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Empowering Elders: New Healthy Ageing Clinic Delivers Vital Care
The launch of a new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Ageing Clinic (HAC) is offering specialised geriatric care to patients in a culturally safe and supportive environment.
Reflections on decades of service
Redcliffe Hospital's Cassady Distel-Rose is a proud Army Reservist and shares what being in the military and Anzac Day mean to him.
Measles Alert for locations in Brisbane
Metro North Public Health Unit has issued a Measles Alert following a confirmed case of the highly infectious disease in an adult in Brisbane who recently arrived from overseas.
Cheers to 50 years for RBWH PSO Keith Griffin
Patient Support Officer Keith Griffin is celebrating a milestone 50 years of working at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
Anton giving voice to Redcliffe Hospital consumers
Redcliffe Hospital's Consumer Representative Group provide feedback and suggestion to improve patient care.
Following four years as Chair of Redcliffe Hospital’s clinical council, Dr Alan Yan takes the lead for Metro North.
Following four years as Chair of Redcliffe Hospital's clinical council, Dr Alan Yan takes the lead for Metro North.
RBWH unites to provide care throughout ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital staff bunkered down at the hospital to ensure safe patient care continued throughout ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Advocating for inclusion when it comes to neurodiversity
Rosey Holliday, a valued consumer representative on the Metro North Health Disability Services Action Plan Implementation Advisory Group shares her experience with hidden disabilities like neurodiversity.
RBWH Nurse Educator duo leverage different thinking to solve healthcare challenges
Cath Saddler and Adam Turbutt, both Nurse Educators at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, have founded a Nursing and Midwifery Neurodiversity Working Group.
Bat found at Woody Point – risk of Australian Bat Lyssavirus
Metro North Public Health Unit is recommending anyone who had contact with a bat yesterday near Southern Cross Catholic College, King Street Woody Point to seek medical attention.
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For Redcliffe Hospital Allied Health assistant and Army Reservist Cassady, Anzac Day is a solemn and important opportunity to pay tribute to those who served.
Having dedicated 20 years of his life to his military career, Cassady has seen both the best and the very worst of what humans are capable of.
“Mateship is the greatest thing about the Army experience. You bond over things that most people will never encounter,” he says.
“During my time serving, I’ve been deployed overseas in peacekeeping capacities and been involved in many domestic operations, including disaster response. These days I mainly instruct on land combat modules, initial employment training and I am small arms instructor.”
Today and every day, Metro North recognises and commemorates the sacrifices of our Anzacs. Lest we forget.
Respect to you and your comrades. Lest we forget.
Proud of you Mate
Thanks Cassady, for your service 🇦🇺 🇳🇿
Thank you for your service
Love this - thank you Cassady
What a great guy..thankyou
Lest we forget .
Thank u for your service
Lest we forget
Thank you for your service Cassady🫡
Many service people in Redcliffe.
Love it Cass! Post seen in CQ ☺️👍🏼
Lest we forget. 🌺🌹🌷
Damn the lighting was unkind in this pic 🤣
Well done Cass!
Thank you for your service Cass 🙏
Thank you for your service Cassady 🙏
Lest We Forget
Thank you
Thank you. 🙏🙏
Lest we forget
Dr Alan Yan is an emergency department doctor at Redcliffe Hospital and the new chair of Metro North Health’s Clinical Council.
“Essentially, the Clinical Council is a voice for all staff,” Dr Alan said.
“Clinical council seeks input from staff and presents it to senior leaders to consider as part of planning, delivering and improving hospital services.”
“Frontline staff know better than anyone what’s working well in caring for patients and areas where there are challenges.”
Dr Alan said Clinical Council met regularly with hospital and health service executives and board members about ways to make Metro North Health even better.
“Regardless of role, everyone plays an important part in our hospital community, and deserve to have their say,” Dr Alan said.
Read more about Dr Alan and the Metro North Clinical Council here: metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/news/new-clinical-council
Congratulations Dr Yan, great choice for the Chair role 👏
Not only a great doctor but a genuinely nice person who actually cares about people in general and a man who I have the utmost respect for 🙏
Beautiful gentleman and leader😊🙌
THE BEST BEST BEST!!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE ALAN!!!!!!!! The most wonderful soul and human!!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #fangirlling
Love your work Alan…you are an inspiration for many of us..💐
Dr Yan is one of our best and a wonderful human being .. always supporting staff initiatives 🙏
Well done Al, you are a respected and valued leader and colleague 👏🏼🤍
Great to see your contribution continuing to grow. Congratulations! A
A true gentleman and a great doctor
An amazing Dr with a beautiful soul too
Great work - co-ordination, communication, care
Congratulations
Good choice!!
Congratulations Alan on the opportunity
Do they have back specialist there
An amazing leader. You are appreciated. So approachable! Thanks for being you Alan
Thank you Alan your amazing
Congratulations. ❤️❤️
Melanie De Greef
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Amazing Dr and doing deadly work, awesome to work with..
