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With the excitement of Christmas Day looming, some of our talented STARS patients took the opportunity during their rehabilitation sessions to craft some tasty Christmassy creations! 🎄🏡

Advanced Occupational Therapist Erin shares the joy that such a simple task like decorating food can bring.

“Meal preparation and baking is a great therapy tool to progress a variety of rehabilitation goals, “ Erin shares.

“It is particularly meaningful at Christmas when patients can help create food to share with family and friends at a time when they feel the weight of hospitalisation and absence from home.” 

We hope our Christmas STARS have put you in a festive mood. 😍 ... See MoreSee Less

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With the excitement of Christmas Day looming, some of our talented STARS patients took the opportunity during their rehabilitation sessions to craft some tasty Christmassy creations! 🎄🏡

Advanced Occupational Therapist Erin shares the joy that such a simple task like decorating food can bring.

“Meal preparation and baking is a great therapy tool to progress a variety of rehabilitation goals, “ Erin shares.

“It is particularly meaningful at Christmas when patients can help create food to share with family and friends at a time when they feel the weight of hospitalisation and absence from home.” 

We hope our Christmas STARS have put you in a festive mood. 😍

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With the excitement of Christmas Day looming, some of our talented STARS patients took the opportunity during their rehabilitation sessions to craft some tasty Christmassy creations! 🎄🏡 Advanced Occupational Therapist Erin shares the joy that such a simple task like decorating food can bring. “Meal preparation and baking is a great therapy tool to progress a variety of rehabilitation goals, “ Erin shares. “It is particularly meaningful at Christmas when patients can help create food to share with family and friends at a time when they feel the weight of hospitalisation and absence from home.”  We hope our Christmas STARS have put you in a festive mood. 😍

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"I was an assistant in nursing for 40 years, working in aged care, dementia wards, hostel and general nursing units. We’d like to pass on our thanks and accolades to the public health system; we know people get frustrated that there’s an element of waiting, but we’ve both greatly benefitted from the services. We’re not sure what Christmas looks like this year, I`m looking forward to getting better and am happy to close the door on 2025. Just last week we became great-grandparents for the first time to a lovely little boy. We can’t wait to meet him very soon."

💭 Monday Mantra, Alice, 75 here with John, 76, at the Redcliffe Hospital Transit Lounge.

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"I was an assistant in nursing for 40 years, working in aged care, dementia wards, hostel and general nursing units. We’d like to pass on our thanks and accolades to the public health system; we know people get frustrated that there’s an element of waiting, but we’ve both greatly benefitted from the services. We’re not sure what Christmas looks like this year, I'm looking forward to getting better and am happy to close the door on 2025. Just last week we became great-grandparents for the first time to a lovely little boy. We can’t wait to meet him very soon." 💭 Monday Mantra, Alice, 75 here with John, 76, at the Redcliffe Hospital Transit Lounge.

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Hayley, Brett and Kirsten love riding their e-scooters as much as you do, but they know how dangerous it can be after consuming alcohol or without the proper safety precautions. 🍻

The scooter safety trio from Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI) and RBWH Emergency Department look at data from 30 emergency departments across Queensland, in line with the rising injury rate from Personal Mobility Devices (PMD) like e-scooters. 🛴🤔

RN Hayley from RBWH ED said December is known for people putting the silly in silly season, and she wants you to think before you ride!

"This is the peak month for Emergency Department (ED) presentations from ePMD injuries, with Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday afternoons/evenings being the most common times of presentation to the ED," she said.

So, if you’re enjoying bevvies this Christmas, hang up those helmets and antlers, park and lock your e-scooter, and opt for a safer way home. 👍

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Hayley, Brett and Kirsten love riding their e-scooters as much as you do, but they know how dangerous it can be after consuming alcohol or without the proper safety precautions. 🍻 The scooter safety trio from Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI) and RBWH Emergency Department look at data from 30 emergency departments across Queensland, in line with the rising injury rate from Personal Mobility Devices (PMD) like e-scooters. 🛴🤔 RN Hayley from RBWH ED said December is known for people putting the silly in silly season, and she wants you to think before you ride! "This is the peak month for Emergency Department (ED) presentations from ePMD injuries, with Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday afternoons/evenings being the most common times of presentation to the ED," she said. So, if you’re enjoying bevvies this Christmas, hang up those helmets and antlers, park and lock your e-scooter, and opt for a safer way home. 👍

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Our busy elves on the Herston campus switchboard team are no strangers to working Christmas, playing an essential role in connecting patients with their loved ones.

Many older patients who don`t have a mobile phone, or for those separated by distance, rely on our special switchboard elves to ensure Christmas messages get through to those who need the cheer. 🎉

Sam from Switch, who together with Juanita and Tracey have worked in their roles for 36 years combined, said the team can take an average of 5000-6000 calls every day!

"We work hard to keep families and patients connected, as well as our staff and other clinicians who need advice, and it does give us a warm and fuzzy feeling to help those who might be far away from their loved one for the first time," Sam said.

"People can be stressed and frustrated at Christmas, and we understand and empathise, and want to help," Juanita added.

Next time you give us a jingle bell, don`t forget to wish this team a Merry Switchmas! 🔔 A special #ShoutoutSaturday to this team.

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Our busy elves on the Herston campus switchboard team are no strangers to working Christmas, playing an essential role in connecting patients with their loved ones. Many older patients who don't have a mobile phone, or for those separated by distance, rely on our special switchboard elves to ensure Christmas messages get through to those who need the cheer. 🎉 Sam from Switch, who together with Juanita and Tracey have worked in their roles for 36 years combined, said the team can take an average of 5000-6000 calls every day! "We work hard to keep families and patients connected, as well as our staff and other clinicians who need advice, and it does give us a warm and fuzzy feeling to help those who might be far away from their loved one for the first time," Sam said. "People can be stressed and frustrated at Christmas, and we understand and empathise, and want to help," Juanita added. Next time you give us a jingle bell, don't forget to wish this team a Merry Switchmas! 🔔 A special #ShoutoutSaturday to this team.

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