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Every year at Redcliffe Hospital, thousands of elective and emergency surgeries take place across the seven theatres, with Clinical Nurse Vanessa keeping them all on schedule.🕰️🏥

Vanessa has worked at Redcliffe for 20 years, with the theatre bookings space providing her a chance to help patients with their concerns during what can be a difficult time.

"We cover lots of areas, we organise both elective and emergency surgeries as well as outsourcing for Surgery Connect patients," Vanessa said.

"We can assist people with inter-hospital transfers, confirmation calls, any queries that patients may have and ensuring the surgical wait list is managed so patients are being treated on time."

Redcliffe Hospital are looking for another Clinical Nurse to join them in the theatre booking and preadmission space. If this sounds like you, click the link in our bio and apply today. #WorkforusWednesday ...

Dr Lucy takes her role working with our older population seriously, and while she loves spending time with her patients on the TPCH ward, she is happiest when they get to go ‘home’.

Not all patients will be well enough to return to the home they have known, and many are waiting for aged care placements in a residential aged care facility.

“We know our patients who are well enough to leave hospital should not be spending longer than they need in a hospital ward – it’s much better for patients both clinically and emotionally if they can be discharged to their new home,” Dr Dakin said.

“As a geriatrician, we work hard to keep our older patients awaiting aged care placements as physically and emotionally well as we can, but we understand that more interim care arrangements and aged care solutions are needed.

“We treat unwell patients, but when a patient is well enough to be discharged to their new home with supports so they can continue doing the things they love, we want to see them do that.” 💛🏡 ...

"I was a midwife here at the Royal Brisbane and Women`s Hospital and I watched this building being built, and then the transition into the new building before retiring. It is my first time back here as an inpatient and I am astounded by how busy it is, but also how organised it is and how skilful and caring everyone is. These days I am the social coordinator for my retirement village, so I organise the outings and activities, my favourite is the bus trips and picnics. I`d say my advice is to follow your dreams, I always wanted to be a nurse, so I followed mine."

💭 Monday Mantra, Marion, RBWH 9B South Patient ...