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Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 15 April 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
Adult Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO Course 2026
Date:28 April - 1 May 2026
3 - 6 November 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital, Education Centre
This 4-day course will enable multidisciplinary teams with little ECMO experience to provide ECMO for patients with severe cardiac and respiratory failure.
Advanced Life Support - Level 2
Date: 14 - 15 May 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
2-day course focusing on developing advanced skills in managing the deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.Kallangur Satellite Hospital
9 Stoker Way
KALLANGUR QLD 4503
Phone: (07) 3285 0000
/ MetroNorthHHS
With over 20 years of experience under her belt, Nurse Educator Jem helps to lead, teach and inspire the next generation of nurses at TPCH. 👩⚕️🩺
An average day may consist of leading nursing orientations, running courses and catching up with new graduate nurses on the wards to answer questions and provide feedback and guidance.
"I started at the RBWH in the late 90's, I wanted to do something different, so I went and did a Bachelor of Education whilst working full time as a nurse as well as my Master of Nursing," she said.
"The best days are when I'm interacting with the patients and our staff, both new graduate nurses but also existing staff that have complex situations that they have questions about, or if they are looking for career advice on how to move forward in their role."
Jem and the team are on the hunt for another Nurse Educator to join them. Click the link in the comments to apply!
smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=2231391...
I feel incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from Jem. As a Nurse Educator, Jem brings a calm, steady presence that immediately puts people at ease. What has always stood out to me is her genuine curiosity — she takes the time to understand each person’s learning needs, never assuming, always listening. That approach creates a space where growth feels supported rather than expected. Jem leads quietly but powerfully. She guides, encourages, and challenges in a way that builds confidence and capability in those around her. I’ve learnt so much from simply observing how she connects with staff and tailors her teaching to meet them where they are. This was highlighted at the Preceptorship workshop. Thank you, Jem, for your mentorship and for the impact you have on both individuals and the broader team. It hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Looking good Jem
I enjoyed learning from Jem when I was at TPCH ❤️
Miss seeing your face around Jem! Such a beautiful soul & beautiful nurse! Really helped me out in my first year of nursing 🥰
Legend! Love working with you Jem 💕
Jem always lights up a room! An absolute credit to the education team 👩🏼⚕️
Go Jem, miss you at RDH. Always thankful for your kindness and guidance during the beginning of my nursing 🩷
Great work Jem, you are a legend 👏
Jen is an absolute treasure ! She is bright, cheery and always helpful. We are certainly blessed to have her.
Go Jem, always so helpful 🥰
You are an amazing Educator Jemima! TPCH is so lucky to have you.
Thanks for all you do Jem - always love having you back at TPCH
Good on you Jem. You still look like your oozing happiness. I bet you are still spreading it around to!
Miss you Jemima Ritchie!!!
That’s a familiar face, missing you! 🥰
Always love to c Jem’s smiling face
We miss you Jem! Thankyou for your guidance throughout the first few years of my career 🥰
Such a fantastic asset for Metro North but more so TPCH.
Such a wonderful mentor and colleague! 🌟
Always lovely to see Jem’s smiling face at TPCH.
Go Jem!
Attending the TPCH ED unexpectedly is no picnic, but it's certainly made better with gifted hand-knitted teddy bears and our Child Life Therapist Meenu! 🧸
Six-year-old Masie is just one recent visitor to our Kids ED who found comfort through play with Meenu, following a seizure as a result of her epilepsy.
The beautiful hand-knitted bears given to little patients like Masie are made by volunteers, including 102-year-old Dale, the mother of paediatric ED Doctor Faye.
"We come to the hospital a bit, but this makes it more fun and takes the pressure off," said Masie's Mum, Chelyce. 🫶
"We can't always go home straight away as we wait for tests, so this is a good distraction for Masie."
Meenu recently visited my daughter while we were in the ED, and she was lovely. Such a nice calm and reassuring lady. TPCH ED are lucky to have you Meenu.
