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2 September 2026
Queensland Government puts focus on older Australians waiting for a place to call home
Queenslanders awaiting a place in aged care are in the spotlight, as more than 1,400 people remain in the state’s public hospitals despite being clinically ready to go ‘home’.
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How can we prevent overdose related harm?
International Overdose Awareness Day is held annually across the world on 31 August. It helps raises awareness about how overdose-related harm can be prevented.
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Results of Metro North’s Phase 1 clinical trial into bioresorbable breast scaffolds, presented this year, showed positive patient satisfaction and strong outcomes.
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The inaugural South East Queensland Health Disaster Readiness Symposium will bring together experts, practitioners and decision-makers to strengthen collaboration, build capability and improve readiness for future crises.
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Queensland Health Spirometry Training Program – The Prince Charles Hospital
The Spirometry training program provides clinicians with the skills, knowledge and specific competencies required to perform spirometry to international standards and Queensland Health guidelines.
Mental Health Eating Disorders Workshop
Metro North Health and Brisbane North PHN invite GPs to join your general practice colleagues and QuEDS psychiatrist, Dr Kate Murphy, for an evening of education, networking and discussion.
Advanced Life Support – Level 1 Course
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.Kallangur Satellite Health Centre
9 Stoker Way
KALLANGUR QLD 4503
Phone: (07) 3285 0000
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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.” 💛🏡
We love Dr Lucy and her dedication to our frail older population. Her generosity of spirit in the provision of care is 100%
Thank you for your dedication to Geriatric patient's at TPCH
Well appreciated, we are sure. And there, is allways, pressure, in the profession. 💕🙏👍
Fabulous Doctor, beautiful person, a privilege to work with
One of the few DR’s who learnt and spoke to me by name. 🖤
You are amazing Lucy! The patients are so lucky to have you ❤️
Fantastic doctor and beautiful person inside and out ❤️
Wow
The TPCH Emergency Department sees patients for a variety of conditions big and small, and Dr Will is here to talk you through some of the things you may or may not need to visit for. ✅🚩
Don’t forget that if you need medical help but don’t need to attend the physical hospital Emergency Department, there are other options available!
Depending on your symptoms, we can also help you via:
🫶Virtual Emergency Care Service
🫶calling 13HEALTH
🫶at a Minor Injury and Illness Clinic at your local Satellite Health Centre
🫶at the Nurse-led Walk-in Clinic in the Brisbane CBD
We love Dr Will!
Does this messaging need to be in letterboxes and on fridges?
Rude how they sent my daughter home in severe pain with investigating further with an ultrasound or MRI..she couldn't even take medication because of bloating and putting additional pain on her bladder.
"We didn't know it was a heart attack at the time; I just collapsed and couldn't breathe and then my husband revived me which is a secret skill I didn't know he had. I was working about a month prior cleaning and detailing caravans, but I'm retired now. The episode happened the day before my 66th birthday, and it was a good birthday because I was alive. You've just got to enjoy every second of your life because I almost didn't have one. I'm looking forward to going back to my grandkids' rugby league and soccer games and have a "cuppa' with them."
💭 Monday Mantra, Cheryl, TPCH Cardiac Patient
You are in good hands at TPCH
What a gorgeous smile you have. I'm so happy you're still here . I nearly lost my husband 2 months ago from 3 heart attacks in 1 day. Bloody scary and I am so thankful everyday that he's still here with me so I can still nag him!! No I try not to do that anymore !! Take care xx
Glad you made a great recovery. 🙏🏽
🎶👌🦋
Smile says it all
From one heart patient to another, enjoy life and live each day as if it were your last. 💪❤️
Wow how lucky and thank god for your Hubby 😊🙏
Best wishes and enjoy the grandchildren Cheryl. Hubby is a keeper clearly 😜
What a story Cheryl, I was in that very same ward!! I hope you’re feeling better!! Lucky your husband was able to bring you back! Stay well ❤️❤️
OMG Was just asking Peter about you yesterday. Our thoughts are with you and wishing you a speedy recovery.😘
Wow how scary for you. Enjoy your life Cheryl ❤️
Enjoy your retirement Cheryl 🌻🤗🩷
Get back to enjoy your second chance at life ❤️
Koorong Book Store has lovely mug for sale with the writing, 'Make Every day Count'. Matches your; " You've just got to enjoy every second of your life ......" All the best!
