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Australia’s first female triple transplant patient celebrates 20 years since lifesaving surgery
Twenty years ago Lucinda Simpson became the first Australian woman to have a lifesaving triple organ transplant, and a living heart donor.
Preventing falls this festive season
Prevent slips, trips and falls this festive season with the RBWH Trauma Service.
Don’t let the ham get you this Christmas!
Each year over the festive season, the Metro North Health Public Health Unit sees an uptick in notifications of gastro bugs like Salmonella and Campylobacter.
Events
Allied Health Research Symposium
Date: 17 February 2026
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Education Centre, Herston, Queensland, 4029
Metro North Health and Metro South Health are pleased to invite you to its second Allied Health Research Symposium.
Advanced Life Support - Level 2
Date: 19 – 20 February 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
2-day course focusing on developing advanced skills in managing the deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 11 March 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Cnr Butterfield St and
Bowen Bridge Rd
HERSTON QLD 4029
Phone: (07) 3646 8111
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RBWH-PLS@health.qld.gov.au
Phone: (07) 3646 8216
/ MetroNorthHHS
More than 200 junior doctors are starting at Metro North this year, ready to continue learning and growing as our future medical workforce. 🏥🩺
Both hailing from Townsville, Doctor Ann Mary and Doctor Alex will kick off their careers at RBWH, where they will rotate through various specialties.
Doctor Ann Mary is excited to settle into her new surroundings and is particularly looking forward to a stint in cardiology which has fascinated her from a young age. 💓
Doctor Alex is the first doctor in his family, and his proud nurse mother has made sure he listens to the nurses and is kind to them, knowing that 'they'll always look after him.' 🧑⚕️
"We both come from families full of nurses who have been very supportive and supportive of our learning," shared Doctor Ann Mary.
"Moving into medicine in the city gives you a lot more opportunities of learning and specialties that are on offer.
"We're both very excited for the next chapter to begin." 👏
Congratulations, I wish you both all the best for the new year.
Good luck Dr Ann Mary and Dr Alex! I am sure you both will be a great asset to metro north! 💜❤️
Let’s go Alex and Ann!
Congratulations Doctor Alex Gotze and Doctor Ann Mary Vincent I cannot wait for you two to be such amazing clinicians and spread your beautiful wisdom and care for patients !!!!!
Elissa Hatherly ✨
Go Alex Gotze and Ann Mary Vincent!!
Imagine going to bed at night and waking up the next morning not being able to hear? 👂🧏
Metro North Clinical Nurse Consultant Jane has been a nurse for 23 years, and has worked as a McGrath Foundation nurse, supporting breast cancer patients at RBWH and TPCH.
However, Jane was unaware she was about to face a significant personal challenge of her own.
“I lost my hearing in my left ear nearly two years ago, so my disability is very new,” Jane said.
“When I returned to work, post cochlear surgery, no one really knew how to help me, including me,” Jane said.
“I want to help raise awareness, so everyone has disability at the forefront of their thinking in all aspects of work and life, and I think Metro North ENABLE will be the way forward.”
ENABLE, which stands for Employees Navigating Access, Barriers, Leadership, and Equity is an opportunity to affirm and amplify voices, experiences and leadership of staff with disability and their supporters. Learn more about it via our newsroom story here - metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/news/cnc-jane-lushington
Go you Janey! How awesome are you?! ❤️
Jane You’ve been incredibly resilient through such a challenging change! Disability awareness in our staff is so important. Xx
Thank you for sharing your story Jane ❤️
such an inspiration & amazing human ❤️
Brilliant - Open Access for All
Queensland Health and Metro North Health based on the comments, sounds like a great opportunity for all health care workers to learn about Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss - and how early intervention may assist with prognosis. 🙌🏼
How traumatic for you Jane... but you are amazing Nurse and a great work colleague
Im a RN too with cochlear implants in both ears. Working with a hearing loss is hard! If you have any questions feel free to shoot me a message.
Jane is such an amazing person and nurse ❤️❤️
Yeap I lost hearing in left ear after a big brain injury.
