{"id":339,"date":"2020-10-27T09:11:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T23:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T05:09:55","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/news","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background 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-padding-right-small:10px;--awb-padding-left-small:10px;--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 fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--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-margin-top-small:-25px;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch qh-card-action qh-card-icon-left fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--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%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/news\/year-in-review\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none qh-card-img-icon-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"151\" title=\"ohow-icon-black\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/ohow-icon-black.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2789\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3>Year in review<\/h3>\n<p>Explore the <em>Metro North Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Year in Review<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch qh-card-action qh-card-icon-left fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper\" style=\"--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--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%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/news\/talk-about-newsletter\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none qh-card-img-icon-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"151\" title=\"ohow-icon-black\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/08\/ohow-icon-black.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2789\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3>Talk-About Newsletter<\/h3>\n<p>The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander newsletter covering program updates, events, community stories and staff profiles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28.5;line-height:1.2;\">Latest news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-grid-wrapper fusion-blog-pagination home-page-news-grid\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-blog-layout-grid .fusion-post-grid{padding:20px;}.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-posts-container{margin-left: -20px !important; margin-right:-20px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination fusion-blog-layout-grid fusion-blog-layout-grid-4 isotope fusion-blog-equal-heights\" data-pages=\"1\" data-grid-col-space=\"40\" style=\"margin: -20px -20px 0;min-height:500px;\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-2161\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2161 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/persistent-pain-clinic-celebrate-first-year-matsichs\" aria-label=\"Persistent Pain Clinic celebrate first year milestone at MATSICHS\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/cab-persistent-pain-clinic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Consumers at the Persistent Pain Clinic at Caboolture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/cab-persistent-pain-clinic-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/cab-persistent-pain-clinic-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/cab-persistent-pain-clinic-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/cab-persistent-pain-clinic-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/cab-persistent-pain-clinic.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/persistent-pain-clinic-celebrate-first-year-matsichs\">Persistent Pain Clinic celebrate first year milestone at MATSICHS<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/mrsod\" title=\"Posts by mrsod\" rel=\"author\">mrsod<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T09:22:47+10:00<\/span><span>5 February 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Persistent Pain Clinic partnership at The Moreton Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service (Moreton ATSICHS) recently celebrated its first year of outreach care.\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2171\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2171 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/support-mob-roslyn-new-role-rbwh\" aria-label=\"In creating change to support mob, Roslyn loves her new role at RBWH\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/roslyn-rbwh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/roslyn-rbwh-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/roslyn-rbwh-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/roslyn-rbwh-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/roslyn-rbwh-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/roslyn-rbwh.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/support-mob-roslyn-new-role-rbwh\">In creating change to support mob, Roslyn loves her new role at RBWH<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/lewryd\" title=\"Posts by Douglas\" rel=\"author\">Douglas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T09:32:40+10:00<\/span><span>18 November 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Her position has a strategic focus on Health Equity towards Closing the Gap, increasing cultural capability within service lines and building relationships with community.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2165\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/redh-ngarrama-maternity-program-expands\" aria-label=\"Redcliffe Hospital Ngarrama Maternity program expands\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/angelbub.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ngarrama Redcliffe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker, Angel Sellars, pictured with a newborn.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/angelbub-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/angelbub-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/angelbub-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/angelbub-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/angelbub.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/redh-ngarrama-maternity-program-expands\">Redcliffe Hospital Ngarrama Maternity program expands<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/mrsod\" title=\"Posts by mrsod\" rel=\"author\">mrsod<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T09:35:52+10:00<\/span><span>18 November 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Expectant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women accessing Redcliffe Hospital will soon have the choice of a continuity of care model across the antenatal, birthing, and postnatal period.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2158\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2158 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/deadly-start-graduate-wins-double\" aria-label=\"Deadly Start graduate wins double at Queensland Training Awards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/newsroom-deadly-start-trainee.