Dont be afraid jesus will .haal you ..tell your sorrows only to jesus we love you
Vic
After a heart attack, you’re one of the lucky ones to have been given a second chance. ❤️ Maybe this could also be the time to make a few lifestyle changes and give your heart the best chance possible going forward.
In honour of her late nanna, TPCH Registered Nurse Maddy has recently returned from swimming the English Channel in just 10 hours and 26 minutes! 🏊❤️🩹
Maddy's desire to pursue nursing was born out of wanting to care her for nanna in her last years - with the swim an added dedication to her special relative, having undertaken the gruelling challenge on her late nanna's birthday.
"I stopped competitive swimming when I started nursing in 2021 just because it was quite hard to do shift work and do competitive swimming. So when my nanna passed away, I wanted to do something her for which was to swim the channel and also raise money for Dementia Australia," Maddy said.
"I had a window from the 21st to the 28th and her birthday was the 22nd. They were going to send me on the first day but decided the second day was looking way better - it was pretty special to do it this day.
"My nanna always wanted everyone around her to be a nurse as she wanted to be a nurse herself. I wanted to learn how to help my nanna with her Alzheimer's Disease because she had it for 20 years before she died at 94, it progressively got worse and I wanted to help her out as best I can."
#ShoutoutSaturday to Maddy and her dedication to helping her nanna, and others at TPCH.
Wow great work! Nanna would be so proud. 💜🩷❤️
Wow. Congratulations
Amazing 🤩
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Well done Maddy! What an amazing achievement.
Good on you, Nurse Maddy!
Good job beautiful young lady go well keep safe all nurses are valued.
Amazing!
Well done 🎉👏💐
Well done, what a fantastic achievement 👏
Go Maddy!! Make your Nana and TPCH proud!🥰💪💪💪❤️
Wooo go girl 🥰
Nice work Maddy! What an incredible achievement!
Nursing is the most rewarding work. Especially caring for a nana
🌟🌟🌟
Well done.
Well done!
What a feat! ✨✨✨✨ Amazing!
World-first research being conducted at TPCH offers hope for earlier diagnosis of occupational lung diseases including silicosis. 🫁
Australia's first dedicated PExA (Particles in Exhaled Air) machine was funded by The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation through its Tradie Health Institute initiative.
Professor Dan Chambers, Senior Thoracic Physician and Head of Research at the Queensland Lung Transplant Service said this technology represents a significant change in what is possible for workers at risk.
“We’re trialling a new technology that can detect tiny particles from the deepest part of the lungs using a breath sample, and this could allow us to identify disease much earlier, before serious damage occurs," he said.
“Positioning Queensland at the forefront of global efforts to detect occupational lung disease earlier, more safely and more precisely than ever before, our research has the potential to reshape how these conditions are identified, monitored, treated, and ultimately prevented.
“What excites us is not just better diagnosis, but the possibility of earlier intervention. If we can identify disease at a much earlier stage, we have a real opportunity to change outcomes."
Great work Dr Chambers and many thanks for your support and guidance on my transplant journey. One year a couple of days ago.
Amazing work Prof Chambers.
The great man doing great things. Well done Prof Chambers.
Fabulous Dr and man
Congrats Dan!
Lenore Bufi, pity it’s too late for your mum xx
To the Drs that saved my wife's life after she presented with 3rd degree full depth burns incurred during a colonoscopy at maryborough hospital thanks again ,but as you know it has been covered up with an" in house investigation " that states " a helper lent on her during the procedure trapping heat between his hand a blanket and her breast" of coarse we all no that is laughable and science free especially when they add " the helper doesn't recall doing so or experiencing any heat " .(google Bovie Burn ) But now as it is being noted there are multiple colonoscopy patients in Wide Bay hospitals that have suffered severe electrical burns during colonoscopies, WHY ARENT YOU DRS IN THE BURNS UNIT JUMPING UP AND DOWN DEMANDING A REVIEW OF CLINICAL PROCEDURES IN WIDE BAY COLORECTAL UNITS? Inaction can be seen as complicity . Thanks again Dr Brown Dr Betar and Dr Miller who consulted. Oh and Dr Brown you were right my wife did incur heart damage ,with recently noted " cold area necrosis" on the bottom of the heart .
