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TPCH Women’s and Newborn Services Consumer Advisor
Women’s and Newborn Services (WNS), Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) is seeking consumer advisors to join our team and provide patient, carer and/or community perspectives about women, babies and families within our care.
RBWH Heart Lung Research Institute Consumer Advisory Committee
Metro North Health is calling for consumer and carer expressions of interest to establish a Heart Lung Research Institute Consumer Advisory Committee. Committee members will provide valuable lived experience to inform cardiac and thoracic research priorities and research programs and studies.
TPCH launches Australia-first service for people with a disability
Metro North Health has implemented an Australia-first initiative, the Behavioural Emergency Response Team (BERT). BERT has been designed to assist people with disability and complex challenging behaviours and their carers to receive the support they need in the right place at the right time.
MN ONLY MatHOME officially launches at RBWH
A new pilot maternity program, MatHOME, has officially commenced at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), allowing antenatal inpatients who meet select criteria to receive top-tier maternity care from the comfort of their home.
RBWH welcomes Australia-first radiation technology
An Australia-first state-of-the-art radiation treatment system has now commenced service at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and is allowing clinicians to provide more accurate, higher dosage radiation treatment to patients.
Cystic Fibrosis drug breakthrough on track to prolong life by decades
01 The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre is trialling a breakthrough drug that could allow patients to live decades longer, by turning the acutely fatal disease into a manageable condition.
Games-based Hearoes app sounds good
Audiologists at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) have helped in the development of an Australian-first app that guides hearing impaired people through the new environment of sound, following a hearing implant.
CURE-IT hepatitis program wins award
A program to cure hepatitis C has won the Queensland Health Award for Excellence in Connecting Healthcare.
Our inspirational CISS staff recognised
Twenty finalists from across Community, Indigenous and Subacute services (CISS) were recognised for their patient-centred approach to care and outstanding work at the 2017 CISS Staff Excellence Awards.
Kilcoy Hospital welcomes Headspace
Youth mental health group Headspace launched a new outreach service at Kilcoy Hospital recently.
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