Thank you again Meenu! Maisie and I were so grateful this day after a bit of a scary time.
Meenu is an absolute legend and such a pleasure to work with! We love Meenu 💜
Isn’t she just the best 🧡
We have had the pleasure of meeting meenu twice in the last few months and she has been such a wonderful help with my daughter and we also received a beautiful knitted bear. Thank you to those who make such a difference in tough times 🥰
Meenu you are one in a million 😊❤️
Thank you Meenu! Your kindness & support of children & their families through difficult times makes a huge impact 👍
We ❤️ Meenu!
You do an amazing job Meenu. Well done
My granddaughter received one of these bears a little while ago. Thank you.
Nutrition plays a vital role in managing dementia but can often be overlooked for other aspects of care. The Memory Diet Clinic at The Prince Charles Hospital provides targeted nutritional care for those living at home with dementia and dedicated support for carers and loved ones. ❤️🩹🥪
The service was collaboratively designed with geriatricians, dietitians, nurses, and individuals with lived experience of dementia spearheaded by project co-leads and dieticians Bri and Hannah.
“We identified significant barriers to people with dementia accessing appropriate nutritional care, largely due to a lack of services tailored to their specific needs,” Hannah said.
“Our clinic is led by dietitians with extensive experience in geriatric care. We recognise that the patient experience is really important, and that meaningful support for loved ones and carers is essential."
“We aim to reduce stress around nutrition and ultimately support patients while empowering those who care for them,” Bri added.
This service is currently available to those under the care of a TPCH geriatrician and have a dementia diagnosis.
Great work
❤️👏👏👏👏
👏🏻❤️
Awesome work, well done 👏
Very interesting great work
Great photo Hanna
Yes. Very difficult looking after a loved one in the community with poor nutrition. We need more of this kind of service for our vulnerable elderly.
Awesome work Hannah and Bri- love working with such amazing dieticians🤩🍽
Amazing work ladies! So grateful for your expertise at TPCH!
Amazing work champions
Superstars!
A fantastic example of a co-designed research project being implemented into practice and making a meaningful difference to our consumers. Thanks for your dedication, expertise and care in getting this service up and running ladies!
A step in the right direction! Time to phase out the drugging that has long plagued our medicine.
Fantastic work Hannah & Bri - very proud to have your hard work acknowledged by Metro North Health !!
Amazing work by 2 awesome Dietitians providing top level care to some of our most vulnerable and voiceless 🫶🏼
Amazing initiative by two very passionate dieticians. A very worthy winner of a recent Internal Medicine Services Award (Education & Research). Your dedication to our vulnerable older patients is appreciated by all your colleagues.
Our fave dietician girlies 🫶🏼❤️
As a Geri nurse working in CQ; how can we access the info from your clinic to best help our patients? x
A family member was at TPCH Dementia care for 12mths and has not been informed of this service...gp referred us to a private clinic at $ cost.Is the service availabke at the satilite hospitals kallangur?
Our social workers sit at the heart of our hospitals ensuring that our most vulnerable patients are supported. ❤️🩹🏡
Senior Social Workers Tania and Emily are critical in improving patient flow throughout TPCH by providing discharge planning advice to assist patients returning home.
Their work extends beyond the hospital by providing alternative discharge solutions including the use of the new St Martins Interim Care service where patients who are awaiting a permanent residential aged care spot can be cared for instead of staying in hospital.
"We help to overcome systemic barriers and concerns during the discharge process whilst ensuring every person is treated with dignity, respect and kindness," Tania said.
"You have to be so creative and really understand systems and discharge planning, but also advocacy is so important, otherwise people wouldn’t get out of hospital. That’s what social workers are really great at," Emily said.
#ShoutoutSaturday to all of our Metro North social workers including Tania and Emily. 👏
Thank you for the invaluable work that you do 🩷
Congratulations 🎉 Emily!