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deadly Start Trainee and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Charlotte\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/newsroom-deadly-start-trainee-200x133.png 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/newsroom-deadly-start-trainee-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/newsroom-deadly-start-trainee-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/newsroom-deadly-start-trainee-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/newsroom-deadly-start-trainee.png 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/deadly-start-graduate-wins-double\">Deadly Start graduate wins double at Queensland Training Awards<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/nealeian\" title=\"Posts by nealeian\" rel=\"author\">nealeian<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T09:36:01+10:00<\/span><span>4 September 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Deadly Start school-based trainee Charlotte did not imagine that her hard work, dedication, and commitment would lead to her accomplishments being recognised at a State level.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2154\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2154 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/henry-brings-culture-to-stars\" aria-label=\"Henry brings his knowledge of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures to STARS\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/henry-nona.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"STARS Cultural Capability Officer, Henry Nona\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/henry-nona-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/henry-nona-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/henry-nona.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/henry-brings-culture-to-stars\">Henry brings his knowledge of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures to STARS<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/mrsod\" title=\"Posts by mrsod\" rel=\"author\">mrsod<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:40:04+10:00<\/span><span>26 June 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Identifying as both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian, Henry has joined STARS as the Cultural Capability Officer.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2151\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2151 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/ash-luke-mental-health-change-makers\" aria-label=\"Ashleigh and Luke, mental health change makers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/nr-ash-luke.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Luke Smith and Ashleigh Nadar are new members of the Perinatal Mental Health team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/nr-ash-luke-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/nr-ash-luke-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/nr-ash-luke-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/nr-ash-luke-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/nr-ash-luke.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/ash-luke-mental-health-change-makers\">Ashleigh and Luke, mental health change makers<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/mrsod\" title=\"Posts by mrsod\" rel=\"author\">mrsod<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:40:11+10:00<\/span><span>14 June 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Metro North Perinatal Mental Health team helps to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and birthing parents. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2146\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2146 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/redcliffe-hospital-acknowledges-stolen-wages\" aria-label=\"Redcliffe Hospital acknowledges stolen wages\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-gary-cobbo-uncle-david-wragge-uncle-roger-knox.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-gary-cobbo-uncle-david-wragge-uncle-roger-knox-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-gary-cobbo-uncle-david-wragge-uncle-roger-knox-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-gary-cobbo-uncle-david-wragge-uncle-roger-knox-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-gary-cobbo-uncle-david-wragge-uncle-roger-knox-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-gary-cobbo-uncle-david-wragge-uncle-roger-knox.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/redcliffe-hospital-acknowledges-stolen-wages\">Redcliffe Hospital acknowledges stolen wages<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/lewryd\" title=\"Posts by Douglas\" rel=\"author\">Douglas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:40:18+10:00<\/span><span>12 June 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Redcliffe Hospital has formally acknowledged the history of using stolen wages of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders to build the hospital.\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2143\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/satellite-hospitals-co-named-with-traditional-owners\" aria-label=\"Metro North Health Satellite Hospitals co-named with Traditional Owners\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/sh-co-named.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Metro North Health has worked with Traditional Owners and Custodians to co-name its three Satellite Hospitals.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/sh-co-named-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/sh-co-named-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/sh-co-named-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/sh-co-named-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/sh-co-named.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/satellite-hospitals-co-named-with-traditional-owners\">Metro North Health Satellite Hospitals co-named with Traditional Owners<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/mrsod\" title=\"Posts by mrsod\" rel=\"author\">mrsod<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:40:24+10:00<\/span><span>10 June 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Metro North Health has worked with Traditional Owners and Custodians to co-name its three Satellite Hospitals. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2139\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2139 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/yarning-connecting-atsi-communities\" aria-label=\"Yarning \u2013 connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and improving health outcomes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/stephanie-archibald-f.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/stephanie-archibald-f-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/stephanie-archibald-f-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/stephanie-archibald-f-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/stephanie-archibald-f-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/stephanie-archibald-f.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/yarning-connecting-atsi-communities\">Yarning \u2013 connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and improving health outcomes<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/lewryd\" title=\"Posts by Douglas\" rel=\"author\">Douglas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:40:32+10:00<\/span><span>15 May 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Yarning tables play an important role in providing culturally safe healthcare<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2136\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2136 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/gladys-farewells-hospital-family\" aria-label=\"Mother nurse Gladys farewells hospital family\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/gladys-akhurst.