What is your name, and where are you based? My name is Jessica Tomkins and I am based in the Metro North Health Service (Qld). What hospital do you work at and what do you do there? I work in ...
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A quick chat with… a diabetes nurse
A relative latecomer to nursing, Cherie Whitbread talks comfy shoes and chili mud crab. Which hospital do you work at and what do you do there? My work encompasses research and direct client care for people with diabetes at Royal ...
More »Duty of care: where does a nurse’s responsibility end?
The potential liability of health services, hospitals, day surgeries and clinics does not, depending on the nature of the treatment or care provided, cease upon physical discharge or a patient leaving the facility. If any treatment or care has had ...
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Brisbane North PHN has recently rolled out two initiatives – Yellow Envelope and the Geriatric Outreach Assessment Service – to help or minimise the transition of aged care residents from facilities to hospitals.“The Yellow Envelope is a document in which ...
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A new project aims to develop technology that translates conversations between older CALD adults with dementia and carers. The ability to talk into a device and have it translate and relay the message to another person could be a game-changer ...
More »Gut reactions: how dietary fibre interacts with the microbiome
The food we eat, particularly plant-based fibre, influences the composition and metabolic activity of the dense and diverse microbial community living in our guts, called the microbiome. This in turn has an impact on a number of health conditions. The ...
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