I do not know if you were the beautiful people who helped me back in 2024 when I had a massive break in my humerous and other problems at the time to have to stay in TPCH for a week repairing. No help at home and the lovely staff in that area helped me to get a Program at home to ensure I could survive. My greatest thanks to the wonderful people who ensure that people like me get help at home which I needed for almost 4 months as was unable to do most daily tasks. No family to help and I survived due to these wonderful people. Congratulations to all involved in this program. 🥰
It is a great team.
Congrats to you both! Amazing Social workers💖🙏💖
Wise words and great pic SW superstars! Lovely to see your smiling face here Tania after having the chance to catch up in person recently 😊
Best in the biz!
Two of the best! 👏🏼
Thankyou for all you do 💜
We miss you Tania. Looking fabulous.
Two fabulous social workers right there!! We are so lucky to have you guys
I've worked with Emily, and I'd love to do so again!
2 absolutely icons of the team! Fab work Tania and Em! 🙌
Shout out well deserved. Go the social workers
Can only vouch for Tania but, more broadly can for SW. Thank you, thank you. You are all so amazing. You make me smile, you help me in my efforts to improve the surgical pathway for frail, older & vulnerable patients. Let's keep working together 💖 Big hugs!
What a beautiful and special shout out to 2 of the most dedicated, skilled and well respected Senior Social Workers that I know. Well done, Tania and Emily. We are so lucky to have you in our team.
Deserved recognition Emily! Great SW representation 🫶🏻
Congrats Dont Let a system that's broken, under funded… Change your reason for choosing to make a difference
Phoebe Guy 🫶🏼🩷 future Social Worker superstar
Latest news
Improve your daily dose of doze
Sleep experts estimate that 3 in 4 Australians are struggling to get a good night’s sleep which is becoming increasingly recognised as a pillar of good health.
Healthy ageing service helping the elderly get out and about
A unique service which supports older persons address aged-related medical conditions and improving personal capabilities and mobility is seeing great results for Moreton Bay residents.
Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 15 April 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.
/ MetroNorthHHS
With over 20 years of experience under her belt, Nurse Educator Jem helps to lead, teach and inspire the next generation of nurses at TPCH. 👩⚕️🩺
An average day may consist of leading nursing orientations, running courses and catching up with new graduate nurses on the wards to answer questions and provide feedback and guidance.
"I started at the RBWH in the late 90's, I wanted to do something different, so I went and did a Bachelor of Education whilst working full time as a nurse as well as my Master of Nursing," she said.
"The best days are when I'm interacting with the patients and our staff, both new graduate nurses but also existing staff that have complex situations that they have questions about, or if they are looking for career advice on how to move forward in their role."
Jem and the team are on the hunt for another Nurse Educator to join them. Click the link in the comments to apply!
smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=2231391...
I feel incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from Jem. As a Nurse Educator, Jem brings a calm, steady presence that immediately puts people at ease. What has always stood out to me is her genuine curiosity — she takes the time to understand each person’s learning needs, never assuming, always listening. That approach creates a space where growth feels supported rather than expected. Jem leads quietly but powerfully. She guides, encourages, and challenges in a way that builds confidence and capability in those around her. I’ve learnt so much from simply observing how she connects with staff and tailors her teaching to meet them where they are. This was highlighted at the Preceptorship workshop. Thank you, Jem, for your mentorship and for the impact you have on both individuals and the broader team. It hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Looking good Jem
I enjoyed learning from Jem when I was at TPCH ❤️
Miss seeing your face around Jem! Such a beautiful soul & beautiful nurse! Really helped me out in my first year of nursing 🥰
Legend! Love working with you Jem 💕
Jem always lights up a room! An absolute credit to the education team 👩🏼⚕️
Go Jem, miss you at RDH. Always thankful for your kindness and guidance during the beginning of my nursing 🩷
Great work Jem, you are a legend 👏
Jen is an absolute treasure ! She is bright, cheery and always helpful. We are certainly blessed to have her.
Go Jem, always so helpful 🥰
You are an amazing Educator Jemima! TPCH is so lucky to have you.
