Talk About | April/May 2017 – Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Talk-About The official newsletter for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit April/May 2017 Metro North Hospital and Health Service Aboriginal and NAIDOC CELEBRATION Torres Strait Caboolture Family Fun Day Islander Family Fun Day PROGRAM 10am–10.30am Welcome to country and official opening A family fun day will be held at St Columban’s College as 10.30am–11.30am part of NAIDOC Week Celebrations (2-9 July 2017). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dancing 11.30am onwards The 2017 NAIDOC theme – Our Languages “It provides an important opportunity for Sausage sizzle and lunch from food vans Matter – aims to emphasise and celebrate our staff, community members, local elders, 11.30am–12.30am the unique and essential role that patients and visitors to all come together to Cultural workshops: language, basket weaving and Indigenous languages play in cultural recognise the contributions that Indigenous face painting identity, linking people to their land and Australians make to our country and our 12.30pm – 1.30pm water, and in the transmission of Aboriginal society,” Mr Drahm said. Emergency services presentation, sports clinics and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality “There really is something for everyone at and Indigenous games and rites, through story and song. our family fun day and I encourage our staff, 2pm The event, to be held from 10am – 2pm patients and local communities to come Event closure on Tuesday 4 July, is designed as a family together as one to celebrate our unique and • A FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE • JUMPING CASTLE fun day for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait diverse Indigenous culture in Queensland”. PLUS • ANIMAL FARM • TRADITIONAL GAMES Islander communities on the north side • SPORTS CLINICS The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander including Zillmere, Caboolture and Redcliffe. Health Unit will also be supporting two The event is proudly supported by the MNHHS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit,Community, Indigenous and Hospital and health staff will also be invited community events – Kilcoy NAIDOC Subacute Services and St Columban’s College to attend, and key stakeholders will be Celebration on Sunday 2nd of July at Yowie invited to participate by holding a health Park and the Northside NAIDOC Event promotion stall at the event. held on Koobara Kindergarten grounds in Zillmere on Thursday 6th of July. The event will feature a Welcome to Country, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dancing, art and cultural workshops, traditional games, language and storytelling. The event will feature a Welcome to Country, Aboriginal and Torres MNHHS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit Director Paul Drahm said Strait Islander dancing, art and cultural workshops, traditional NAIDOC Week was an important time of the games, language and storytelling. year to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements. Contact information Indigenous Hospital Liaison Officers Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Fax: 3646 2284 Floor 5, Ned Hanlon Building Wendy Lewis Ph: 3646 7489 Bernadette Bird Ph: 3646 1696 or 3647 4171 Tyler Lea Ph: 3647 4178 Dell Hagan Ph: 3646 4154 Patricia Kennedy Ph: 3647 9535 After Hours Service (RBWH) Friday and Monday 3.30pm to 8pm Saturday and Sunday 10am to 6.30pm Enquiries (Hospital Switch) Ph: 3646 4154 or 3646 8111 Aunty Janet Layton Ph: 3647 4183 or 3646 5106 Candice Simpson Ph: 3647 4171 Give us The Prince Charles Hospital, Ground Floor, Fax: 3139 5810 corridor leading to the Coronary Care Unit) feedback Aleacha Hopkins Ph: 3492 1818 or 0439 082 908 Mark Budd Ph: 3139 5165 Talk-About Caboolture Hospital, Allied Health Fax: 5433 8730 We welcome your feedback, Department, Ground Floor contributions, story ideas and details Stella Laidlaw Ph: 5433 8249 on any upcoming events. Please contact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Redcliffe Hospital, Safety Quality and Fax: 3049 6767 Health Unit Communications Manager Performance Unit, West Block Renee Simon at Renee.Simon@health. qld.gov.au or phone (07) 3139 3231. Rox-Anne Currie Ph: 3049 6791 Improving the Patient Journey Email: Improving_the_Patient_ Aboriginal and Torres Strait [email protected] Islander Health Unit Rayna Cowburn Ph: 3646 5612 or 0408 023 733 If you have any feedback regarding the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander After Hours Liaison Officer (RBWH) Friday and Monday 12 noon to 8.30pm Health Unit services, programs and Saturday and Sunday 10am to 6.30pm initiatives, you can contact the following: After Hours, Robert Brown Ph: 0409 583 967 Mail to: The Prince Charles Hospital, 3139 6429 or 0429 897 982 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Temiah Henaway: Health Unit, Building 26, Chermside Community Health Centre, 490 Hamilton Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Ph: 