The 2024 Metro North Mental Health (MNMH) Research Symposium was a success with three highly-coveted awards won.

A patient care initiative led by STARS Dietitian Hannah Olufson is improving access to reliable nutrition information by creating patient information videos, thanks to funding from the RBWH Foundation.

Queensland is currently experiencing a surge in cases of pertussis, at a rate of 9.5 times the year-to-date average.

In addition to hospital emergency departments, you can access healthcare advice and treatment close to home, or even without leaving the house!

The Residential Aged Care District Assessment and Referral Rapid Response (RADAR RR) has received a grant to embed its successful model providing emergency department equivalent acute care in the home.

Metro North Health have partnered with Koobara Kindergarten to provide opportunistic healthcare access that encompasses holistic wellbeing for jarjums (children) and their families.

John performs a very important role at TPCH, providing Fit Testing for staff to ensure they have the correct size and brand of mask/respirator for their individual face.

To celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, the STARS Allied Health team organised a range of fun events for patients and staff to get into the Olympic spirit.

Through years of health struggles, 98-year-old Gordon Hooper has always been able to fall back on his love of painting for joy and diversion during the tough times.

A partnership between Metro North Health and QUT is providing an integrated approach to education, recruitment and retention, development and support for nurses and midwives throughout their careers, including research pathways.

A successful Genetic Health Queensland pilot project offering Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) has helped over 800 young people in Queensland since commencing the trial in 2021.

Little Royal Readers at RBWH NICU exemplifies the hospital’s commitment to holistic care, where the simple act of reading becomes so much more than just words.

The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Centre (PEC) will receive an $8 million funding boost to improve its facilities for Queenslanders in mental health crisis.

Adis 24/7 Alcohol and Drug Support has serviced Queenslanders for over 30 years, and is now expanding its offering to a SMS support service.

Metro North Mental Health community services in the RBWH catchment have relocated to a new Spring Hill-based Centre, providing streamlined multidisciplinary care for consumers through a single location.

Rhonda Purtill will soon be closing the chapter on her 52-year long nursing career.

Clinicians from Redcliffe Hospital’s Emergency Department are working with university researchers to develop an improved model of pain management in children.

Metro North Health has been acknowledged for its sustainability excellence at the 2024 Queensland Health Excellence Awards.

Falls in hospital can lead to extended stays. There are some practical strategies bedside nurses can implement to prevent falls.

On 12 June the RBWH Foundation held their most successful Giving Day, raising over $750,000, well in excess of the original $600,000 target.

The Prince Charles Hospital orthopaedic surgery Principal House Officer Helena Franco can now add a prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 title to her list of achievements.

Can a patient dream or hear things while in a coma?

It has been 15 years since the RBWH became the first hospital in Australia to apologise for the practice of forced adoption, triggering a nation-wide movement.