{"id":8465,"date":"2020-11-24T10:58:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T00:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=436"},"modified":"2020-11-24T10:58:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T00:58:32","slug":"peer-responders-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/get-redi\/peer-responders-at-work","title":{"rendered":"Peer Responders at work across the Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"attachment_438\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-438\" class=\"size-full wp-image-438 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/11\/peer-responder-floor-walk.jpg\" alt=\"Peer Responders at work in the hospital\" width=\"400\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peer Responders, Alan and Rhonda walk the wards introducing themselves to hospital staff<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Our 27 Peer Responders come from all over the hospital. We have doctors, nurses, administrative, and support staff who now all proudly wear the Peer Responder badge,&#8221; Dr Yan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each of them volunteered and applied for the role. There was a selection and interview process, and they all went through training in phycological first aid before they were appointed,&#8221; Dr Yan said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Peer Responders don&#8217;t take the place of professional counsellors. They can help, though, in providing confidential support during tough times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re well-placed to be a first step in referring staff to ongoing support services they may need.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Yan said Redcliffe was the second hospital in Metro North to appoint Peer Responders.<\/p>\n<p>A full list of our Peer Responders is <a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/redcliffe\/iamredcliffe\/peer-responder\/speak\">available on QHEPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-seven Redcliffe Hospital staff have been appointed as the hospital&#8217;s new Peer Responders.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Alan Yan, Chair of Clinical Council and Co-chair of the Wellness Working Group, said the Peer Responders were all speciality-trained to provide support to staff where and when it may be needed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-get-redi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Peer Responders at work across the Hospital - Staff Extranet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Peer Responders at work across the Hospital - Staff Extranet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Twenty-seven Redcliffe Hospital staff have been appointed as the hospital&#039;s new Peer Responders. 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