Glynis Schultz, Executive Director, Community and Oral Health
We continued our executive visits to Community and Oral Health facilities this week at Sandgate Dental Clinic, and we were very appreciative of the warm welcome we received from the whole team.
It was a great opportunity to hear from the staff and a number of actions have already been taken in response to the issues raised.
As part of the morning tea we acknowledged the work of staff during challenging times, and thanked everyone for their continued commitment and team work.
You will be able to find out more about the Sandgate Dental Clinic, it’s staff and the great work they are doing next week when we release the Voice of Sandgate publication.
Our Sandgate Shining Stars
As part of our visit to Sandgate we celebrated a number of deserving winners of the April Shining Star Awards.
Please take the time to congratulate our Sandgate Dental Clinic winners:
- John Paterson, Dentist: For working tirelessly for the community over many years.
- Scott Keam, Senior Dental Technician: For achieving quality outcomes for our patients.
- Dental Assistant Team: For their endurance, leadership and teamwork in trying times.
- Brett Jamieson, Dentist: For being a reliable, dependable and patient-focussed clinician.
- Sandgate Dental Clinic: For standing up when required.
Kind, safe and inclusive quality care every day
We are committed to providing kind, safe and inclusive quality care every day.
As part of that commitment, I invite you to join Metro North’s Chief Executive, Jackie Hanson and our Chief Medical Officer, Dr Liz Rushbrook, next Monday at 11.00 am for a Vidcast focussing on Standard Three – Preventing and controlling infections.
Join the Vidcast from 11.00 am next Monday.
Premier’s Award for Excellence
You may have seen from the Chief Executive message last week that at the Premier’s Awards for Excellence recently, Metro North shared in the Queensland Health win for the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is an excellent outcome and is not only reflective of the leadership of Metro North, but the immense work delivered by Community and Oral Health staff across our testing, vaccination and hotel quarantine teams.
Culture and Wellbeing Initiatives
Community and Oral Health is dedicated to building healthy workplace cultures that value and enhance the health and wellbeing of our staff. I want to thank everyone for their response to the COH culture and wellbeing survey that was completed in late March.
It was very encouraging to see how many local events and initiatives are currently occurring across our services such as wellbeing and kindness walls, peer responder sessions, professional celebration days, wellbeing checks-ins and local staff social events.
Following the survey, our Community and Oral Health Culture and Wellbeing Committee are taking the themes and findings forward to support culture and wellbeing programs locally.
We are supporting facilities to assist with key wellness initiatives that bring everyone together. There will be more detail about this support circulated through our bulletin in the coming weeks and months.
Flu timetable is now out
It became the burning question … when will our COH Flu Vaccination Program start?
The answer is next week!
I encourage as many staff as possible to ‘Flick the Flu’ and take advantage of the free vaccination available.
Medical Leadership Intensive Program
Metro North has recently launched a new Medical Leadership Intensive Program, to enhance the leadership skills of senior medical staff across the organisation.
The program provides comprehensive knowledge to help medical leaders navigate the challenges of the complex and changing environment within the healthcare environment and influence positive change.
The program is initially available to Clinical Directors and Medical Directors within Metro North. It is delivered in three individual sessions over a 12-week period. To find out more, please email MedicalLeadershipIP_MN@health.qld.gov.au.
Anzac Day Sunset Service
The Anzac Day Sunset Service will recommence this year, the first time since COVID-19 which is great news!
I know that many of our Brighton Health Campus residents, staff and patients take the time to pay their respects during this local service. Details follow:
Date: Tuesday 25 April 2023
Venue: Brighton Health Campus, RAAF Memorial/Park, Corner 19th Ave and Flinders Parade
Time: 4.00 pm (for a 4.30 pm start) and goes for approx. 30 minutes
Next executive facility visit
Our next executive visit will be Chermside Community Health Centre on Tuesday 23 May with a staff morning tea at 11.00 am in Room 26.
This will include the announcement of our May Shining Star Award winners.
Please nominate one of your peers from Chermside for the May Shining Star Award with a 50-100 word submission which can be sent to COH-Communications@health.qld.gov.au
Nominations will close on Wednesday 17 May.
Glynis.