News (extended archive)
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.
Carers need to take time for breast health
Jenny Strachan is one of more than 474,000 unpaid carers in Queensland who provide care and support to a family member. However, like many other carers she often puts her own health needs on hold.
We’re renovating and refurbishing parts of Redcliffe Hospital
For more than 40 years now, Redcliffe Hospital has been caring for its community. As our community continues to grow and change, we’re upgrading, renovating, and refurbishing the hospital’s facilities and supporting infrastructure.
Staff member suspended
Metro North Hospital and Health Service has moved quickly to suspend a staff member who was charged overnight with a range of offences.
Hospital and Health Boards recruitment (Extended)
Queensland community leaders are urged to apply for Hospital and Health Board positions to help deliver high-quality public health services in their local regions.
Specialist public health facility at Herston Quarter to be named STARS
The new $340 million specialist public health facility under construction at the Herston Health Precinct will be named the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).
Ten years of supporting breast health across Redcliffe and the Bay
Nearly 50,000 women have received free breast screens in the past 10 years through BreastScreen Queensland’s Kippa-Ring Service.
Participants needed for lung screening trial
The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) is seeking suitable people to undergo scanning as part of an international trial aimed at detecting and treating lung cancer before it becomes fatal.
Going Home – Clay Loft’s Story
I am Clay and I am a proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man. This is my story as told to Gai-Maree Cain.
