Message from the Acting Executive Director

Tanya Beaumont, Acting Executive Director

The King and I – Can you pick the difference?

For my first day acting in the Executive Director role I am very excited to share with you some of the great pictures from the grand opening of the Gannet House Cinema.

It was a wonderful and very fun event to be part of, and the majority of residents got involved and dressed up as their favourite movie characters.

We saw it all, characters from Game of Thrones to the King and I, and others ranging from the Sound of Music to Thor – so many movie stars made an appearance from Hollywood to Bollywood!

I have no doubt that our residents and families will take full advantage of this new space, especially on Sunday’s during the “Oldie but a Goodie’ movie session.

Our female version of Thor

Best dressed resident Patty

Elsje cutting the ribbon

The cinema, similar to the one built at Cooinda House in 2023, features comfortable reclining chairs and lounges, surround sound, cinematic curtains and sound proofing, mood lighting, as well as a massive 86-inch LED television screen with cinema quality multimedia equipment.

Thank you Elsje (pictured right), a popular Gannet House resident who officially cut the ribbon and opened the new entertainment area.

A big thank you to the Building, Engineering and Maintenance team who seamlessly created the area and new kitchen for residents to use.

Following the opening of the highly successful cinema at Cooinda House we couldn’t wait for this new amenity to be built at Gannet House.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

Reminder – Staff movements

From today, Glynis will be acting in the Chief Operating Officer role until Wednesday 22 May 2024 – then she will be taking some leave before returning Monday 27 May 2024.

While I am acting in the Executive Director role, Michael Bishop will be acting in the Director of Nursing from Wednesday 24 April 2024 to Sunday 26 May 2024.

Compliment – Aged Care Assessment Team

“Over the course of this year, I have had to deal with the Brisbane North ACAT team to have my mother’s ACAT reviewed. During this time, I have found the services provided by your office to be above my expectations.

“Each time I have spoken they have listened with empathy and sought to assist where they can. I am aware of the great demand on their services, but they made appointments as soon as possible and accommodated the changes in my mother’s circumstances.

“When the booked assessment couldn’t go ahead because of the illness of the assessor, I was impressed by the proactive approach taken by staff to arrange a new assessment.

“I also found Tania Goodman excellent. To the extent that she rang at two minutes to five on a Friday afternoon, because she had said she’d provide the outcome of the review before the end of the week.

“That is incredible service. Thank you.”

ieMR instructor-led training has commenced

The in-scope Community Services within Community and Oral Health will be going live with the integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) from Wednesday 26 June 2024.

This means a major milestone in our ieMR readiness journey has commenced – instructor-led ieMR training.

Bookings for in-person, instructor-led training sessions are managed through the Talent Management System (TMS). Your line manager will book you in for your instructor-led training session/s.

A timetable of ieMR instructor-led training sessions available for Community Services staff can be viewed here.

Web-based prerequisite training is also available through TMS and must be completed prior to undertaking instructor-led training.

If you’re not sure what training you need to complete ahead of ieMR go-live, please click here to take the interactive quiz. Everyone who requires ieMR training must have it completed prior to ieMR go-live.

If you have any questions please first speak to your line manager before escalating to the Metro North ieMR Program team at: ieMRProject-MetroNorth@health.qld.gov.au.

Statewide 10,000 Steps Challenge starts next week

Would you like a chance at winning $5000 in professional development funding for your team while improving your health and wellbeing?

Then the Queensland Health Steps Challenge is for you!

Key information:

An account needs to be created for each participant
Each team requires a Team Captain – have them create their account first!
Once registered, the Team Captain will need to contact Metro North Comms to create their Team (please include your Team name and Facility/Directorate)
The Metro North Comms team will then provide the Team Captain with a code to send to Team members to use when signing up – Teams are to consist of between 7 to 10 people.

Once all team members are registered, you’re ready to Get Moving Together! Whether it’s walking, swimming, cycling, or even active gardening, and dancing, every move matters!

For more information, head to the Queensland Health Steps Challenge page or contact Metro North Comms via email metronorth-events@health.qld.gov.au.

Reminder of sacrifice

Anzac Day, observed annually on the 25th of April, holds significant importance as a National Day of Remembrance in both Australia and New Zealand, commemorating the anniversary of the first major military action involving Australian and New Zealand troops during World War I.

Anzac Day serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by Australians and New Zealanders in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. Through ceremonies, services and acts of remembrance, Anzac Day unites people in paying tribute to those who serve.

Please visit the Queensland Veterans’ Portal to learn more about the importance of Anzac Day and the options available to commemorate, such as:

attending a commemorative service
placing a virtual poppy at the Anzac Square & Memorial Galleries website
view the digital stories (compiled by the State Library of Queensland) to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences and sacrifices of Queensland veterans.

A final shout out

While only joining Cooinda House this year enrolled nurse Jacinta McDonagh has relished the experience working in geriatric and complex care.

“While I have spent a lot of the time in the private sector, I have always wanted to be part of the public residential aged care sector, especially areas which specialise in geriatric care and managing mental health and complex cases,” Jacinta said.