{"id":8858,"date":"2021-12-17T12:27:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T02:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=4281"},"modified":"2021-12-17T12:27:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T02:27:24","slug":"news-in-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/mhb\/news-in-brief","title":{"rendered":"News in brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container 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 fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/intergenerational-connection-400x267.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/267;\" \/>Group brings generations together<\/h2>\n<p>TPCH\u2019s Older Persons Mental Health Team (TPCH-OPMHT) has adopted a new direction for its consumer wellness group by looking at new ways to help address the feelings of loneliness and isolation commonly experienced by older members of the community.<\/p>\n<p>TPCH-OPMHT team leader Fiona Hope said that intergenerational care is about meaningful engagement between the young and old. Emerging research led by Griffith University shows that intergenerational engagement has benefits to both age groups.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/comms.health.qld.gov.au\/ch\/92002\/61xfq\/2427\/nNXrNNzonk3J6s4.KSEvWR6LWhNILDrENl6eGuTq.html\">Read more &#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:4px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>QuARRIES 2021 awards winners announced<\/h2>\n<p>Congratulations to the Metro North Mental Health&#8217;s Pharmacists in Psychiatric Emergency Centre team who took home the Service Line award at the recent 2021 Quality Awards Recognising Remarkable Initiative and Excellence in Service (QuARRIES) awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Held on Thursday 18 November\u00a0in the RBWH Education Centre, the QuARRIES category winners were chosen on the strength of their written nomination by an expert judging panel, celebrating initiative and excellence across the health service.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up the excellent work and congratulations again to our winning team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun fact: The name QuARRIES was inspired by the original quarry site upon which the hospital is built.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:4px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-2 fusion-columns-total-2 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4253\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4254\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:4px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2><strong>Early Psychosis \u2013 Supporting social connection during Covid <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Early Psychosis Team has been busy facilitating\u00a0a social group for young people aged between 18 and\u00a025 that are recovering from their\u00a0first episode of psychosis.<\/p>\n<p>The group aims to reduce social isolation and increase social connectedness with peers whilst normalising\u00a0the experience of psychosis and improving social skills through their recovery journey.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Mental Health Week 2021 a collaborative art project was designed and created by the young people accessing this service, inspired by this year&#8217;s theme &#8216;Take Time for Mental Health&#8217;. The group worked together, sharing ideas and supported each other to give art a go.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the final masterpiece!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:4px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2>Staff Compliments<\/h2>\n<p>Read about some of the great feedback our services and staff have received.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;NAMED STAFF did everything to ensure I received\u00a0a referral to see someone about healthy coping methods (other than drugs) for my anxiety. He booked me in for a group session. I couldn\u2019t be happier.\u00a0It\u2019s so comforting to know that ADIS is just a phone call away if I\u2019m having a hard time abstaining from benzodiazepines 24\/7. Nights are usually my worst time so having someone like NAMED STAFF there to calm me down is so important and I\u2019m very grateful ADIS is there.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Big thank you to NAMED &#8211; IPRA and NAMED Consumer\/Carer Consultant for the community visitors phone number being put on the board and for helping me with escorted leave when I really needed it. Much thanks from NAMED STAFF are doing great jobs in helping with getting the community visitor number on the board and helping me save my things at home.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I wish to say my treating doctors and nurses have all been fantastic. Thankyou for helping me get through this rough patch. Food good. Everything is and was great. Thanks once again.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Personally my opinion is you guys should update the photo box, there are some really top notch nurses that aren&#8217;t in the photo box. I found it really helpful on my first admission in the ward getting familiar with the people who take care of me. I&#8217;ve been impressed with the level of professionalism of care I&#8217;ve received from Caboolture Hospital Mental Health. It has been a long journey to recovery for me and I\u2019m very thankful to the staff for the love and care that has been provided to me. 100\/100 for the awesome service in my journey to recovery.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;NSP ladies are bloody awesome. They see me as a person not an addict.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Safe space was so incredible and amazing and I am so grateful that I found it! It\u2019s the most incredibly initiative and I\u2019m so glad to know it\u2019s there for me.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:4px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2>Merry Christmas to all Metro North Mental Health staff<\/h2>\n<p>As we have faced another challenging year, the Executive Team would like to thank you for your ongoing commitment and hard work throughout 2021. At Metro North Mental Health\u00a0we strive to deliver the best possible care for our consumers and clients and couldn\u2019t achieve this without our passionate team. We hope that this Christmas you can spend time with loved ones near and afar.<\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in 2022!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More news from the Metro North Mental Health .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":4237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mhb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>News in brief - 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=\"News in brief - 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