News (extended archive)
Do you have a New Year resolution?
Do you have a New Year resolution to get healthy and fit in 2019? So do we! Check out our list.
RBWH staff give to help families
Staff at Queensland’s largest hospital have given back to the community, donating more than 85 boxes of food for the holiday season.
Merry Christmas from Redcliffe Hospital
Merry Christmas from Redcliffe Hospital
Elsie pursues nursing with all her heart
Elsie Morton has at least five good reasons not to set foot in a hospital
Protocol signals renewed commitment to working together
A joint protocol to provide seamless connected care for people on Brisbane’s northside has been renewed. The refreshed agreement between Metro North Hospital and Health Service and Brisbane North PHN coincides with the release of a joint Year in Review report, documenting the shared achievements of both organisations during 2017/18.
Why you don’t want to meet us by accident this Christmas
Emergency doctors at the state’s largest hospital are pleading with young men to take care of themselves and their mates, as they prepare for an influx of booze and peer pressure related injuries.
No more plane, train and automobile journeys to Brisbane
Some cancer patients in regional Queensland are now able to receive treatment closer to home thanks to a new tele-chemotherapy service.
Christmas cheer for hospital volunteers
Christmas came early for Caboolture Hospital’s hard-working volunteers at a party held in their honour recently.
Caboolture Hospital graduates ready for exciting health career
Caboolture Hospital is helping to tackle youth unemployment in the Moreton Bay region with two innovative training programs developing the next generation of health care workers.
NDIS fuels Rehab Engineering Centre mission to improve patient outcomes
For over 30 years, Metro North’s Rehabilitation Engineering Centre has done wonders across the state, creating custom equipment that improves the health and wellbeing of Queenslanders with disabilities.
Deadly Start Education2Employment program
Metro North Hospital and Health Service is committed to Closing the Gap. Our Deadly Start Education2Employment program is giving school students a head start in healthcare by training up Indigenous nurses, allied health and dental professionals of the future.
Prestigious award for Ian Coombes
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Director of Pharmacy Associate Professor Ian Coombes was awarded the prestigious Fred J Boyd Award at Medicines Management 2018, the 44th SHPA National Conference.
A Deadly Start for Health
Hospitals and schools across Brisbane have teamed up to boost the number of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students taking up careers in health.
Reducing the barriers caused by chronic respiratory conditions
Recent graduates from a Satellite Pulmonary Rehabilitation program which has given them the skills and knowledge to manage their respiratory problems and get their lives back. From left, COH Allied Health Assistant Cherryl Bell, graduate Kerry Maree Wyatt and John Laufer, and COH Physiotherapist Stella Just.
Metro North Family Fiesta
It was a fabulous day at the inaugural Metro North Family Fiesta, with more than 800 staff, family and friends attending.
Clinical trial finds new immunotherapy improves MS symptoms
A world-first clinical trial of a new cellular immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) has found that it improved symptoms and quality of life for most patients.
World Prematurity Day
When Goondiwindi mum Chellice Roberts arrived at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) 16 days ago, she had no idea if her newborn baby Adrian was going to survive.
Indigenous courtesy phones to streamline support services
Two Indigenous courtesy phones have been installed at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) designed to streamline access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to maternity, mental health and hospital liaison services.
A day in the life of a NICU nurse
We spent some time in the Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital NICU ward with nurses Haley, Beth and Sarah, learning what life is like inside the NICU and what it takes to be a NICU nurse.
Statewide focus for frailty initiatives developed at Caboolture Hospital
Caboolture Hospital one of three hospitals to receive Queensland Health funding to develop and trial initiatives to improve the medical journey for frail patients.
Caboolture Hospital celebrates 25 years of caring for community
Staff, patients and the community are celebrating 25 years of caring and compassion at Caboolture Hospital.
Staff Excellence Awards
The Staff Excellence Awards allow us to recognise the amazing work happening across the health service and the commitment staff make every day to our values - respect, teamwork, compassion, integrity and high performance. Congratulations to all the winners, highly commended and finalists.
Putting a smile back on homeless faces
Disadvantages and homeless adults now have access to free dental care thanks to an innovative oral health partnership. The Priority Access Program, delivered by the University of Queensland (UQ) School of Dentistry and Metro North’s Community and Oral Health Service, is seeing dental screening being provided at community organisations such as the Salvation Army and The Wesley Mission in Brisbane’s inner city.
Planning for wellbeing
Brisbane North PHN Executive Manager Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Paul Martin joined Metro North Mental Health Executive Director Professor Brett Emmerson AM and Queensland Mental Health Commissioner Ivan Frkovic to launch Planning for Wellbeing.
Healthcare heroes conquer Race to Roof
Almost 250 runners and walkers from Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital are feeling the burn after participating in the 15th annual QSuper and RBWH Race to the Roof.