Thanks for all you do Jem - always love having you back at TPCH
Good on you Jem. You still look like your oozing happiness. I bet you are still spreading it around to!
Miss you Jemima Ritchie!!!
That’s a familiar face, missing you! 🥰
Always love to c Jem’s smiling face
We miss you Jem! Thankyou for your guidance throughout the first few years of my career 🥰
Such a fantastic asset for Metro North but more so TPCH.
Such a wonderful mentor and colleague! 🌟
Always lovely to see Jem’s smiling face at TPCH.
Go Jem!
Attending the TPCH ED unexpectedly is no picnic, but it's certainly made better with gifted hand-knitted teddy bears and our Child Life Therapist Meenu! 🧸
Six-year-old Masie is just one recent visitor to our Kids ED who found comfort through play with Meenu, following a seizure as a result of her epilepsy.
The beautiful hand-knitted bears given to little patients like Masie are made by volunteers, including 102-year-old Dale, the mother of paediatric ED Doctor Faye.
"We come to the hospital a bit, but this makes it more fun and takes the pressure off," said Masie's Mum, Chelyce. 🫶
"We can't always go home straight away as we wait for tests, so this is a good distraction for Masie."
Meenu recently visited my daughter while we were in the ED, and she was lovely. Such a nice calm and reassuring lady. TPCH ED are lucky to have you Meenu.
Thank you again Meenu! Maisie and I were so grateful this day after a bit of a scary time.
Meenu is an absolute legend and such a pleasure to work with! We love Meenu 💜
Isn’t she just the best 🧡
We have had the pleasure of meeting meenu twice in the last few months and she has been such a wonderful help with my daughter and we also received a beautiful knitted bear. Thank you to those who make such a difference in tough times 🥰
Meenu you are one in a million 😊❤️
Thank you Meenu! Your kindness & support of children & their families through difficult times makes a huge impact 👍
We ❤️ Meenu!
You do an amazing job Meenu. Well done
My granddaughter received one of these bears a little while ago. Thank you.
Nutrition plays a vital role in managing dementia but can often be overlooked for other aspects of care. The Memory Diet Clinic at The Prince Charles Hospital provides targeted nutritional care for those living at home with dementia and dedicated support for carers and loved ones. ❤️🩹🥪
The service was collaboratively designed with geriatricians, dietitians, nurses, and individuals with lived experience of dementia spearheaded by project co-leads and dieticians Bri and Hannah.
“We identified significant barriers to people with dementia accessing appropriate nutritional care, largely due to a lack of services tailored to their specific needs,” Hannah said.
“Our clinic is led by dietitians with extensive experience in geriatric care. We recognise that the patient experience is really important, and that meaningful support for loved ones and carers is essential."
“We aim to reduce stress around nutrition and ultimately support patients while empowering those who care for them,” Bri added.
This service is currently available to those under the care of a TPCH geriatrician and have a dementia diagnosis.
Great work
❤️👏👏👏👏
👏🏻❤️
Awesome work, well done 👏
Very interesting great work
Great photo Hanna
Yes. Very difficult looking after a loved one in the community with poor nutrition. We need more of this kind of service for our vulnerable elderly.
Awesome work Hannah and Bri- love working with such amazing dieticians🤩🍽
Amazing work ladies! So grateful for your expertise at TPCH!
Amazing work champions
Superstars!
A fantastic example of a co-designed research project being implemented into practice and making a meaningful difference to our consumers. Thanks for your dedication, expertise and care in getting this service up and running ladies!
A step in the right direction! Time to phase out the drugging that has long plagued our medicine.
Fantastic work Hannah & Bri - very proud to have your hard work acknowledged by Metro North Health !!
Amazing work by 2 awesome Dietitians providing top level care to some of our most vulnerable and voiceless 🫶🏼
Amazing initiative by two very passionate dieticians. A very worthy winner of a recent Internal Medicine Services Award (Education & Research). Your dedication to our vulnerable older patients is appreciated by all your colleagues.