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gladys Akhurst (photo courtesy of the Courier Mail)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/gladys-akhurst-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/gladys-akhurst-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/gladys-akhurst-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/gladys-akhurst-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/gladys-akhurst.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/gladys-farewells-hospital-family\">Mother nurse Gladys farewells hospital family<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/mrsod\" title=\"Posts by mrsod\" rel=\"author\">mrsod<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:40:38+10:00<\/span><span>13 May 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Queensland's longest serving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander registered nurse Gladys Akhurst is hanging up her theatre scrubs after 55 years of service.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2133\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2133 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/a-chance-meeting-keeps-aunty-helenor-on-her-feet\" aria-label=\"A chance meeting keeps Aunty Helenor on her feet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/aunty-helenor-rassip-deadly-feet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aunty Helenor Rassip from Innisfail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/aunty-helenor-rassip-deadly-feet-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/aunty-helenor-rassip-deadly-feet-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/aunty-helenor-rassip-deadly-feet.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/a-chance-meeting-keeps-aunty-helenor-on-her-feet\">A chance meeting keeps Aunty Helenor on her feet<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/lewryd\" title=\"Posts by Douglas\" rel=\"author\">Douglas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:40:46+10:00<\/span><span>10 January 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>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. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2130\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2130 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/staff-shine-at-sea\" aria-label=\"Staff shine at Excellence Awards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/ckw-atsi-health-services.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services were big winners on the night\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/ckw-atsi-health-services-200x126.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/ckw-atsi-health-services-400x251.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/ckw-atsi-health-services-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/ckw-atsi-health-services.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/staff-shine-at-sea\">Staff shine at Excellence Awards<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/mrsod\" title=\"Posts by mrsod\" rel=\"author\">mrsod<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:40:52+10:00<\/span><span>18 December 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2127\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2127 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/better-first-nations-heart-health\" aria-label=\"Co-design the key to better First Nations heart health\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/louise-cullen-feature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/louise-cullen-feature-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/louise-cullen-feature-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/louise-cullen-feature.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/better-first-nations-heart-health\">Co-design the key to better First Nations heart health<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/mrsod\" title=\"Posts by mrsod\" rel=\"author\">mrsod<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:41:26+10:00<\/span><span>8 November 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are nine times more likely to have a cardiac event before they\u2019re 45. Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital emergency physician Professor Louise Cullen is working to change that.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2124\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2124 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/btmap-discharge-medication\" aria-label=\"Enhancing access to discharge medication for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/staff-supporting-btma.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers and pharmacy staff supporting BTMA at Redcliffe Hospital\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/staff-supporting-btma-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/staff-supporting-btma-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/staff-supporting-btma.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/btmap-discharge-medication\">Enhancing access to discharge medication for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/mrsod\" title=\"Posts by mrsod\" rel=\"author\">mrsod<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:41:33+10:00<\/span><span>11 July 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Metro North Health are leading the way with a first of a kind program to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with ease of access to discharge medication at no cost to the patient.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2120\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2120 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/deadly-start-welcomes-trainees\" aria-label=\"Deadly Start expands across the state to welcome 139 trainees\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/kobi-and-mikhalia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/kobi-and-mikhalia-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/kobi-and-mikhalia-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/kobi-and-mikhalia.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/deadly-start-welcomes-trainees\">Deadly Start expands across the state to welcome 139 trainees<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/rezaks\" title=\"Posts by rezaks\" rel=\"author\">rezaks<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:41:48+10:00<\/span><span>29 June 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Metro North Health will today welcome a record 139 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into the Deadly Start program as it expands across the State.