TPCH Children's ward nurse Melissa loves to get her adrenalin pumping in her spare time, enjoying BMX riding, where she recently competed at the world championships held in Brisbane. 🚵🏁
After Melissa's husband, son and daughter all joined the sport, she decided to follow suit and make it a family affair and has now been competing for the last eight years.
"I just love the social aspect of it. I've had a fair few injuries so it's a bit gnarly but so fun," Melissa said.
"I actually really wanted to be a physio and started in nursing to then cross over into physio but at 18 I was apparently classified as a mature age student, and couldn't cross over, so continued with nursing.
"My teacher just happened to get me onto the paediatric ward for a day, and I just loved it and said if I'm doing nursing, this is what I've got to do. I've always thought if I can make a kid smile, then I've done my job today!"
👏#ShoutoutSaturday to Melissa and her double life as a BMX champ and paediatric nurse legend!
How bloody awesome congratulations
Well done Mel 🙌🏻
Great job, Melissa!
Well done Melissa 👏 We can also vouch first hand for you being a fabulous Paediatric Nurse 🥰
What a star ⭐️ 🙌🏻 ❤️
Freaking awesome
Well done 👏
Melissa you are amazing!!!
Heck yeah Melissa 🤘
Absolute legend on and off the track 🔥
Woohoooo!!! Go Missy!!!! Such an inspiration
That’s awesome 🤩
Love this. Xx
A most excellent human being 🤩
Definitely 💯% a champion. 🤗
What a champion!
Yeah Mel!!!
Yay that's our Mel! You go girl!!! 🥰🥰
You’re amazing Melissa 🩷🩷🩷
🙌🏆
Go TPCH!!
Yes Mel 💪🏼 you’re a legend!
Go Melissa Graham 💜💜💜
Latest news
Events
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.
/ MetroNorthHHS
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.” 💛🏡
We love Dr Lucy and her dedication to our frail older population. Her generosity of spirit in the provision of care is 100%
Thank you for your dedication to Geriatric patient's at TPCH
Well appreciated, we are sure. And there, is allways, pressure, in the profession. 💕🙏👍
Fabulous Doctor, beautiful person, a privilege to work with
One of the few DR’s who learnt and spoke to me by name. 🖤
You are amazing Lucy! The patients are so lucky to have you ❤️
Fantastic doctor and beautiful person inside and out ❤️
Wow
The TPCH Emergency Department sees patients for a variety of conditions big and small, and Dr Will is here to talk you through some of the things you may or may not need to visit for. ✅🚩
Don’t forget that if you need medical help but don’t need to attend the physical hospital Emergency Department, there are other options available!
Depending on your symptoms, we can also help you via:
🫶Virtual Emergency Care Service
🫶calling 13HEALTH
🫶at a Minor Injury and Illness Clinic at your local Satellite Health Centre
🫶at the Nurse-led Walk-in Clinic in the Brisbane CBD
We love Dr Will!
Does this messaging need to be in letterboxes and on fridges?
Rude how they sent my daughter home in severe pain with investigating further with an ultrasound or MRI..she couldn't even take medication because of bloating and putting additional pain on her bladder.
"We didn't know it was a heart attack at the time; I just collapsed and couldn't breathe and then my husband revived me which is a secret skill I didn't know he had. I was working about a month prior cleaning and detailing caravans, but I'm retired now. The episode happened the day before my 66th birthday, and it was a good birthday because I was alive. You've just got to enjoy every second of your life because I almost didn't have one. I'm looking forward to going back to my grandkids' rugby league and soccer games and have a "cuppa' with them."