Our fave dietician girlies 🫶🏼❤️
As a Geri nurse working in CQ; how can we access the info from your clinic to best help our patients? x
A family member was at TPCH Dementia care for 12mths and has not been informed of this service...gp referred us to a private clinic at $ cost.Is the service availabke at the satilite hospitals kallangur?
Our social workers sit at the heart of our hospitals ensuring that our most vulnerable patients are supported. ❤️🩹🏡
Senior Social Workers Tania and Emily are critical in improving patient flow throughout TPCH by providing discharge planning advice to assist patients returning home.
Their work extends beyond the hospital by providing alternative discharge solutions including the use of the new St Martins Interim Care service where patients who are awaiting a permanent residential aged care spot can be cared for instead of staying in hospital.
"We help to overcome systemic barriers and concerns during the discharge process whilst ensuring every person is treated with dignity, respect and kindness," Tania said.
"You have to be so creative and really understand systems and discharge planning, but also advocacy is so important, otherwise people wouldn’t get out of hospital. That’s what social workers are really great at," Emily said.
#ShoutoutSaturday to all of our Metro North social workers including Tania and Emily. 👏
Thank you for the invaluable work that you do 🩷
Congratulations 🎉 Emily!
I do not know if you were the beautiful people who helped me back in 2024 when I had a massive break in my humerous and other problems at the time to have to stay in TPCH for a week repairing. No help at home and the lovely staff in that area helped me to get a Program at home to ensure I could survive. My greatest thanks to the wonderful people who ensure that people like me get help at home which I needed for almost 4 months as was unable to do most daily tasks. No family to help and I survived due to these wonderful people. Congratulations to all involved in this program. 🥰
It is a great team.
Congrats to you both! Amazing Social workers💖🙏💖
Wise words and great pic SW superstars! Lovely to see your smiling face here Tania after having the chance to catch up in person recently 😊
Best in the biz!
Two of the best! 👏🏼
Thankyou for all you do 💜
We miss you Tania. Looking fabulous.
Two fabulous social workers right there!! We are so lucky to have you guys
I've worked with Emily, and I'd love to do so again!
2 absolutely icons of the team! Fab work Tania and Em! 🙌
Shout out well deserved. Go the social workers
Can only vouch for Tania but, more broadly can for SW. Thank you, thank you. You are all so amazing. You make me smile, you help me in my efforts to improve the surgical pathway for frail, older & vulnerable patients. Let's keep working together 💖 Big hugs!
What a beautiful and special shout out to 2 of the most dedicated, skilled and well respected Senior Social Workers that I know. Well done, Tania and Emily. We are so lucky to have you in our team.
Deserved recognition Emily! Great SW representation 🫶🏻
Congrats Dont Let a system that's broken, under funded… Change your reason for choosing to make a difference
Phoebe Guy 🫶🏼🩷 future Social Worker superstar
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.Latest news
Improve your daily dose of doze
Sleep experts estimate that 3 in 4 Australians are struggling to get a good night’s sleep which is becoming increasingly recognised as a pillar of good health.
Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 15 April 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
/ MetroNorthHHS
With over 20 years of experience under her belt, Nurse Educator Jem helps to lead, teach and inspire the next generation of nurses at TPCH. 👩⚕️🩺
An average day may consist of leading nursing orientations, running courses and catching up with new graduate nurses on the wards to answer questions and provide feedback and guidance.
"I started at the RBWH in the late 90's, I wanted to do something different, so I went and did a Bachelor of Education whilst working full time as a nurse as well as my Master of Nursing," she said.
"The best days are when I'm interacting with the patients and our staff, both new graduate nurses but also existing staff that have complex situations that they have questions about, or if they are looking for career advice on how to move forward in their role."
Jem and the team are on the hunt for another Nurse Educator to join them. Click the link in the comments to apply!
smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=2231391...
