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Creative skills set to WOW
The creative skills of mental health consumers will be showcased in the 12th annual Windows to Our World (WOW) art exhibition, which opens at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) on 9 October.
RBWH receives international award for consumer engagement
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) has been recognised for its consumer and community engagement program in the 2015 International Hospital Federation Awards.
World Mental Health Day highlights suicide rates for Indigenous communities
Bridging the gap in mental health services for Indigenous Australians is a key focus of Metro North Hospital and Health Service Indigenous Mental Health Workers Marjorie Droste and Jasmine Tobane.
Metro North treating more patients than ever before
Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) has strengthened its delivery of quality healthcare during 2014-15 while meeting significant demand in growth for services.
Register now for RBWH Healthcare Symposium
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) will host its 24th annual Healthcare Symposium from 12-16 October, 2015.
5,000 complete cultural awareness training
The Metro North Hospital and Health Service Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit (A&TSIHU) is celebrating a major milestone this month with 5,000 participants completing their online Cultural Practice eLearning Program since its launch two years ago.
$6m funding for dementia research
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) researchers will lead a major new collaborative study into the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
RBWH Dietitian wins prestigious Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Research Scholarship
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Dietitian Team Leader Teresa Brown has been awarded the 2016 Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Research Scholarship in the Allied Health Sciences.
Gold Award for QFTAC
Metro North’s Queensland Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (QFTAC) won a Gold Award for Fostering Innovation at the 2015 Queensland Police Service (QPS) Awards for Excellence.
QuaRRIES recognise excellence in services
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital QuARRIES Awards held on 14 July highlighted some of the remarkable quality initiatives and excellence in service improvement by staff.
Leading cancer researchers share knowledge
South East Queensland’s leading cancer researchers will discuss advances in cancer care at a forum at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) next week.
NAIDOC Week 2015
Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) will celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ connection to the land and sea during national NAIDOC Week next month.
Queens Birthday Honor Recipients
Four doctors who have helped shape and deliver expert medical and dental services across Metro North Hospital and Health Service have been awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Milestone for Hyperbaric Medicine Service
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) Hyperbaric Medicine Service celebrated its 5th anniversary and 15,000th treatment on 21 May
New midwifery care model a first in Brisbane
A new model of care at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) is providing women continuity of care throughout their entire pregnancy and birth journey, with their personal midwife.
Get moving for heart week
Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) is getting behind the Heart Foundation’s push for people to get active for the sake of their heart's health.
Do you dare?
Today staff at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital were asked if they dared to go bare.
WWI health workers commemorated on film
The proud history of Queensland’s doctors, nurses and support staff who served during the First World War is the subject of a unique documentary ’Bandages and Battlefields’, launched today at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
Artwork gives patients a creative outlet at RBWH
The Hospital, Alcohol and Drugs Service (HADS) at The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) is giving patients a creative outlet during their detox program by providing them with painting materials and canvases during their stay.
Pormpuraaw Elders endorse culturally appropriate care
Pormpuraaw Elders Danny Coleman and Norma Teddy recently travelled to Brisbane as part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit Improving the Patient Journey (IPJ) program.
Excellent care gives Andrew another reason to celebrate
Andrew Cathcart, from Samford, doesn’t just love wearing green on St Patrick’s Day, he also has a green thumb.
Patient proves small donations can make a big difference
An 87-year-old patient has found a meaningful way to thank the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital (RBWH) by setting aside a 50 cent donation from her fortnightly pension.
Hundreds mark transplant service milestone
Hundreds of patients and staff celebrated more than 25 years of the Bone Marrow Transplant Service at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) on the weekend.
FAST action is helping save lives
Ultrasound technology is helping save lives by enabling paramedics to quickly detect and diagnose internal injuries in patients before arriving at hospital.
Graduate nurse follows in her mothers footsteps
The first day on the job was extra special for graduate nurse Aliza Nasato who started her nursing career at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) last month.
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