💭 Monday Mantra, Cheryl, TPCH Cardiac Patient
You are in good hands at TPCH
What a gorgeous smile you have. I'm so happy you're still here . I nearly lost my husband 2 months ago from 3 heart attacks in 1 day. Bloody scary and I am so thankful everyday that he's still here with me so I can still nag him!! No I try not to do that anymore !! Take care xx
Glad you made a great recovery. 🙏🏽
🎶👌🦋
Smile says it all
From one heart patient to another, enjoy life and live each day as if it were your last. 💪❤️
Wow how lucky and thank god for your Hubby 😊🙏
Best wishes and enjoy the grandchildren Cheryl. Hubby is a keeper clearly 😜
What a story Cheryl, I was in that very same ward!! I hope you’re feeling better!! Lucky your husband was able to bring you back! Stay well ❤️❤️
OMG Was just asking Peter about you yesterday. Our thoughts are with you and wishing you a speedy recovery.😘
Wow how scary for you. Enjoy your life Cheryl ❤️
Enjoy your retirement Cheryl 🌻🤗🩷
Get back to enjoy your second chance at life ❤️
Koorong Book Store has lovely mug for sale with the writing, 'Make Every day Count'. Matches your; " You've just got to enjoy every second of your life ......" All the best!
Dont be afraid jesus will .haal you ..tell your sorrows only to jesus we love you
Vic
After a heart attack, you’re one of the lucky ones to have been given a second chance. ❤️ Maybe this could also be the time to make a few lifestyle changes and give your heart the best chance possible going forward.
In honour of her late nanna, TPCH Registered Nurse Maddy has recently returned from swimming the English Channel in just 10 hours and 26 minutes! 🏊❤️🩹
Maddy's desire to pursue nursing was born out of wanting to care her for nanna in her last years - with the swim an added dedication to her special relative, having undertaken the gruelling challenge on her late nanna's birthday.
"I stopped competitive swimming when I started nursing in 2021 just because it was quite hard to do shift work and do competitive swimming. So when my nanna passed away, I wanted to do something her for which was to swim the channel and also raise money for Dementia Australia," Maddy said.
"I had a window from the 21st to the 28th and her birthday was the 22nd. They were going to send me on the first day but decided the second day was looking way better - it was pretty special to do it this day.
"My nanna always wanted everyone around her to be a nurse as she wanted to be a nurse herself. I wanted to learn how to help my nanna with her Alzheimer's Disease because she had it for 20 years before she died at 94, it progressively got worse and I wanted to help her out as best I can."
#ShoutoutSaturday to Maddy and her dedication to helping her nanna, and others at TPCH.
Wow great work! Nanna would be so proud. 💜🩷❤️
Wow. Congratulations
Amazing 🤩
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Well done Maddy! What an amazing achievement.
Good on you, Nurse Maddy!
Good job beautiful young lady go well keep safe all nurses are valued.
Amazing!
Well done 🎉👏💐
Well done, what a fantastic achievement 👏
Go Maddy!! Make your Nana and TPCH proud!🥰💪💪💪❤️
Wooo go girl 🥰
Nice work Maddy! What an incredible achievement!
Nursing is the most rewarding work. Especially caring for a nana
🌟🌟🌟
Well done.
Well done!
What a feat! ✨✨✨✨ Amazing!
World-first research being conducted at TPCH offers hope for earlier diagnosis of occupational lung diseases including silicosis. 🫁
Australia's first dedicated PExA (Particles in Exhaled Air) machine was funded by The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation through its Tradie Health Institute initiative.
Professor Dan Chambers, Senior Thoracic Physician and Head of Research at the Queensland Lung Transplant Service said this technology represents a significant change in what is possible for workers at risk.
“We’re trialling a new technology that can detect tiny particles from the deepest part of the lungs using a breath sample, and this could allow us to identify disease much earlier, before serious damage occurs," he said.
“Positioning Queensland at the forefront of global efforts to detect occupational lung disease earlier, more safely and more precisely than ever before, our research has the potential to reshape how these conditions are identified, monitored, treated, and ultimately prevented.