I feel incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from Jem. As a Nurse Educator, Jem brings a calm, steady presence that immediately puts people at ease. What has always stood out to me is her genuine curiosity — she takes the time to understand each person’s learning needs, never assuming, always listening. That approach creates a space where growth feels supported rather than expected. Jem leads quietly but powerfully. She guides, encourages, and challenges in a way that builds confidence and capability in those around her. I’ve learnt so much from simply observing how she connects with staff and tailors her teaching to meet them where they are. This was highlighted at the Preceptorship workshop. Thank you, Jem, for your mentorship and for the impact you have on both individuals and the broader team. It hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Looking good Jem
I enjoyed learning from Jem when I was at TPCH ❤️
Miss seeing your face around Jem! Such a beautiful soul & beautiful nurse! Really helped me out in my first year of nursing 🥰
Legend! Love working with you Jem 💕
Jem always lights up a room! An absolute credit to the education team 👩🏼⚕️
Go Jem, miss you at RDH. Always thankful for your kindness and guidance during the beginning of my nursing 🩷
Great work Jem, you are a legend 👏
Jen is an absolute treasure ! She is bright, cheery and always helpful. We are certainly blessed to have her.
Go Jem, always so helpful 🥰
You are an amazing Educator Jemima! TPCH is so lucky to have you.
Thanks for all you do Jem - always love having you back at TPCH
Good on you Jem. You still look like your oozing happiness. I bet you are still spreading it around to!
Miss you Jemima Ritchie!!!
That’s a familiar face, missing you! 🥰
Always love to c Jem’s smiling face
We miss you Jem! Thankyou for your guidance throughout the first few years of my career 🥰
Such a fantastic asset for Metro North but more so TPCH.
Such a wonderful mentor and colleague! 🌟
Always lovely to see Jem’s smiling face at TPCH.
Go Jem!
Attending the TPCH ED unexpectedly is no picnic, but it's certainly made better with gifted hand-knitted teddy bears and our Child Life Therapist Meenu! 🧸
Six-year-old Masie is just one recent visitor to our Kids ED who found comfort through play with Meenu, following a seizure as a result of her epilepsy.
The beautiful hand-knitted bears given to little patients like Masie are made by volunteers, including 102-year-old Dale, the mother of paediatric ED Doctor Faye.
"We come to the hospital a bit, but this makes it more fun and takes the pressure off," said Masie's Mum, Chelyce. 🫶
"We can't always go home straight away as we wait for tests, so this is a good distraction for Masie."
Meenu recently visited my daughter while we were in the ED, and she was lovely. Such a nice calm and reassuring lady. TPCH ED are lucky to have you Meenu.
Thank you again Meenu! Maisie and I were so grateful this day after a bit of a scary time.
Meenu is an absolute legend and such a pleasure to work with! We love Meenu 💜
Isn’t she just the best 🧡
We have had the pleasure of meeting meenu twice in the last few months and she has been such a wonderful help with my daughter and we also received a beautiful knitted bear. Thank you to those who make such a difference in tough times 🥰
Meenu you are one in a million 😊❤️
Thank you Meenu! Your kindness & support of children & their families through difficult times makes a huge impact 👍
We ❤️ Meenu!
You do an amazing job Meenu. Well done
My granddaughter received one of these bears a little while ago. Thank you.
Nutrition plays a vital role in managing dementia but can often be overlooked for other aspects of care. The Memory Diet Clinic at The Prince Charles Hospital provides targeted nutritional care for those living at home with dementia and dedicated support for carers and loved ones. ❤️🩹🥪
The service was collaboratively designed with geriatricians, dietitians, nurses, and individuals with lived experience of dementia spearheaded by project co-leads and dieticians Bri and Hannah.
“We identified significant barriers to people with dementia accessing appropriate nutritional care, largely due to a lack of services tailored to their specific needs,” Hannah said.
“Our clinic is led by dietitians with extensive experience in geriatric care. We recognise that the patient experience is really important, and that meaningful support for loved ones and carers is essential."
“We aim to reduce stress around nutrition and ultimately support patients while empowering those who care for them,” Bri added.
