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Metro North Christmas Message
Thank you to all our staff for your outstanding work and commitment to Metro North this year.
Annual Report
The Metro North Hospital and Health Service Annual Report 2015-2016 provides an overview of the health service's financial and non-financial performance and key achievements.
Expo shines spotlight on mental health
TV and radio personality, Osher Günsberg will be special guest at this year’s North Brisbane Mental Health Expo at Bowen Hills on 27 September.
No excuse for abuse
We have zero tolerance when it comes to violence in our hospitals and community services. Our staff come to work each day to look after sick patients, not to become patients themselves.
RBWH doctors recognised at Asia Pacific’s premier healthcare event
Two doctors from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital have won an international award for translating their research into clinical practice, enabling diagnosis of heart attacks faster and providing quicker treatment to patients presenting with chest pain in Queensland Emergency Departments (EDs).
Flowers’ healing power
A wall of flowers is adding a splash of colour and helping lift the mood of residents at Cooinda House.
Metro North has launched a new video acknowledging the small moments that make a difference to our patients every day
Across Metro North, we care for thousands of people every day. We recognise it’s the little things we do that sometimes make the most difference.
Identification: It’s your right to a healthier life
Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) has launched a campaign during NAIDOC Week (3 – 10 July 2016) to highlight the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients identifying when accessing their facilities.
Winter is coming – we’re ready, are you?
Queenslanders are being urged to save their Emergency Departments and ambulances for emergencies only as frontline healthcare workers brace for another busy flu season.
Get the pressure down
Getting the best outcome for some of our most vulnerable patients is the driving force behind some contemporary research being carried out in the Redcliffe Hospital Intensive Care Unit.
Redcliffe Hospital nurse is going to Rio
We’re so proud of Redcliffe Hospital theatre nurse Paul Adams who is heading to Rio later this year to represent Australia at the Olympics.
Legionella bacteria found at Redcliffe Hospital
Regular water quality testing at Redcliffe Hospital has confirmed a positive test for Legionella pneumophila bacteria in some areas of the hospital water supply.
Research Support Network formed
A Research Support Network has been established to support emergency medicine clinicians and staff in Metro North, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay Hospital and Health Services.
Outstanding contributions recognised at Metro North Australia Day Awards
Exceptional people and teams working to deliver excellence in health care were recognised at the Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) Australia Day Awards for 2016 on 27 January.
Metro North welcomes new interns
The New Year has seen 164 new junior doctors commence careers as interns at hospitals across Metro North.
Researcher selected to mentor young doctors
RBWH Research Director Cancer Care, Professor Geoff Hill has been selected as one of four highly experienced Senior Clinical Research Fellows in Queensland Health to mentor young doctors.
Researcher selected to mentor young doctors
RBWH Research Director Cancer Care, Professor Geoff Hill has been selected as one of four highly experienced Senior Clinical Research Fellows in Queensland Health to mentor young doctors.
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A pharmacy at the bedside
Pharmacists at Redcliffe Hospital are helping patients of all ages progress through their hospital journey quickly and seamlessly as more and more pharmacy work is performed on the wards.
Graduates take first step in a health career
Nine local school-based trainees have gained a healthy career start by graduating from the Redcliffe and Caboolture-Kilcoy Hospitals School-based Traineeship Program.
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.
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.
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.
Redcliffe and Caboolture welcome intensive care nursing specialist
Redcliffe and Caboolture Hospital has welcomed a new Clinical Nurse Consultant to its Intensive Care team as part of a push to enhance intensive care services in Moreton Bay.
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