“What excites us is not just better diagnosis, but the possibility of earlier intervention. If we can identify disease at a much earlier stage, we have a real opportunity to change outcomes."
Great work Dr Chambers and many thanks for your support and guidance on my transplant journey. One year a couple of days ago.
Amazing work Prof Chambers.
The great man doing great things. Well done Prof Chambers.
Fabulous Dr and man
Congrats Dan!
Lenore Bufi, pity it’s too late for your mum xx
To the Drs that saved my wife's life after she presented with 3rd degree full depth burns incurred during a colonoscopy at maryborough hospital thanks again ,but as you know it has been covered up with an" in house investigation " that states " a helper lent on her during the procedure trapping heat between his hand a blanket and her breast" of coarse we all no that is laughable and science free especially when they add " the helper doesn't recall doing so or experiencing any heat " .(google Bovie Burn ) But now as it is being noted there are multiple colonoscopy patients in Wide Bay hospitals that have suffered severe electrical burns during colonoscopies, WHY ARENT YOU DRS IN THE BURNS UNIT JUMPING UP AND DOWN DEMANDING A REVIEW OF CLINICAL PROCEDURES IN WIDE BAY COLORECTAL UNITS? Inaction can be seen as complicity . Thanks again Dr Brown Dr Betar and Dr Miller who consulted. Oh and Dr Brown you were right my wife did incur heart damage ,with recently noted " cold area necrosis" on the bottom of the heart .
TPCH Children's ward nurse Melissa loves to get her adrenalin pumping in her spare time, enjoying BMX riding, where she recently competed at the world championships held in Brisbane. 🚵🏁
After Melissa's husband, son and daughter all joined the sport, she decided to follow suit and make it a family affair and has now been competing for the last eight years.
"I just love the social aspect of it. I've had a fair few injuries so it's a bit gnarly but so fun," Melissa said.
"I actually really wanted to be a physio and started in nursing to then cross over into physio but at 18 I was apparently classified as a mature age student, and couldn't cross over, so continued with nursing.
"My teacher just happened to get me onto the paediatric ward for a day, and I just loved it and said if I'm doing nursing, this is what I've got to do. I've always thought if I can make a kid smile, then I've done my job today!"
👏#ShoutoutSaturday to Melissa and her double life as a BMX champ and paediatric nurse legend!
How bloody awesome congratulations
Well done Mel 🙌🏻
Great job, Melissa!
Well done Melissa 👏 We can also vouch first hand for you being a fabulous Paediatric Nurse 🥰
What a star ⭐️ 🙌🏻 ❤️
Freaking awesome
Well done 👏
Melissa you are amazing!!!
Heck yeah Melissa 🤘
Absolute legend on and off the track 🔥
Woohoooo!!! Go Missy!!!! Such an inspiration
That’s awesome 🤩
Love this. Xx
A most excellent human being 🤩
Definitely 💯% a champion. 🤗
What a champion!
Yeah Mel!!!
Yay that's our Mel! You go girl!!! 🥰🥰
You’re amazing Melissa 🩷🩷🩷
🙌🏆
Go TPCH!!
Yes Mel 💪🏼 you’re a legend!
Go Melissa Graham 💜💜💜
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.Latest news
Events
/ MetroNorthHHS
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.” 💛🏡
We love Dr Lucy and her dedication to our frail older population. Her generosity of spirit in the provision of care is 100%
Thank you for your dedication to Geriatric patient's at TPCH
Well appreciated, we are sure. And there, is allways, pressure, in the profession. 💕🙏👍
Fabulous Doctor, beautiful person, a privilege to work with
One of the few DR’s who learnt and spoke to me by name. 🖤
You are amazing Lucy! The patients are so lucky to have you ❤️
Fantastic doctor and beautiful person inside and out ❤️
Wow
The TPCH Emergency Department sees patients for a variety of conditions big and small, and Dr Will is here to talk you through some of the things you may or may not need to visit for. ✅🚩
Don’t forget that if you need medical help but don’t need to attend the physical hospital Emergency Department, there are other options available!
