔
Latest news
Patient Initiated Follow Up putting patients first at STARS
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Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 26 August 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
/ MetroNorthHHS
The "Glenda and Annie team" is a hard act to follow, having spent 40 years together helping patients in RBWH surgical theatres. 👯♀️
This bestie duo has been working together since 1984 but have an even longer friendship dating back to high school, before they together did their nursing studies and worked at Metro North.
When Glenda was left short-staffed at RBWH one evening, she called on her trusted sidekick Annie who was based at TPCH, and they've been inseparable ever since.
"One night we only had three registered nurses on, but everyone was sick except me. We had this huge case come in, and I said, 'Annie I some need extra hands; I'm going to give you a lesson in 10 minutes on how to scout in an operating room' and it went from there," Glenda explains.
"I eventually got into theatre, and I've been there ever since. We’ve been very fortunate to work together, it's been an absolute privilege which I think is why we’ve stayed as long as we have," Annie said.
"In surgery, you are only as good as your scout nurse and I had the best one in Annie," Glenda added.
👏 A big #ShoutoutSaturday to Glenda and Annie, showing us what the power of two can do!
Legends! Incredible team and wonderful women and colleagues. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Felicitations you two. Are you hanging up your scrubs now Glenda? 🩷🩷
What a team they are. Brilliant!!
Absolute champions Annie and Glenda are it’s been a privilege to work with you but most of all to call you my friends Congratulations ladies xxxx
The best duo! Proud to work alongside you two 👯♀️
The girls 🤩 what a team!
What a Team!! You ladies are a true inspiration!! ❤️❤️❤️
Always a good night working with this duo. So calm under pressure.
No better duo!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Miss you Annie James!!!!
Loved working the nights in PACU when this dynamic duo was on! Love this Glenda and Annie! 🩷
Two of the best ❤️
This is so wholesome! 😍 What a brilliant duo!
The Central Sterilising Unit at STARS is maybe one of our best kept secrets, but without this hardworking team, surgery couldn’t go ahead! 🫧🪥
Take a look behind the scenes at what each instrument has to go through before it reaches the operating theatre.
I didnt think tubing that goes inside someone would be reused.
Well done to an amazing team!
Brilliant
Fantastic work! You are stars
Death isn't always an easy topic to discuss, but it doesn't have to be a taboo one.
With tea and cake on the menu and death and dying on the discussion board, the Death Cafe held at the Brighton Wellness Hub invites the community to have open discussions around their own experiences and wishes when it comes to death.
One Death Cafe attendee Kim who travelled from Maryborough to attend and is training to be a death doula says that anyone who is contemplating attending a session should give it a go.
"I'd absolutely say go in with an open mind; it’s a fact of life that we are all going to die at some point. It’s not morbid and you’ll probably have a laugh, we certainly did. We need to make it less scary," she said.
"It was really interesting as there were a few healthcare professionals in the room as well, I learnt that everyone is different and has a different take on the death cafe, however everyone had the same interest at heart to attend.
"A friend of mine from New Zealand planted the seed in my head, I’ve had lots of death in my life, and I've read a bit about death cafes. I was looking for one closer but found the one at Brighton and I'm glad I did."
I am a Death Doula and run a Death Cafe in Caboolture/Morayfield on the first Monday of each month. Discussions around death and dying are extremely important. And what better way to have those discussions while having coffee and cake. It’s great to see a few more Death Cafes popping up.
Death cafes are a great concept and one which open possibilities and family discussions.
I am a trained End of Life Doula. Ive attended a few death cafes in the area. They are a great place to share and learn about all things regarding death ❤️🦋
Kefi: End-Of-Life Doula Jen Yakkana runs amazing death cafe's, in Frankston and Hampton, we run Grief groups at Benton square in Mornington through Projex J - Get Busy Living and about to do more Death Cafe's at Mordi thanks to Greenhaven Funeral Services so there are lots of things to dip your toe in.
Is there a Death cafe on Fraser coast? If so I would be interested in attending please
3yrs ago today I went for cancer removal, bleeding out outside theatre, then back in for 2nd op to stop the bleeding out an keep me alive, I've had to relieve it nightly then back to same hospital 🏥 for chemo, then had to get cut open again at different hospital 🏥 for baseball size hernia repair after chemo, Don't let the bad days win sometimes best thing you can do is pass on a smile 😁 an help boost morale
A week ago my elderly neighbour rang the ambulance as her neighbour, 60, was confused and she thought he had a stroke. She had called me in a panic asking what to do. I said ring the ambulance so the ambulance and police turned up- not sure why the police. Anyway, someone who clearly unable to refuse care did, and my elderly neighbour kept checking on him. Within 36 hours he died, alone in his house which was never his wishes. Today I am helping elderly people, in their 80s and 9os, remove furniture etc and clean up the house. Systems fail, doesn't matter what you wish for. My elderly neighbour who found him is experiencing trauma.