3646 5612 or 0439 274 152 Road, Chermside QLD 4032. Ronald Agie Email to: After Hours Liaison Officer (TPCH) Friday and Monday 12noon to 8.30pm [email protected] Saturday and Sunday 10am to 6.30pm Alternatively, call and ask for our Safety Indigenous Acute and Primary Care Team and Quality Officer on 3647 9531. Manager: Robyn Chilcott Ph: 3492 1823 Sexual Health Team Manager: Robyn Chilcott Ph: 3492 1823 Indigenous Strategic Development Team Manager: Isaac Simon Ph: (07) 3139 4912 or email [email protected] Page 2 Executive Director’s message Community, Indigenous and Subacute Services The RAP will form part of our public A brilliant example of this was our touch commitment to undertake practical actions football match held last year with the within the health field to contribute to CISS All Stars and Aboriginal and Torres reconciliation in Australia. This will outline Strait Islander Health Unit teams as part of our actions to build strong relationships Reconciliation Week. Not only was the game and enhanced respect between Aboriginal a fun opportunity to get to know each other, and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other all of our services and community came Australians. As the CISS RAP sponsor, I together as one. I still have vivid memories hope to build more opportunities for our of our food services staff dressing as Indigenous workforce and to contribute to cheerleaders in the Aboriginal flag colours, enhanced partnerships to help close the gap cheering us all on from the sidelines. on life expectancy outcomes. This year we will again hold a special Chris Seiboth This statement of the commitment is just the Reconciliation Shield match with our staff on Executive Director, Community, first step. We want to take time to carefully Friday the 2nd of June. All staff are invited Indigenous and Subacute Services plan the RAP through working groups with to take part. If you would like to register a Metro North Hospital and Health Service staff and executive leadership. Rather than team or to even enjoy the match from the just say what we are going to do within the sidelines, please contact (07) 3139 4117 or This month we will celebrate National RAP, we want to show what we can achieve email [email protected]. Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June) together as a service by building a culturally by officially signing our Statement of responsive and safe environment for all. Our Chris Seiboth Commitment to Reconciliation as a service. workforce development and planning will Executive Director, Our Executive Team will gather on Tuesday occur with clear targets and deliverables Community, Indigenous and the 30th of May for the signing at Brighton over the next 24 months. I’m committed to Subacute Services Health Campus as a first step in our path achieving real and meaningful change as we of developing a CISS Reconciliation Action walk the path towards reconciliation. Plan (RAP). A word from the Acting Director I was pleased to see a commitment across • Launching our statement of commitment Metro North Hospital and Health Service to as the first step in our Reconciliation recognise Close the Gap day on March 16th. Action Plan. • Working towards our new models of care Our unit hosted a special event for staff at for Ngarrama Child Health, Sexual Health, Brighton Health Campus with Aunty Brenda Acute and Primary Care and our Hospital Kanofski sharing her healthcare journey Services. story. Something pertinent from Brenda’s words was that ‘we are all in this together’ • Improving our cultural integration within and improving the gap on health outcomes CISS core business and framework. is a journey we must take as one. This commitment ensures Indigenous influence and participation within all At the event I told the audience that models of care and dedicated cultural Brisbane will have the highest population education schedules for all CISS staff. of Indigenous people across Australia, with Paul Drahm the 2031 population projected at 133,189, I’d also like to acknowledge the commitment Acting Director, Aboriginal and Torres almost double all other states in Australia. from our staff during the recent CISS Strait Islander Health Unit accreditation. Our Safety and Quality As you can see, with this growth, we now Manager Tracy Grant coordinated all of our more than ever, play an integral role in accreditation requirements and ensured the health of our people. Over the next 12 In March we held a farewell morning tea for we were fully compliant with our mandatory months we will be committing to: the former Director of the Aboriginal and training status. This is no easy task and Torres Strait Islander Health Unit, Angela • A further roll-out of our Identification I would like to thank Tracy. The Cultural Scotney. campaign. Just a few weeks ago MNHHS Capability Officers also delivered multiple endorsed a new policy for Accurate face-to-face training sessions to a total of I’d like to acknowledge Angela’s Indigenous Identification, meaning 450 CISS staff members.