Wow Jane so sorry to learn about your surgery etc. Good for you to move forward and promote this awareness in the workplace. ❤️
I’m an RN and I became deaf in 1 ear overnight too! That was 18m ago. It’s bloody hard. Nurses stations are LOUD.
I had the same experience but it was March 2020. Covid meant I couldn’t get in to see anyone. Some of the treatment options had closed. Had my cochlear surgery November 2020 and yes it’s hard. Good on you for advocating for yourself and others. Good luck
Amazing lady 🌺
Jane, you are a dead set legend and an inspiration for your perseverance! 🙏🏼
Aww you are such an inspiration lovely lady 💞💞
Such incredible courage on a challenging journey ❤️
Mines my Right ear and had my Cochlear surgery May 2023. Would love to learn sign language
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Miss Jane, you have been a champion adapting, you should be so proud 🩷🩷
Did you get your surgery with Qhealth ?
Was it stress related your ear loss?
My mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019. It spread to her lungs and liver. The pain she felt was unbearable and this affected my family.She was on gemcitabine,capecitabine Vitamin C nd Collagen supplements but to no avail. If not for the help of Herbalist Eugene who used his herbal medicine to cure her, she would be deceased by now. I recommend everyone to use it. 👇👇 www.facebook.com/herbalist-eugene-937568042773883
"When I was in school, I got an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic, but I didn't enjoy that much, so got into commerce and ended up travelling the world. I spent time in Japan, Korea, Guam, London, Europe and every state in the US. I travelled so much that I'd fill up a ten-year passport in a year. I retired young and undertook a valuing course that gave me some insight into real estate and developments, before caravanning around various parts of Australia. We spent most of our time in Queensland, enjoying places like 1770, the Atherton Tablelands and Cape Palmerston just south of Mackay. If I could give my younger self some advice, I'd say that work's not as important as we make it out to be."
💭 Monday Mantra, RBWH Patient Noel, 79, Ward 9AS. 🗽🧳🌎⛩️✈️
Every state in the US - wow!
Metro South Health can we please do this for the South side? Such a gorgeous idea showcasing the humans we care for.
Amazing story
Jahseh Whatuira was this lovely man your roomie? ❤️❤️
Bless 🙏
Very wise words 👌
What a fantastic life he’s had! Hope he’s on the mend soon so he can continue living a good life!
SPEEDY RECOVERY. Your definitely in a Great Hospital....RBWH.
This is why I travel!!! To live and enjoy life!
Love your attitude to life Noel.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom Noel.
Wish you all the best pray for a needed recovery
Wise words 😊 sending a wave from over on 5C
9as best ward ever. Sending best wishes Noel ❤️
What great advice! Hoping for your speedy recovery. 💕
Get well soon take care of yourself
Nice advice Noel, thank you
Happy New Year Noel 🥰
Love this Noel Sending best wishes 🥰
Hi Noel. You are on a great ward ❤️. Take care mate 🙏
Sounds like you’ve lived an amazing life, Noel! ✈️ wishing you a speedy recovery so you can get back to your family and hopefully see some more of Australia and the world ❤️🩹 and thank you Metro North for showcasing your patients and letting us send them well wishes! I hope it brightens their day like reading about their experiences brightens ours ❤️
Wishing you a speedy recovery Noel
A new project at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) is set to optimise cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland alongside the National Lung Cancer Screening Program. 🫁
Indigenous Australians are 2.1 times more likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer and 1.8 times more likely to die when compared with the general Australian population, with cancer now the leading cause of disease-related death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
As part of the project, identified staff member RBWH Senior Project Officer Valma King has been employed to contribute to the cultural capability and safety of the program.
“As an Aboriginal person, I can relate to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on a personal level, which helps bridge the gap between clinician and patient,” Valma said.
“Ultimately, we are aiming to help close the gap in health inequities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.”
For more information on the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, visit the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing website.
This project was made possible by a grant from Cancer Council Australia
Great 😊 to see you doing great work Valma
Great news Valma. Thankyou and thankyou to QLD cancer council.
Tooo deadly Valma.😊🥳🙌
Great job Valma!
Beautiful ❤️
I got recipe from Herbalist Shano
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