Beautifully said
Where and where do you meet and can anyone come
Ash Ash
When is it on?
Metro North are on the hunt for our newest Director to lead and strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce across our Hospital and Health Service.
Providing strategic, operational and professional leadership, the new Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professions will shape the future of culturally responsive care, workforce development and partnerships.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Executive Director Sherry Holzapfel says that this role is more than just leadership; it's about a legacy to contribute to lasting improvements in health equity for generations to come.
"This role will add significant value to Metro North Health by strengthening both the impact and sustainability of its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce," Sherry said.
"Importantly, this position will strengthen culturally responsive models of care and will support safer, more respectful and more effective healthcare experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, contributing to improved health outcomes and greater trust in services.
"We are looking for a strong and visionary Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander leader who is passionate about supporting and championing our workforce."
This is an identified role, so if you meet the criteria we are looking for, click the link in the comments to apply today. #WorkForUsWednesday 💛🖤❤️
smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=2231663...
Sarah Marris
Hi I was calling the Better Together - Our Health, Our Way Metro North no answer . Need help in ER.
Wat about your brother
Jayelle Cee why don't you give it go sis
Megan Froggington
If the MRI memes have ended up in your feed, Senior MRI Radiographer Shauna is here to reassure you that it’s not all that bad! 🩻😅
Take a peek behind the glass at Redcliffe Hospital medical imaging and see what it is REALLY like to get an MRI.
Really great reassuring message. Well done Shauna from MI Redcliffe !!!
Great team!
I will still opt for sedation! Too many brain MRI's with my head in a cage, that have scarred me for life 😁
They’re horrible if you’re claustrophobic, sedation every time .😩🤩
It’s not when you suffer co
It’s not when you’re Claustrophobic closed in feeling closed in if I can feel the walls touching my arms to close and if the roof is down low I stress . I have had them but I have to have valema I think 🤔 that’s how spells . The noise is terrible but afraid they can’t here me if I call them . I haven’t had one for over a few years last time it took 3 goes to get in . Plus I also have a problem now that my left side in my shoulder blade and chest has cramps and tightness so when lying in there you can’t move so I am in pain . So how do we fix that .
No. It's awful. I want to vomit when I am in there. And I have done that. 😔
Latest news
Patient Initiated Follow Up putting patients first at STARS
STARS ENT patients will be offered a new pathway empowering them to request a follow up outpatients specialist appointment when required.
Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 26 August 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
/ MetroNorthHHS
The "Glenda and Annie team" is a hard act to follow, having spent 40 years together helping patients in RBWH surgical theatres. 👯♀️
This bestie duo has been working together since 1984 but have an even longer friendship dating back to high school, before they together did their nursing studies and worked at Metro North.
When Glenda was left short-staffed at RBWH one evening, she called on her trusted sidekick Annie who was based at TPCH, and they've been inseparable ever since.
"One night we only had three registered nurses on, but everyone was sick except me. We had this huge case come in, and I said, 'Annie I some need extra hands; I'm going to give you a lesson in 10 minutes on how to scout in an operating room' and it went from there," Glenda explains.
"I eventually got into theatre, and I've been there ever since. We’ve been very fortunate to work together, it's been an absolute privilege which I think is why we’ve stayed as long as we have," Annie said.
"In surgery, you are only as good as your scout nurse and I had the best one in Annie," Glenda added.
👏 A big #ShoutoutSaturday to Glenda and Annie, showing us what the power of two can do!
Legends! Incredible team and wonderful women and colleagues. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Felicitations you two. Are you hanging up your scrubs now Glenda? 🩷🩷
What a team they are. Brilliant!!
Absolute champions Annie and Glenda are it’s been a privilege to work with you but most of all to call you my friends Congratulations ladies xxxx
The best duo! Proud to work alongside you two 👯♀️
The girls 🤩 what a team!
What a Team!! You ladies are a true inspiration!! ❤️❤️❤️
Always a good night working with this duo. So calm under pressure.
No better duo!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Miss you Annie James!!!!
Loved working the nights in PACU when this dynamic duo was on! Love this Glenda and Annie! 🩷
Two of the best ❤️
This is so wholesome! 😍 What a brilliant duo!
The Central Sterilising Unit at STARS is maybe one of our best kept secrets, but without this hardworking team, surgery couldn’t go ahead! 🫧🪥
Take a look behind the scenes at what each instrument has to go through before it reaches the operating theatre.
I didnt think tubing that goes inside someone would be reused.
Well done to an amazing team!
Brilliant
Fantastic work! You are stars
Death isn't always an easy topic to discuss, but it doesn't have to be a taboo one.
