{"id":3033,"date":"2021-10-08T16:08:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T06:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=3033"},"modified":"2021-10-08T16:08:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T06:08:48","slug":"21-10-08-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/executive-messages\/chief-executive\/21-10-08-ace","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Acting Chief Executive: Jackie Hanson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n

This morning our Incident Controller Louise O\u2019Riordan and I held a vidcast about Metro North\u2019s refreshed COVID planning. Our current tiered response plans are available on our staff COVID extranet<\/a>.\u00a0 When the refreshed plans are completed they will also be added to the site for your reference. The vidcast recording will be available online later today.<\/p>\n

We have had a strong focus on COVID vaccination for the past few months, but other activity continues which is a credit to the commitment of staff across the organisation.<\/p>\n

TPCH has established a dedicated user group to support the design and construction of a new 1,500 bay multi-storey car park planned for TPCH campus. The user group, which consists of hospital staff from a range of clinical and non-clinical disciplines, will help inform decisions made in relation to certain aspects of the new car parking facility including its physical design and appearance, and operational function. The input of the user group will help ensure it meets the needs of patients, staff and visitors, particularly as more people access health services on the campus in the coming years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our hospital foundations do an excellent job supporting a range of programs and activities across our clinical directorates. RBWH Foundation now supports Redcliffe Hospital and STARS as well as RBWH. The Redcliffe Hospital Giving Day will be held next Wednesday 13 October. Even if you won\u2019t be at Redcliffe Hospital on Wednesday, you can support the event by telling your friends and family about the Raise it for Redcliffe Hospital<\/a> campaign.<\/p>\n

Wednesday is also International Hospital Security Officer Appreciation Day. Our protective services team are an integral part of our care teams to keep staff, patients and visitors safe. We have also had great results from the trial of specially trained security ambassadors in our surgical wards. These ambassadors provide support for patients with challenging behaviours and those who might be disoriented after surgery.<\/p>\n

Next week is also Mental Health Week. Our Mental Health directorate provides a wide range of care models from community based to acute services. Mental Health Week is an opportunity to recognise the important work the team does and also to think about what you\u2019re doing to support your own mental health. You can use the five moments of emotional hygiene:<\/p>\n