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www.health.qld.gov.au/widebay /widebayhealth [email protected] FEB 26, 2020 Maryborough upgraded ED opens today MARYBOROUGH Hospital’s upgraded emergency department reopened from its permanent location today, after operating out of a temporary space for almost 12 months. The ED upgrade has been part of a wider $14.37 million project that has also refurbished the specialist outpatients department and main reception area. The project has modernised and expanded the department, as well as improved its functionality and flow, and has also included a visible update to the façade of the hospital. Acting Chief Executive Debbie Carroll FRESH FACES: The Class of 2020 during their orientation week at Bundaberg and Hervey Bay hospitals, prior to being placed in facilities and wards across Wide Bay. thanked all staff for their work on the important upgrade, particularly the emergency and infrastructure teams. “The reopening will be a welcome Wide Bay welcomes new day for our staff and patients, and I’d like to congratulate everyone who has contributed to the project, class of graduate nurses from planning and design through to construction and commissioning,” Debbie said. FIFTY-TWO new nurses have begun “As someone who comes from a nursing their careers at Wide Bay Hospital and background, it’s particularly exciting to see An official reopening event will take place next week. Health Service facilities as part of the the next generation of our profession join the Wide Bay team. I know they will have every initial 2020 graduate intake. opportunity to enjoy fruitful careers. What’s inside The new nurses, who consist of graduates Recruiting enthusiastic and skilled l New advisory council from both local universities and institutions further afield, are spread across various graduate nurses is important to l Patient ID campaign launch clinical areas throughout the region, maintaining continuity of high- l Stroke symposium a success including each of the rural facilities. quality care, because they help to l WBHHS tops blood donations boost our team as others leave our l Bake sale for bushfires The 29 Bundaberg and rural-based graduates service due to retirement or other l Cycling for cancer cause and the 23 Fraser Coast-based nurses have career opportunities. l 60 secs with Dr Niall Conroy now all joined their ward teams after finishing their respective orientation programs. “By constantly bringing in talented graduates and upskilling them, WBHHS is ensuring we Have a story to share? Email the “I wish our nursing graduates well as they can deliver the right care, in the right place, Media and Communications team. join our professional nursing team and settle at the right time to Wide Bay patients for into their roles in the upcoming weeks,” years to come.” WBHHS Acting Chief Executive Debbie Carroll said. Story continues on page 2. 2 Continued from page 1. Graduate nurses join Wide Bay teams Graduate nurses are put to the test during their orientation week through a range of simulation exercises in Bundaberg and Hervey Bay. WBHHS Executive Director of Nursing “Our dedicated and experienced nurses “We believe our current staff embody those and Midwifery Services Fiona Sewell said welcome the enthusiasm and energy they values in every aspect of what they do, and the new graduates came from a range of bring to our teams, as well as the opportunity I’m looking forward to seeing our new nurses tertiary institutions, including from local to guide them by passing on their own embed those values in their practice and universities, adding a broad range of knowledge, experience and professional progress in their careers in the years to come. perspectives, experiences and knowledge skillsets to them. to the existing team. “I know that among them there are future “In nursing, we talk about the 6Cs – our leaders of the Wide Bay nursing and “It’s wonderful to have our graduates join six core values of Care, Compassion, midwifery team.” the WBHHS nursing and midwifery team, Competence, Communication, Courage and bringing their passion for patient care to our Commitment. WBHHS is also planning a mid-year intake of wards,” Ms Sewell said. nursing graduates. 3 New advisory council has crucial role to play in helping to close the gap TRADITIONAL Custodians from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clans across the Wide Bay Burnett are working with Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service to improve health outcomes for their people, through an innovative and collaborative new advisory group. The WBHHS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Advisory Council has recently been established to give Elders and community members direct input into health service planning, as Closing the Gap Members of the newly established WBHHS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Advisory Council came together in Hervey Bay recently. in Indigenous health outcomes continues to be a priority. communities by providing cultural context with Haylene Grogan, Queensland’s inaugural WBHHS Acting Chief Executive Debbie Carroll and identifying local priorities. Chief Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander said the advisory council was a crucial part Health Officer, who was making her first visit to of the health service’s efforts to provide “Not only are its members helping us Wide Bay since starting in the new role. culturally appropriate services and to ensure to identify service gaps and providing Wide Bay health facilities were welcoming strong advocacy, they’re extending on the Uncle Glen Miller, a Butchulla Elder and retired and safe environments for Aboriginal and work already being done by our fantastic ranger from the Fraser Coast, said he was Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health excited about the opportunity the council Workers by playing a vital connecting role would give him and others to get involved “Our Closing the Gap Health Plan is an between WBHHS and their communities.” with health promotion and advocacy. important step as we continue to address the systemic barriers to health equity for The group came together in Hervey Bay “Ultimately, for me, the signs of success Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,” recently to discuss a range of issues, including would be that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Debbie said. how to enhance cultural aspects of service Islander people feel confident and valued delivery, creating more welcoming cultural in going to a health service, that our people “Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environments, and the concept of developing have an equal chance of winning a job in Health Advisory Council has a critical role WBHHS’s own Aboriginal artwork. a health service, and that they could also to play in guiding the implementation of have a place in the management of a health that plan, ensuring it’s meaningful to their The members also had the opportunity to meet service,” Uncle Glen said. Fundraising cyclist tells cancer to get on its bike Bicycling breast cancer advocate Brent Brent also dropped by the Hervey Bay Cancer Bundy visited our Bundaberg Cancer Care Care Centre earlier on his journey through Centre as part of a stopover in his namesake the region. town on his way north. A native of Oregon, he said there were much Brent is pedalling from Sydney to Cairns and more significant uphill challenges as he back to raise money for the Cancer Council made his way across his native land, but and to increase awareness about breast the distance between towns was greater cancer, and cancer in general. in Australia. He also said the road between Sydney and Brisbane was in good condition, The 5,500km journey is not a new task for but he had faced some significant headwinds Brent, as he has cycled across the North on the way. American continent multiple times. Brent wanted to spread the message further He was inspired to start doing so by the afield and chose Australia after learning passing of a close friend from breast cancer. Fundraising cyclist Brent Bundy with Cancer Care’s about local cancer rates Down Under. Ray Johnson and Nancy Scott. 4 Campaign prioritises patient safety WBHHS has launched a campaign • Ask the patient what test or procedure to emphasise the importance of they are having done. patient identification checks at all 3. Double check that you have the correct site or side. stages of the patient journey. “Other important checks include making Acting General Manager of Surgery Tracey sure we do proper and detailed handovers, Pattie, who chairs the Communicating for labelling forms and blood tubes correctly, Safety (Standard 6) Committee, said the and documenting all medications and campaign was aimed both at staff and ensuring they’re administered according to patients, to ensure everyone understood procedure,” Tracey said. the reasons for regular and comprehensive patient identification checks. “But it’s also important to remember this isn’t just a requirement for clinical staff Patient safety is our priority, – improved patient safety is everyone’s and doing patient ID checks responsibility. are a critical way to ensure the “Every staff member has a part to play to Patient ID right patient is getting the right improve patient safety and reduce risk, test, treatment, procedure or rework, the waste of resources – and, at medication,” Tracey said. times, delay in identifying correct patient treatment.” Food services: check the correct meal is To reduce the risk of patient identification being provided to the correct patient. Other examples of patient identification errors and clinical incidents, clinical checks include: The campaign is being promoted with the staff should always carry out the “3Cs” – help of posters targeting both staff and Correct patient, Correct procedure, Correct Administration staff: check that patient patients, social media posts and a variety site/side.

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