With tea and cake on the menu and death and dying on the discussion board, the Death Cafe held at the Brighton Wellness Hub invites the community to have open discussions around their own experiences and wishes when it comes to death.
One Death Cafe attendee Kim who travelled from Maryborough to attend and is training to be a death doula says that anyone who is contemplating attending a session should give it a go.
"I'd absolutely say go in with an open mind; it’s a fact of life that we are all going to die at some point. It’s not morbid and you’ll probably have a laugh, we certainly did. We need to make it less scary," she said.
"It was really interesting as there were a few healthcare professionals in the room as well, I learnt that everyone is different and has a different take on the death cafe, however everyone had the same interest at heart to attend.
"A friend of mine from New Zealand planted the seed in my head, I’ve had lots of death in my life, and I've read a bit about death cafes. I was looking for one closer but found the one at Brighton and I'm glad I did."
I am a Death Doula and run a Death Cafe in Caboolture/Morayfield on the first Monday of each month. Discussions around death and dying are extremely important. And what better way to have those discussions while having coffee and cake. It’s great to see a few more Death Cafes popping up.
Death cafes are a great concept and one which open possibilities and family discussions.
I am a trained End of Life Doula. Ive attended a few death cafes in the area. They are a great place to share and learn about all things regarding death ❤️🦋
Kefi: End-Of-Life Doula Jen Yakkana runs amazing death cafe's, in Frankston and Hampton, we run Grief groups at Benton square in Mornington through Projex J - Get Busy Living and about to do more Death Cafe's at Mordi thanks to Greenhaven Funeral Services so there are lots of things to dip your toe in.
Is there a Death cafe on Fraser coast? If so I would be interested in attending please
3yrs ago today I went for cancer removal, bleeding out outside theatre, then back in for 2nd op to stop the bleeding out an keep me alive, I've had to relieve it nightly then back to same hospital 🏥 for chemo, then had to get cut open again at different hospital 🏥 for baseball size hernia repair after chemo, Don't let the bad days win sometimes best thing you can do is pass on a smile 😁 an help boost morale
A week ago my elderly neighbour rang the ambulance as her neighbour, 60, was confused and she thought he had a stroke. She had called me in a panic asking what to do. I said ring the ambulance so the ambulance and police turned up- not sure why the police. Anyway, someone who clearly unable to refuse care did, and my elderly neighbour kept checking on him. Within 36 hours he died, alone in his house which was never his wishes. Today I am helping elderly people, in their 80s and 9os, remove furniture etc and clean up the house. Systems fail, doesn't matter what you wish for. My elderly neighbour who found him is experiencing trauma.
Beautifully said
Where and where do you meet and can anyone come
Ash Ash
When is it on?
Metro North are on the hunt for our newest Director to lead and strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce across our Hospital and Health Service.
Providing strategic, operational and professional leadership, the new Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Professions will shape the future of culturally responsive care, workforce development and partnerships.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Executive Director Sherry Holzapfel says that this role is more than just leadership; it's about a legacy to contribute to lasting improvements in health equity for generations to come.
"This role will add significant value to Metro North Health by strengthening both the impact and sustainability of its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce," Sherry said.
"Importantly, this position will strengthen culturally responsive models of care and will support safer, more respectful and more effective healthcare experiences for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, contributing to improved health outcomes and greater trust in services.
"We are looking for a strong and visionary Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander leader who is passionate about supporting and championing our workforce."
This is an identified role, so if you meet the criteria we are looking for, click the link in the comments to apply today. #WorkForUsWednesday 💛🖤❤️
smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=2231663...
Sarah Marris
Hi I was calling the Better Together - Our Health, Our Way Metro North no answer . Need help in ER.
Wat about your brother
Jayelle Cee why don't you give it go sis
Megan Froggington
If the MRI memes have ended up in your feed, Senior MRI Radiographer Shauna is here to reassure you that it’s not all that bad! 🩻😅
Take a peek behind the glass at Redcliffe Hospital medical imaging and see what it is REALLY like to get an MRI.
Really great reassuring message. Well done Shauna from MI Redcliffe !!!
Great team!
I will still opt for sedation! Too many brain MRI's with my head in a cage, that have scarred me for life 😁
They’re horrible if you’re claustrophobic, sedation every time .😩🤩
It’s not when you suffer co
It’s not when you’re Claustrophobic closed in feeling closed in if I can feel the walls touching my arms to close and if the roof is down low I stress . I have had them but I have to have valema I think 🤔 that’s how spells . The noise is terrible but afraid they can’t here me if I call them . I haven’t had one for over a few years last time it took 3 goes to get in . Plus I also have a problem now that my left side in my shoulder blade and chest has cramps and tightness so when lying in there you can’t move so I am in pain . So how do we fix that .
No. It's awful. I want to vomit when I am in there. And I have done that. 😔