Clinical Nurse Consultant for Queensland Bowel Cancer Screening Program Tania Mattinson is urging people not to neglect taking advantage of free bowel screening during COVD-19. June is Bowel Cancer Awareness month and Ms Mattinson said it is an important time to encourage people to complete the free National Bowel Screening Program test. “People can be… [Read More]
Sarina nurse recognised for amazing 50-year career
Sarina nurse Susanne Murray has been recognised for her 50-year career during a time when the world needs her profession the most. Her achievement comes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while it has also fallen during the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Honoured with the Nurse Specialty award at the recent Mackay Hospital… [Read More]
Mackay Birth Centre update
Chief Executive Jo Whitehead reflects on our plans to prepare for COVID-19 Two months Mackay HHS faced the very real problem of a COVID-19 outbreak – think New York and the UK and the thousands of lives lost. Our social distancing measures and restrictions had only been implemented and we didn’t know how helpful they… [Read More]
Health Service staff prepare for flu season
Staff across Mackay Hospital and Health Service are rolling up their sleeves for the annual Influenza vaccine to protect themselves, patients and community this Influenza season. Mackay Hospital and Health Service Infection Prevention & Management Clinical Nurse Consultant Jenny Seymour said the health service is once again supporting Queensland Health’s Influenza vaccination campaign and had… [Read More]
Donated clothes giving dignity back to mental health consumers in need
When David Bosanquet arrived at the Mental Health Inpatient Unit at Mackay Base Hospital, he had nothing but the clothes on his back. “I came with just a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and I was worried about being dirty. I had absolutely nothing,” he said. David’s story is a common one with many… [Read More]
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