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2116\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2116 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/respected-elder-overcomes-fear-healthcare-system\" aria-label=\"Respected Elder overcomes fear of healthcare system\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-rodney-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Uncle Rodney shares his positive experience\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-rodney-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-rodney-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/uncle-rodney-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/respected-elder-overcomes-fear-healthcare-system\">Respected Elder overcomes fear of healthcare system<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/rezaks\" title=\"Posts by rezaks\" rel=\"author\">rezaks<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:41:56+10:00<\/span><span>14 April 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2113\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/health-equity-strategy-naidoc-week\" aria-label=\"Metro North Launches Health Equity Strategy in Line With NAIDOC Week\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/naidoc-health-equity.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"NAIDOC Week and Health Equity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/naidoc-health-equity-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/naidoc-health-equity-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/naidoc-health-equity.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/health-equity-strategy-naidoc-week\">Metro North Launches Health Equity Strategy in Line With NAIDOC Week<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/rezaks\" title=\"Posts by rezaks\" rel=\"author\">rezaks<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:42:04+10:00<\/span><span>6 July 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Metro North Health has this week launched its health equity strategy to improve health outcomes and ensure life expectancy parity by 2031 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2109\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2109 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/mn-launches-health-equity-campaign\" aria-label=\"Metro North Health Launches Health Equity Starts with Me campaign\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/news-health-equity-220412.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/news-health-equity-220412-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/news-health-equity-220412-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/news-health-equity-220412.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/mn-launches-health-equity-campaign\">Metro North Health Launches Health Equity Starts with Me campaign<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/rezaks\" title=\"Posts by rezaks\" rel=\"author\">rezaks<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:42:27+10:00<\/span><span>12 April 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Metro North Health has unveiled a bold new campaign \u2013 Health Equity Starts with Me - to drive health equity and eliminate institutional racism across the health service. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2106\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/medical-atsi-0921\" aria-label=\"New medical pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women on track to save lives\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/women-business-team.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"New medical pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women on track to save lives\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/women-business-team-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/women-business-team-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/women-business-team.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/medical-atsi-0921\">New medical pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women on track to save lives<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/stephensonjo\" title=\"Posts by Jo\" rel=\"author\">Jo<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:42:46+10:00<\/span><span>27 September 2021<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Women\u2019s 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 \u201cwomen\u2019s business\u201d, specifically barriers to attending gynaecology and maternity appointments.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2103\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2103 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/better-together-medication-access-launches-across-metro-north\" aria-label=\"Better Together Medication Access launches across Metro North\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/better-together-medication.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/better-together-medication-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/better-together-medication-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/better-together-medication.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/better-together-medication-access-launches-across-metro-north\">Better Together Medication Access launches across Metro North<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/lewryd\" title=\"Posts by Douglas\" rel=\"author\">Douglas<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:42:58+10:00<\/span><span>22 October 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>A first-of-its-kind pharmaceutical program launched across Metro North Hospital and Health Service this month will allow greater access to medications for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients visiting its facilities.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-2100\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-2100 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-atsi-news\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #818181;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#818181;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/better-together-van-close-the-gap\" aria-label=\"Better Together Health van unveiled to help close the gap on health outcomes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/better-together-van-200319.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/better-together-van-200319-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/better-together-van-200319-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/02\/better-together-van-200319.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 856px) 295px, (min-width: 784px) 393px, (min-width: 712px) 590px, (min-width: 640px) 712px, \" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:0px 25px 0px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h3 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/atsi-news\/better-together-van-close-the-gap\">Better Together Health van unveiled to help close the gap on health outcomes<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ourhealthourway\/author\/rezaks\" title=\"Posts by rezaks\" rel=\"author\">rezaks<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-02-19T10:43:48+10:00<\/span><span>19 March 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-double sep-solid\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>A new Better Together Health van unveiled today is set to provide more convenient access to health care information for members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Brisbane\u2019s north.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>\n.blog-shortcode-post-title {\n    margin-top: 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