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Non-urgent planned care postponed
Queensland is currently experiencing a COVID surge and our staff are prioritising the care of severely unwell patients. To do this, we have postponed some planned surgery and outpatient care.
Metro North Launches Health Equity Strategy in Line With NAIDOC Week
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.
COVID-19 (coronavirus) Fever Clinics and Community Assessment Clinics
Metro North Health is conducting COVID-19 (coronavirus) testing at Fever Clinics and Community Assessment Clinics at a range of locations.
Emergency Department upgrade underway at Redcliffe Hospital
A $10 million upgrade has begun for the Redcliffe Hospital Emergency Department.
Virtual reality trial opens potential new therapies for acquired brain injury
A promising trial of virtual reality (VR) technology involving patients with an acquired brain injury may lead to the development of new speech pathology therapies.
Participants sought for state-wide COVID-19 vaccine study
Participants are now being invited to take part in a community-based COVID-19 vaccine immune response study run by a collaboration of health and university researchers.
Mini-brains set to revolutionise epilepsy treatment
Researchers at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and the University of Queensland (UQ) are trialling a new technology which is set to help epilepsy patients find the best treatment for their condition sooner.
Metro North Health Launches Health Equity Starts with Me campaign
Metro North Health has unveiled a bold new campaign – Health Equity Starts with Me - to drive health equity and eliminate institutional racism across the health service.
Call for blood donations to assist vital chemotherapy treatment
Half of all regular blood donors have been unable to donate during COVID-19 peaks in Australia recently, leaving many essential services vulnerable to short supply.
Deadly Start a head start in health for students
Metro North’s Deadly Start Trainees Caitie and Kodey are just two of 34 year 12-students working hands-on in health, taking on a one-year traineeship in their chosen fields.
Events
Good Clinical Practice Course
Date: Tuesday 1st November 2022
Time: 8.30-12.30pm
Venue: RBWH Education Centre Seminar Rooms 1&2
Course 3
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Gaynor is ‘knot’ your average type of scout! Leaving behind her knowledge in rope-tying and canoeing, she instead leans on her quick-thinking as a theatre nurse scrub scout at #Redcliffe Hospital. 🏞😄🌲
She relies on her scout problem-solving skills to manage the incoming traumas through seven emergency theatres, attesting that no two days are ever the same.
“You never know what will be coming in with cases from orthopaedic to emergency traumas, maternity cases and more,” Gaynor said. 🚑
"My role is responsible for coordinating the incoming surgeries and making sure the surgeons have everything they need to just get in there and go.
“You become familiar with the preferences of surgeons including the positioning of patients, the specific instrumentation they like to use, and which ones prefer a quiet theatre versus a little Bob Dylan playlist.”
With so many exciting upgrades on the horizon at Redcliffe Hospital, including the 204-bed expansion, now is the time to join the team.
Click the link below to apply! 👇
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#WorkforusWednesday
Great nurse and lovely person ❤️
Well done Gaynor x
Gaynor Lloyd 😘
Thanks gaynor for your support
Why don’t you get back to work all the staff that you have ridiculously mandated out of their jobs especially after the CDC’s complete back flip .There are many willing and able to return to their jobs which they did tirelessly and happily throughout the “ pandemic “ until the mandates
This is critical reading for anyone who organises and enters a theatre, but particularly in the maternity setting. Asking and following informed decisions and evidence should trump a surgeons preferences. C-sections are the most commonly performed surgery in the world, and the leading medical error in the world.
Good on you Gaynor
Yeah the boys 💙
Big brother Phoenix is absolutely thrilled at the arrival of his baby brother Lenny, who was born yesterday, 11th August at Redcliffe Hospital.
Mum Bec said “I got to choose the name this time around and loved the name Lenny.”
“His middle name is Thomas, after his great grandfather who recently passed, and we want to keep the name in the family.”
Mum Bec, dad Ryan and brother Phoenix are looking forward to going home and starting life as a family of 4.
#feelgoodfriday
Lenny is adorable 💙
Congratulations to you all
Congratulations, love the name!
Great photo. Beautiful boys ❤️
