Louise Oriti

Be brave. Make change. That’s the theme for National Reconciliation Week this year.

We began our recognition of National Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week with our Cultural Capability Officer Elwyn Henaway playing the didgeridoo in the stairwell of the hospital’s Main Building. Later, more than fifty people joined our Yarning Circle in the Healing Garden, where we shared yarns about what National Sorry Day represents and how we can all be brave and make change.

Our recognition of National Reconciliation Week will continue next Tuesday with our Raising of the Flags. Next Friday, in respectful acknowledgement of the 30th anniversary of the historic Mabo High Court decision, there will also be a morning tea in the Staff Courtyard.

If you can’t make it along to these events, I’d encourage you to find out more about their significance as we all continue together on our national journey of reconciliation.

Peak levels of clinical activity

Our hospital is back to those peak levels of clinical activity we’ve been experiencing in recent weeks. The Emergency Department is seeing more than 200 presentations most days. Thank you once again to everyone who is working hard to support patient care and helping to get QAS paramedics back out on the road as quickly as possible.

As we head further into the winter flu season, services like the Metro North Virtual Emergency Department and Hospital in the Home will continue to be important options and alternatives in providing appropriate patients with safe and flexible care.

Clinical Council EOI extended

Clinical Council is our peak staff advisory body, advocating for clinical excellence and contributing to the strategic leadership of the hospital. The Council has extended its EOI for new members, and is particularly encouraging applications from non-clinical staff. To find out more, please get in touch with Council Chair Dr Alan Yan.

Lastly this week, we’re now in the final days of Mandatory May. Thank you to everyone who took the opportunity to bring their mandatory training up to date. Making sure our mandatory and requisite training is up to date is another way that we take ownership for our words and actions. #IamRedcliffe.

Louise Oriti
Executive Director
Redcliffe Hospital