This service is currently available to those under the care of a TPCH geriatrician and have a dementia diagnosis.
Great work
❤️👏👏👏👏
👏🏻❤️
Awesome work, well done 👏
Very interesting great work
Great photo Hanna
Yes. Very difficult looking after a loved one in the community with poor nutrition. We need more of this kind of service for our vulnerable elderly.
Awesome work Hannah and Bri- love working with such amazing dieticians🤩🍽
Amazing work ladies! So grateful for your expertise at TPCH!
Amazing work champions
Superstars!
A fantastic example of a co-designed research project being implemented into practice and making a meaningful difference to our consumers. Thanks for your dedication, expertise and care in getting this service up and running ladies!
A step in the right direction! Time to phase out the drugging that has long plagued our medicine.
Fantastic work Hannah & Bri - very proud to have your hard work acknowledged by Metro North Health !!
Amazing work by 2 awesome Dietitians providing top level care to some of our most vulnerable and voiceless 🫶🏼
Amazing initiative by two very passionate dieticians. A very worthy winner of a recent Internal Medicine Services Award (Education & Research). Your dedication to our vulnerable older patients is appreciated by all your colleagues.
Our fave dietician girlies 🫶🏼❤️
As a Geri nurse working in CQ; how can we access the info from your clinic to best help our patients? x
A family member was at TPCH Dementia care for 12mths and has not been informed of this service...gp referred us to a private clinic at $ cost.Is the service availabke at the satilite hospitals kallangur?
Our social workers sit at the heart of our hospitals ensuring that our most vulnerable patients are supported. ❤️🩹🏡
Senior Social Workers Tania and Emily are critical in improving patient flow throughout TPCH by providing discharge planning advice to assist patients returning home.
Their work extends beyond the hospital by providing alternative discharge solutions including the use of the new St Martins Interim Care service where patients who are awaiting a permanent residential aged care spot can be cared for instead of staying in hospital.
"We help to overcome systemic barriers and concerns during the discharge process whilst ensuring every person is treated with dignity, respect and kindness," Tania said.
"You have to be so creative and really understand systems and discharge planning, but also advocacy is so important, otherwise people wouldn’t get out of hospital. That’s what social workers are really great at," Emily said.
#ShoutoutSaturday to all of our Metro North social workers including Tania and Emily. 👏
Thank you for the invaluable work that you do 🩷
Congratulations 🎉 Emily!
I do not know if you were the beautiful people who helped me back in 2024 when I had a massive break in my humerous and other problems at the time to have to stay in TPCH for a week repairing. No help at home and the lovely staff in that area helped me to get a Program at home to ensure I could survive. My greatest thanks to the wonderful people who ensure that people like me get help at home which I needed for almost 4 months as was unable to do most daily tasks. No family to help and I survived due to these wonderful people. Congratulations to all involved in this program. 🥰
It is a great team.
Congrats to you both! Amazing Social workers💖🙏💖
Wise words and great pic SW superstars! Lovely to see your smiling face here Tania after having the chance to catch up in person recently 😊
Best in the biz!
Two of the best! 👏🏼
Thankyou for all you do 💜
We miss you Tania. Looking fabulous.
Two fabulous social workers right there!! We are so lucky to have you guys
I've worked with Emily, and I'd love to do so again!
2 absolutely icons of the team! Fab work Tania and Em! 🙌
Shout out well deserved. Go the social workers
Can only vouch for Tania but, more broadly can for SW. Thank you, thank you. You are all so amazing. You make me smile, you help me in my efforts to improve the surgical pathway for frail, older & vulnerable patients. Let's keep working together 💖 Big hugs!
What a beautiful and special shout out to 2 of the most dedicated, skilled and well respected Senior Social Workers that I know. Well done, Tania and Emily. We are so lucky to have you in our team.
Deserved recognition Emily! Great SW representation 🫶🏻
Congrats Dont Let a system that's broken, under funded… Change your reason for choosing to make a difference
Phoebe Guy 🫶🏼🩷 future Social Worker superstar
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