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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.