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26 June 2026
Difficult to make and difficult to break: CNC Lily explains a motor neurone disease diagnosis
Clinical Nurse Consultant Lily unpacks MND, which has been in the spotlight recently but is still considered a relatively rare neurological disease.
News , Metro North , RBWH
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Behind the scenes with an unseen first responder
If you’ve ever called RBWH or STARS, you may have spoken to Juanita, one of the switchboard team who keep patients, families and clinicians connected.
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RBWH nurses armed with a new training tool
Nurses at RBWH now have access to a realistic simulator arm to help them practice and refine complex vascular access techniques for dialysis patients.
15 June 2026
Secrets for longevity from a centenarian
Eloise reflects on a life well lived and the secrets to making it to 101 years of age over a piece of birthday cake.
News , Metro North , TPCH
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![Whilst some of the best footballers are overseas competing on the pitch, some of the best chefs are on our home turf, kicking goals in the RBWH Food Services team. ⚽🍜
With Food Services staff stemming from 50% of the competing nations, World Cup fever has well and truly hit the kitchens.
Executive Chef Reed who is repping Algeria and Chef David who is originally from Venezuela but is cheering on Brazil are two of the passionate supporters leading the friendly fire and banter.
Football is a big part of culture in South America, we live and breathe it, and we love to celebrate with our friends, David said.
[The decorations] adds to the team culture, we have a lot of passionate supporters which makes for a lot of happiness and fun, Reed added.
👏Shoutout Saturday to this wonderful team, cultivating good vibes amongst their peers!](https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh/wp-content/plugins/custom-facebook-feed-pro/assets/img/placeholder.png)
Whilst some of the best footballers are overseas competing on the pitch, some of the best chefs are on our home turf, kicking goals in the RBWH Food Services team. ⚽🍜
With Food Services staff stemming from 50% of the competing nations, World Cup fever has well and truly hit the kitchens.
Executive Chef Reed who is repping Algeria and Chef David who is originally from Venezuela but is cheering on Brazil are two of the passionate supporters leading the friendly fire and banter.
"Football is a big part of culture in South America, we live and breathe it, and we love to celebrate with our friends," David said.
"[The decorations] adds to the team culture, we have a lot of passionate supporters which makes for a lot of happiness and fun," Reed added.
👏Shoutout Saturday to this wonderful team, cultivating good vibes amongst their peers!
You might have heard of MND in the news lately, with some high-profile names raising awareness about the disease. But did you know that MND is actually the name for a basket of diseases, all of which affect the motor neurones?
RBWH Clinical Nurse Consultant Lily explains how MND is a difficult diagnosis to make, and a difficult diagnosis to break – and how the team work together to support patients with MND. ❤️🩹
Read more about MND here: metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/metro-north-news/cnc-lily-unpacks-mnd
Sometimes our smallest patients go on the biggest journeys to get the care that they need. ❤️🩹
The NeoRESQ team helps to transfer premature and critically ill babies from across Queensland and northern New South Wales to life-saving treatment here at the RBWH.
Take a look behind the scenes at how Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Karen and her team prepares to go out on a retrieval. 🚁🚑
Love your team 💖
Great video
Very grateful for the team who transported my baby girl with amazing care 🤍
Every beautiful person in this video played a part in caring for our darling girl during her two-month stay in the NICU. The level of specialised care, compassion and dedication they provide every single day is incredible. We are beyond grateful for everything they did for our little girl and for the love and support they showed our family.
Karen is a ledgend. She was crucial for recognizing and organising life saving hospital transfer and surgery for our baby girl. So glad we had such an amazing talented person taking care of our bub in NICU.
Thankyou for retrieving our very sick boy 3 months ago 🫶
Love your work team!😎
Bailey Grazier I remember this with Harper 🥺😔
Legends!
NeoRESQ superstars!
Having had the team transport my own bubby in 2022, thank you for all you do!
The best! So grateful to have you for our regional hospital.
Such a fantastic service with highly skilled staff to care for sick babies.
Fabulous
Go Billy! Go Hosey! 😎
Great to see Karen again after all these years!
You're all making a difference to fragile babies lives 👏🏼
Nice vid
Well done team, love Rubie ❤️
This team are SENSATIONAL!!!!!! Dr Andrew in particular who looked after our granddaughter was amazing. What an incredible team with beautiful hearts…. Thanks for caring for our little girl on transfer with such delicate dedication
Karen is a highly skilled, highly experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, not a clinical nurse. Fantastic service!
The "Glenda and Annie team" is a hard act to follow, having spent 40 years together helping patients in RBWH surgical theatres. 👯♀️
This bestie duo has been working together since 1984 but have an even longer friendship dating back to high school, before they together did their nursing studies and worked at Metro North.
When Glenda was left short-staffed at RBWH one evening, she called on her trusted sidekick Annie who was based at TPCH, and they've been inseparable ever since.
"One night we only had three registered nurses on, but everyone was sick except me. We had this huge case come in, and I said, 'Annie I some need extra hands; I'm going to give you a lesson in 10 minutes on how to scout in an operating room' and it went from there," Glenda explains.
"I eventually got into theatre, and I've been there ever since. We’ve been very fortunate to work together, it's been an absolute privilege which I think is why we’ve stayed as long as we have," Annie said.
"In surgery, you are only as good as your scout nurse and I had the best one in Annie," Glenda added.
👏 A big #ShoutoutSaturday to Glenda and Annie, showing us what the power of two can do!
The absolute best team!
Nurses they are like guide angels, their dedication and care for patients is truly inspiring and has a lasting impact on their lives thank you Glenda & Annie take care you too⭐👍
When Angels operates in Human form that's who you're..
Actual nursing legends, and such a special story 🙌🏻🫶🏼
Fabulous nurses, even better friends- you made the years of PACU night duty tolerable - lots of laughs and amazing work 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Human angels
Always need them
What a beautiful friendship and team you guys make!! Such a special adventure you guys have had. What a pleasure it’s been to learn from you both!! Absolute dream team! 😘
Glenda Radel this will be you and Nae
Beautiful story thanks for sharing.🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌❤️💙🌄💯
Thanks lovely ladies
Awesome shoutout to two amazing ladies. I have learnt so much from them both. Going through your career with your bestie by your side is such a special thing.
Thanks for putting up with us as students.
😍 😍 😍 ♥️
Many years and many stories I am so proud of the work they have done for the health of so many Queenslanders. You are just two of the many superstars keeping our hospital theatres running. 🤩
Congratulations to you both
Go you! Nothing like having a great "Girl Squad"
Absolute legends! Together Glenda & Annie have saved so many lives and healed so many hurts🫶🏻Honoured to have worked alongside you both for 13 years😍
Nurses are the best !!!!
Love this!
Couldn’t do that these days
Looking good ladies, Operating theatre legends. ♥️
What a great dream team Annie and Glenda helping so many consumers how wonderful. 💜💜
Wonderful Article!! Many Congratulations and blessings my friend! You deserve every accolade! Xox💕🌻
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