{"id":17474,"date":"2023-10-20T18:33:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T08:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=17474"},"modified":"2023-11-30T10:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:48:59","slug":"ed-red-20231020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-red-20231020","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Acting Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Louise

Louise O’Riordan, Acting Executive Director<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Metro

ACHS assessors with us from 8:00 am next Tuesday.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Redcliffe Hospital welcomes short-notice accreditation and we’ll have ACHS assessors with us from 8am next Tuesday.<\/h4>\n

Accreditation is not something we should feel anxious about.<\/p>\n

We welcome accreditation because it’s a positive opportunity to showcase how we provide safe and quality care, every day.<\/p>\n

We’ll be holding a Special Staff Forum next Monday at 3pm if you have any last-minute questions. The invitation for that session should be in your Outlook calendar. Until then, if you have any concerns or are feeling unsure about anything to do with accreditation, please talk to your line manager or NUM.<\/p>\n

Reconciliation Action Plan Launch<\/h3>\n

Our commitment to Health Equity at Redcliffe Hospital has never been stronger, with the launch of our Reconciliation Action Plan just around the corner.<\/p>\n

\"RedcliffeEarlier this year, Reconciliation Australia formally endorsed our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which is the product of many months of hard work by our\u00a0RAP Working Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Everyone is invited to join us for that major milestone here at the hospital on Thursday, 2 November. It will be a big event shared with local community members and leaders from across Metro North. We’ll make sure it’s in everyone’s Outlook calendars, and we’ll be broadcasting on Teams for those unable to make it along.<\/p>\n

Occupational Violence Prevention forum<\/h3>\n

Something we heard loud and clear in the Have Your Say Staff Survey is the need for a better approach to occupational violence prevention.<\/p>\n

\"MetroMetro North is convening an Occupational Violence Prevention Forum on Thursday, 9 November.<\/p>\n

All hospital staff are invited to nominate<\/a> to attend the forum, especially those with new ideas or experiences that they’d like to share.<\/p>\n

Medication Safety Workshop<\/h3>\n

This week, we saw a return to our Medication Safety workshops, with 18 nurses attending. These workshops were a regular fixture at Redcliffe until COVID, and it’s great to see them resume.<\/p>\n

The workshops have a strong focus on medication risk awareness and medication safety-related concepts throughout the patient journey, combining theory, lessons learnt from incidents, and hands-on practical tasks. Thanks to the Pharmacy team, led by Ann Whitaker and those involved in arranging the workshops.<\/p>\n

Dates for the workshops in 2024 will be available soon.<\/p>\n

\"MattRedcliffe Hosptial Expansion update<\/h3>\n

The second round of user groups has now taken place. Those meetings were well-attended, and we’re grateful to our consumers for their continued involvement and contributions.<\/p>\n

As we continue preparing for the Expansion, at our Staff Forum this week, I was pleased to announce that Matt Wharton has been appointed Nursing Director for the Redcliffe Hospital Expansion. Matt’s new role will be critical in helping us evolve our care models to adapt to the new facilities the Expansion will bring.<\/p>\n

Goodbye and best wishes to Pam<\/h3>\n

We’re saying goodbye and good luck to our Food Services Coordinator, Pam Ladd.<\/p>\n

For the past 15 years, no one has taken more pride in providing quality meals to our patients than Pam.<\/p>\n

\"PamPam joined the team in the kitchen back in 2008 and became coordinator for food services in 2016. Since then, she’s overseen upgrades and renovations and led the kitchen team safety through our COVID response.<\/p>\n

No one deserves a break more than Pam, but we’re still sad to see her go. Please join me in thanking Pam for her dedication to safe and quality patient care.<\/p>\n

A full recruitment process for Pam’s role will be underway soon.<\/p>\n

Patient Identification<\/h3>\n

A reminder to all staff about the importance of following the\u00a0Metro North Patient Identification and Matching Procedure<\/a>\u00a0with every patient.<\/p>\n

The procedure sets out the requirement for all staff to use a minimum of three approved patient identifiers:<\/p>\n