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Revolutionising telehealth for adults with Cystic Fibrosis 07 July 2020 Physiotherapy and exercise is an integral part of the management of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) though adults with CF normally have limited access to home based specialist physiotherapy and are unable to participate in community based group exercise due to cross-infection risks. Tamara Hatton, a SCGH Physiotherapist saw this problem as an opportunity to innovate and applied to the NMHS Innovative Future (IF) Program seeking to establish a telehealth home-based exercise service providing supervised individual and group exercise sessions. The goal of the project was to increased access to specialist physiotherapy and group based exercise to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare utilisation, including hospital admission. Tamara has successfully coordinated a 10 week pilot of individual and group sessions including a variety of exercise styles such as interval training, strengthening, yoga... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 01 July 2020 Our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for April is Genevieve Jones Registered Midwife at Osborne Park Hospital. Genevieve was nominated by Justine Huggins, CNM OPH Women’s and Newborn Services who said Genevieve encompasses everything you would want if you could handpick your own private midwife - the perfect nurturer who always puts her patients and their families first. Genevieve was recently involved in a rare and complex obstetric case and displayed incredible compassion and empathy to the family, voluntarily advocating to conduct home visits to maintain continuity of care. Justine said Genevieve is patient focused, empowering, caring, empathetic, nurturing, safe, kind and genuine. “Genevieve is professional and supportive and consistently strives to provide continuity of care to women and their babies, building trust and rapport with her patients,” said J... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 01 June 2020 Our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for March is Jeanette Tibby RN SCGH. Jeanette is on long service leave so we are not able to include a photo of her smiling face. Jeanette was nominated by Elly Nason CN who described her as one of those nurses you meet in your career that makes a lasting impression, with their level of caring and compassion. "As a valued member of the CCU team, she goes above and beyond for her patients and all her fellow colleagues every day. Jeanette's kind and caring manner is only second to her wicked sense of humour and constant laughter she brings to the ward. Working with her lightens our day and makes us strive to be better nurses," said Elly. Jeanette not only listens to her patients’ needs but also does everything in her power to make their stay in hospital a more enjoyable one, including bringing flowers from her own garden for an elderly...
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Visiting assistance animals in NMHS hospitals 29 April 2020 To coincide with International Guide Dog Day, celebrated this year on 29 April, the NMHS hospital network has produced a Visiting Assistance Animals guide that recognises the importance of assistance animals and welcomes their use, where appropriate, in our facilities. The Guide provides information about the use of assistance animals in our hospitals and arrangements that may need to be made for patients, visitors and their assistance animal. International Guide Dog Day acknowledges the critical role that guide dogs and assistance animals play in enabling people with impaired vision to get around safely. It’s amazing what a difference four paws, a wet nose and a wagging tail can make in assisting vision impaired people, as well as people with other disabilities, to safely experience freedom and independence. The owners of these extraordinary dogs celebrate their loyalty and friend... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 03 April 2020 Congratulations Nick Merwood, Specialist in Poisons Information at SCGH, who is our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for February 2020. Nick was nominated in acknowledgement of his exceptional skill, knowledge and passion for his work. His nomination noted that his intelligence, knowledge and work ethic make him a powerhouse in the WA Poisons Information Centre. Nick was nominated for the award by Dr Ann-Maree Lynch Head of Department WA Poisons Information Centre. “Nick works tirelessly and accepts any duty with grace,” Dr Lynch said. “Nick shows respect and compassion for all callers and tailors his responses to each individual caller’s capacity to comprehend. His toxicology knowledge is second to none and he is highly efficient showing great attention to detail.” Congratulations Nick! A special thanks to our generous sponsors: HESTA, Paywise, ...
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12/04/2021