Depending on your symptoms, we can also help you via:
🫶Virtual Emergency Care Service
🫶calling 13HEALTH
🫶at a Minor Injury and Illness Clinic at your local Satellite Health Centre
🫶at the Nurse-led Walk-in Clinic in the Brisbane CBD
We love Dr Will!
Does this messaging need to be in letterboxes and on fridges?
Rude how they sent my daughter home in severe pain with investigating further with an ultrasound or MRI..she couldn't even take medication because of bloating and putting additional pain on her bladder.
"We didn't know it was a heart attack at the time; I just collapsed and couldn't breathe and then my husband revived me which is a secret skill I didn't know he had. I was working about a month prior cleaning and detailing caravans, but I'm retired now. The episode happened the day before my 66th birthday, and it was a good birthday because I was alive. You've just got to enjoy every second of your life because I almost didn't have one. I'm looking forward to going back to my grandkids' rugby league and soccer games and have a "cuppa' with them."
💭 Monday Mantra, Cheryl, TPCH Cardiac Patient
You are in good hands at TPCH
What a gorgeous smile you have. I'm so happy you're still here . I nearly lost my husband 2 months ago from 3 heart attacks in 1 day. Bloody scary and I am so thankful everyday that he's still here with me so I can still nag him!! No I try not to do that anymore !! Take care xx
Glad you made a great recovery. 🙏🏽
🎶👌🦋
Smile says it all
From one heart patient to another, enjoy life and live each day as if it were your last. 💪❤️
Wow how lucky and thank god for your Hubby 😊🙏
Best wishes and enjoy the grandchildren Cheryl. Hubby is a keeper clearly 😜
What a story Cheryl, I was in that very same ward!! I hope you’re feeling better!! Lucky your husband was able to bring you back! Stay well ❤️❤️
OMG Was just asking Peter about you yesterday. Our thoughts are with you and wishing you a speedy recovery.😘
Wow how scary for you. Enjoy your life Cheryl ❤️
Enjoy your retirement Cheryl 🌻🤗🩷
Get back to enjoy your second chance at life ❤️
Koorong Book Store has lovely mug for sale with the writing, 'Make Every day Count'. Matches your; " You've just got to enjoy every second of your life ......" All the best!
Dont be afraid jesus will .haal you ..tell your sorrows only to jesus we love you
Vic
After a heart attack, you’re one of the lucky ones to have been given a second chance. ❤️ Maybe this could also be the time to make a few lifestyle changes and give your heart the best chance possible going forward.
In honour of her late nanna, TPCH Registered Nurse Maddy has recently returned from swimming the English Channel in just 10 hours and 26 minutes! 🏊❤️🩹
Maddy's desire to pursue nursing was born out of wanting to care her for nanna in her last years - with the swim an added dedication to her special relative, having undertaken the gruelling challenge on her late nanna's birthday.
"I stopped competitive swimming when I started nursing in 2021 just because it was quite hard to do shift work and do competitive swimming. So when my nanna passed away, I wanted to do something her for which was to swim the channel and also raise money for Dementia Australia," Maddy said.
"I had a window from the 21st to the 28th and her birthday was the 22nd. They were going to send me on the first day but decided the second day was looking way better - it was pretty special to do it this day.
"My nanna always wanted everyone around her to be a nurse as she wanted to be a nurse herself. I wanted to learn how to help my nanna with her Alzheimer's Disease because she had it for 20 years before she died at 94, it progressively got worse and I wanted to help her out as best I can."
#ShoutoutSaturday to Maddy and her dedication to helping her nanna, and others at TPCH.
Wow great work! Nanna would be so proud. 💜🩷❤️
Wow. Congratulations
Amazing 🤩
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Well done Maddy! What an amazing achievement.
Good on you, Nurse Maddy!
Good job beautiful young lady go well keep safe all nurses are valued.
Amazing!
Well done 🎉👏💐
Well done, what a fantastic achievement 👏
Go Maddy!! Make your Nana and TPCH proud!🥰💪💪💪❤️
Wooo go girl 🥰
Nice work Maddy! What an incredible achievement!
