1.0Staff Extranethttps://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/extranetrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DT1aUBwbhD"><a href="https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/extranet/executive-messages/cnmo-20221223">Message from the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/extranet/executive-messages/cnmo-20221223/embed#?secret=DT1aUBwbhD" width="600" height="338" title="“Message from the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer” — Staff Extranet" data-secret="DT1aUBwbhD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Well colleagues, here we are at the end of 2022 and what a year. There has been so much happening across Metro North and nurses and midwives have once again done an outstanding job working alongside our allied health, medical, administrative, and operational colleagues to deliver great services to our communities. I have said it many times before but being the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer of Metro North fills me with such a sense of pride. While I know that sometimes things do not go quite as swimmingly as we would hope, I am also buoyed by the fact that together as a health service we achieve so much and we work collectively to ensure positive outcomes for the patients and clients in our care.