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Compassionate volunteers needed at Caboolture Hospital
With a major redevelopment underway, Caboolture Hospital is seeking more volunteers to help our community.
Genetic Health Queensland provides long awaited answers
On 28 February each year, Rare Diseases Day aims to raise awareness and generate change for the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease.
Metro North launches Australia-first service for people with a disability and challenging behaviour
Metro North Health has implemented an Australia-first initiative, the Behavioural Emergency Response Team (BERT). BERT has been designed to assist people with disability and complex challenging behaviours and their carers to receive the support they need in the right place at the right time.
RBWH welcomes Australia-first radiation technology
An Australia-first state-of-the-art radiation treatment system has now commenced service at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and is allowing clinicians to provide more accurate, higher dosage radiation treatment to patients.
Leveling up gender equality within Metro North
Metro North Health have commenced an exciting new project aimed at promoting gender equality in the medical profession. Level Up aims to support medical women in training to reach senior positions over the course of their career through providing mentoring, leadership development programs, and specific pathways for reporting discrimination.
Metro North welcomes increasing numbers of new doctors to meet expanding community needs
Metro North Health has welcomed its new medical intern cohort this week, comprising 174 junior doctors ready to bolster the medical workforce.
On the 12th day of Christmas, Metro North Health gave to me… silly season care – no matter what the issue may be.
Need healthcare over the festive season? Whether it’s dodgy prawns, a Christmas injury, or a weird rash, we’ve got you covered.
Metro North Dads N Peers Project provides dads with the tools to success
Father’s Day is a special day for every dad, but the most special day for many is the first one they get to spend with their precious newborn baby.
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.
Events
2023 Cancer Preceptorship for General Practitioners
Date: Saturday, 22 July 2023
Time: 8.30am registrations 9.00am– 3.30pm
Venue: Face to Face
Throughout this program we want to provide you with a greater knowledge of the treatment provided and processes at Cancer Care Services RBWH for patients and how this information can be applied to your practice. We look forward to your participation throughout the day.
Allied Health Research Symposium
Date: Wednesday, 2 August 2023
Time: 08:30 am to 3:30 pm
Venue: Translational Research Institute (TRI), Woolloongabba QLD OR virtual attendance via TeamsLive
Metro North Health and Metro South Health are pleased to invite you to its second Allied Health Research Symposium.
Media enquiries
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Lights, camera, action - we're inside the Redcliffe Hospital theatres with Acting NUM Jodie today! 🎥
Jodie has a lead role, coordinating over 130 staff working within 7 theatre rooms and post-anaesthetic care unit across a range of surgery areas.
"It's a unique role in that you focus on one patient at a time, with an entire team surrounding that patient - team work is key," Jodie said.
"We provide a safe environment for vulnerable patients, we are the eyes and ears of the theatre."
Redcliffe Hospital is looking for an experienced Nurse Unit Manager with a strong perioperative background. If that sounds like you, then apply now: bit.ly/3oYhsua #WorkforusWednesday
I’m so proud of you my beautiful friend! You’re a natural leader with compassion & genuine care for your patients xo
What perfect timing this post is! Jodie, I had surgery at Redcliffe hospital on Monday and the care I received was absolutely incredible. Sarah, my before and post surgery nurse was so kind and patient. I will be forever thankful to her and your amazing Team! ❤️🙏❤️
Looking great Jodie. If you had taken the post, I'd be back in a flash.....miss your wonderful smile...
Well done Jodie!
Great photo Jodie
Lovely photo Jodie xxx
I had such good care there
You are doing a 👏 job
Looking great Jodie Lloyd
Jodie Lloyd looking good
Fantastic photo Jodie.
Yeah Jodie! What a legend 👏 😁
Awesome Jodie Lloyd 😊
Nice one Jodie Lloyd !
Looking lovely Jodie Lloyd
Should be our permanent NUM 🫶🏻 She is an amazing leader and work colleague !
I love this ♥️♥️♥️ looking fabulous Jodie! Such a wonderful educator and supportive leader!
Jodie always smiles..😀
Caboolture Hospital surgical ward nurse unit manager Colleen will be celebrating a tremendous 48 years as a registered nurse this year. 🥳
Starting as a student at the PA in 1975, Colleen then worked at Redcliffe hospital for 20 years, before arriving at Caboolture Hospital in 2000, where she shows no signs of slowing down.
A young Colleen once contemplated a life as a nun, and briefly considered law, but always gravitated back to nursing.
"People say it's a calling, I think it's more of an essence of one's being, I've always wanted to be a nurse," Colleen said.
"Going through my late husband's 10-year journey with cancer really gave me an insight into how others are feeling - everyone goes through their own grief but you can understand their emotions and the highs and lows better."
Colleen was my first charge nurse(the boss) when I started my training in 1987 at Redcliffe on 5A!! She may be one of the reasons I stuck with nursing!!! It amaze me when she came to Caboolture years later, she hadn’t aged and was just a beautiful caring nurse for staff and patients. What an amazing career. Congratulations Colleen.
My first ever manager as a new graduate at Redcliffe. I aspire to be half as good as Colleen. Congratulations on 48 dedicated years! X
Congratulations Colleen - you are an amazing leader and great advocate for patients, nurses and all others who work on your ward.
Congratulations Colleen. I felt very lucky to have had such a wonderful NUM whilst working on Surgical Ward. You are an amazing leader and human and your acclaim is so very deserved. ❤
Congratulations Col!!! Great person, great Nurse, Great NUM. A huge inspiration for me as a new Grad RN and my first years as an RN! Thank you Colleen!!!!!
Congratulations Col 😍 You are an amazing nurse, leader and human! 💞
Congratulations Col. What an amazing career! Thank you for your dedication, leadership and patient advocacy ❤️
Congratulations Colleen 🎊 you are an asset to Caboolture Hospital 🏥 9
Congratulations Collen 🎊 Indeed a great achievement in Nursing. Caboolture is lucky to have you as an exemplary Leader too! Well done!
Congratulations. You are a wonderful and the caboolture team is lucky to have you.
Congratulations!!! Thank you for the example you are to our profession. Humility & kindness first , first time every time. Colleen was my first Matron when I was a graduate in 1999 and inspired me to strive to be the nurse I am today.
Congratulations Colleen you are a wonderful friendly face in sometimes hard times
You definitely are an amazing lady kind and considerate to everyone
Congratulations 🌸✨😊 Such an amazing nurse and NUM and we are so lucky to have you 🌟
Congratulations you certainly set the bar for leadership and excellence 👏
Congratulations Colleen. Had the pleasure of working with her when I was NUM of theatres. Wonderful achievement
Well done Colleen an amazing career ❤️
Wow, congratulations Colleen! 🍾So good to see your face again! Was so good working with you on 2A
An amazing nurse leader and an inspiration to so, so many (including me!) 💗💗
Always loved working with you Colleen, you're one of the best 🩷
Amazing lady. Well done Colleen such an amazing leader.
Congratulations on such a wonderful career achievement
Congratulations Colleen, you were a great role model during my early years of nursing. Hope all going well for you. Retirement isn't that bad, just a different life.
A wonderful Nurse Unit Manager with an awesome team. Congratulations Col!
Colleen is a walking example of compassion and leadership. Privileged to have worked with her.