Nursing is the most rewarding work. Especially caring for a nana
🌟🌟🌟
Well done.
Well done!
What a feat! ✨✨✨✨ Amazing!
World-first research being conducted at TPCH offers hope for earlier diagnosis of occupational lung diseases including silicosis. 🫁
Australia's first dedicated PExA (Particles in Exhaled Air) machine was funded by The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation through its Tradie Health Institute initiative.
Professor Dan Chambers, Senior Thoracic Physician and Head of Research at the Queensland Lung Transplant Service said this technology represents a significant change in what is possible for workers at risk.
“We’re trialling a new technology that can detect tiny particles from the deepest part of the lungs using a breath sample, and this could allow us to identify disease much earlier, before serious damage occurs," he said.
“Positioning Queensland at the forefront of global efforts to detect occupational lung disease earlier, more safely and more precisely than ever before, our research has the potential to reshape how these conditions are identified, monitored, treated, and ultimately prevented.
“What excites us is not just better diagnosis, but the possibility of earlier intervention. If we can identify disease at a much earlier stage, we have a real opportunity to change outcomes."
Great work Dr Chambers and many thanks for your support and guidance on my transplant journey. One year a couple of days ago.
Amazing work Prof Chambers.
The great man doing great things. Well done Prof Chambers.
Fabulous Dr and man
Congrats Dan!
Lenore Bufi, pity it’s too late for your mum xx
To the Drs that saved my wife's life after she presented with 3rd degree full depth burns incurred during a colonoscopy at maryborough hospital thanks again ,but as you know it has been covered up with an" in house investigation " that states " a helper lent on her during the procedure trapping heat between his hand a blanket and her breast" of coarse we all no that is laughable and science free especially when they add " the helper doesn't recall doing so or experiencing any heat " .(google Bovie Burn ) But now as it is being noted there are multiple colonoscopy patients in Wide Bay hospitals that have suffered severe electrical burns during colonoscopies, WHY ARENT YOU DRS IN THE BURNS UNIT JUMPING UP AND DOWN DEMANDING A REVIEW OF CLINICAL PROCEDURES IN WIDE BAY COLORECTAL UNITS? Inaction can be seen as complicity . Thanks again Dr Brown Dr Betar and Dr Miller who consulted. Oh and Dr Brown you were right my wife did incur heart damage ,with recently noted " cold area necrosis" on the bottom of the heart .
TPCH Children's ward nurse Melissa loves to get her adrenalin pumping in her spare time, enjoying BMX riding, where she recently competed at the world championships held in Brisbane. 🚵🏁
After Melissa's husband, son and daughter all joined the sport, she decided to follow suit and make it a family affair and has now been competing for the last eight years.
"I just love the social aspect of it. I've had a fair few injuries so it's a bit gnarly but so fun," Melissa said.
"I actually really wanted to be a physio and started in nursing to then cross over into physio but at 18 I was apparently classified as a mature age student, and couldn't cross over, so continued with nursing.
"My teacher just happened to get me onto the paediatric ward for a day, and I just loved it and said if I'm doing nursing, this is what I've got to do. I've always thought if I can make a kid smile, then I've done my job today!"
👏#ShoutoutSaturday to Melissa and her double life as a BMX champ and paediatric nurse legend!
How bloody awesome congratulations
Well done Mel 🙌🏻
Great job, Melissa!
Well done Melissa 👏 We can also vouch first hand for you being a fabulous Paediatric Nurse 🥰
What a star ⭐️ 🙌🏻 ❤️
Freaking awesome
Well done 👏
Melissa you are amazing!!!
Heck yeah Melissa 🤘
Absolute legend on and off the track 🔥
Woohoooo!!! Go Missy!!!! Such an inspiration
That’s awesome 🤩
Love this. Xx
A most excellent human being 🤩
Definitely 💯% a champion. 🤗
What a champion!
Yeah Mel!!!
Yay that's our Mel! You go girl!!! 🥰🥰
You’re amazing Melissa 🩷🩷🩷
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Go TPCH!!
Yes Mel 💪🏼 you’re a legend!
Go Melissa Graham 💜💜💜
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