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A chance meeting keeps Aunty Helenor on her feet

10 January 2024|

Aunty Helenor Rassip from Innisfail had a chance meeting in Caboolture with the Deadly Feet program, leading to an important intervention and positive outcome for her long-term health.

Staff shine at Excellence Awards

18 December 2023|

Care of older people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and those with heart and lung disease were in spotlight on Friday 15 December as Metro North Health celebrated its annual Staff Excellence Awards.

Co-design the key to better First Nations heart health

8 November 2023|

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are nine times more likely to have a cardiac event before they’re 45. Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital emergency physician Professor Louise Cullen is working to change that.

Respected Elder overcomes fear of healthcare system

14 April 2023|

When Pastor Uncle Rodney Minniecon, a Gurang Gurang and Kabi Kabi man from Bundaberg Queensland, travelled to Brisbane as a Minister, he fell severely unwell for the first time in over 60 years.

New medical pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women on track to save lives

27 September 2021|

The Women’s Business Shared Pathway was developed to deliver culturally appropriate patient-centred care for First Nations women, aiming to support care closer to home and remove barriers to healthcare appointment attendance related to all things “women’s business”, specifically barriers to attending gynaecology and maternity appointments.