Dear colleagues,
As of Wednesday 13 October, our colleagues within Clinical Skills Development Service have facilitated more than 17,853 fit tests for frontline workers, including Metro North staff, Queensland Police Service, and other essential services.
Thank you to all those staff who have been involved with Fit Testing across Metro North Facilities, as well as our great Metro North Health staff for taking responsibility and getting fit tested to help keep ourselves, your colleagues and patients safe.
If any areas require a specific fit testing session locally, please contact MNHHSFitTestingProgram@health.qld.gov.au email account.
Falls and Falls with Harm
Despite robust processes, there has been a year-on-year increase in reported falls with harm across Metro North. RiskMan data seen below revealed that completion of the documentation of current risk could be improved, along with a renewed focus on prevention strategies and standardisation of processes across the HHS.
Please join us on therefore on Wednesday 27th October for a MN-wide refocus on Falls and Falls from Harm Awareness day. I encourage you to visit the dedicated MN Clinical Governance, Safety, Quality and Risk QHEPS page to find staff and patient resources to reinvigorate the ongoing work in your clinical area to prevent Falls with Harm.
Complete the staff survey on that QHEPS page before 4pm Wednesday 27th October and be sure to tell all your colleagues for the chance for one unit/ ward/ department from each facility with the most responses will win 10 coffee vouchers. There will also be a prize of morning tea for the most creative Falls from Harm Quality and Safety Dashboard as judged by your Quality and Safety Unit. Complete the registration form on the QHEPS page to make sure the judges see your display.
Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations in the Safety and Quality Awards. The calibre of the submissions was very high and I am pleased to announce the following finalists:
- Minimising harm from intravenous iron, Pharmacy, The Prince Charles Hospital
- TPCH top 10 Hospital Australia New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry, The Prince Charles Hospital
- HENRI: Hospital Emergency Neurosurgical Referral Interface, Kenneth G. Jamieson Department of Neurosurgery & Metro North IT, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
- The Development of a 3D Interactive Animation to Improve the Teaching of Shoulder Dystocia Obstetric Emergency, Clinical Skills Development Service
- My Registry of Lived Experience (My ROLE), Metro North Mental Health
- Mental Health and QAS Co-Responder Model, Metro North Mental Health
- Indigenous Mental Health Team, Metro North Mental Health
- SCOT: Developing a shared care model of service for treatment of opioid dependence from conceptualisation to implementation, Metro North Mental Health
- Trauma Informed Care, Metro North Mental Health
I am looking forward to announcing the winners next Friday’s Safety and Quality Forum. Today is the last day to register for the Safety and Quality Forum, so make sure you register now.
Safety and Quality Forum
Friday 22 October 2021, 8am – 4.30pm
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
The full program is available online and with more than 15 presenters joining us (both in person and virtually) the program features a diverse range of professionals sharing their experiences, projects and ideas with us. Hope you can join us. For more information and to register visit https://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/metronorth/safety-and-quality/safety-and-quality-forum
I look forward to welcoming everyone to this event.
Thank you to all staff across Metro North Health for continuing to step up and provide safe and quality of care to our patients and the community.
Kind regards,
Michele