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Team effort saves baby Archie from bowel blockage

Planning director Billy Bragg found himself on the other side of the ledger recently when his 10-month-old baby son Archie was rushed to Townsville University Hospital (TUH) after suddenly going limp in his mother Hannah’s arms.

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Dr Brendan O’Connor, Dr Sandhya Menon, Hannah Redshaw, Archie Bragg, Dr Arjun Chavan and Dr John Joseph

Dear colleagues,

Conversations with Stephen

I am back in the hot seat as acting chief executive while Kieran enjoys some time off with his family.

The opportunity to step into a different role is something I enjoy as it gives me the chance to interact with teams and people who I would normally not see in my usual day job.

This week I’ve been in Brisbane attending the Health Service Chief Executive Forum where I met with other health service leaders and the Health Minister to discuss health priorities and challenges. Despite the growing pressure from increased activity across all of our health services, the Minister personally acknowledged the work of all staff across the HHSs and sent her thanks for the essential care provided to our communities.

I was delighted to attend the health service’s inaugural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander All-Staff Forum this morning. It was great to see so many of our staff come together with a shared focus of improving health outcomes for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers.

Our health service is dedicated to closing the gap and meeting the important goals outlined in our First Nations Health Equity Strategy.

As you might have seen in your emails, there are changes to staff parking and road diversion at TUH over coming weeks.

Early works on the $530 million expansion of Townsville University Hospital have started. The first changes you might notice are road diversions or changes to staff car parking. Check your emails or search ‘parking’ on QHEPS to check if these changes impact you. We understand that this may cause inconvenience and we ask for and appreciate your patience as we work together to build a new 143-bed clinical building to support our staff to continue to provide the best care.

I would like to take the opportunity to mention the health service’s amazing dietetics team as they mark Dietitians Week. As you all know, good healthcare requires input from many specialities and we would not be able to deliver the worldclass care we do without the expertise of each area combined.

This week the health service lost one of our own. I would like to pay tribute to the memory of a critical care outreach nurse Tess Thompson, whom many of you would have known. Tess was a passionate nurse who dedicated her life to working with north Queenslanders. My thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues.

I would like to thank Ann Marie Mallet for covering the COO role over the past couple of weeks and look forward to welcoming Kieran back; you will hear from him again in the next edition of the blah blah blah.

Stephen Eaton Acting health service chief executive

Team effort saves baby Archie; non-surgical care for bub’s bowel blockage

Planning director Billy Bragg found himself on the other side of the ledger recently when his 10-month-old baby son Archie was rushed to Townsville University Hospital (TUH) after suddenly going limp in his mother Hannah’s arms.

After arriving at the emergency department Archie was rapidly diagnosed with intussusception, a dangerous condition where the bowel telescopes in on itself blocking the passage of food and fluid.

“Hannah had called me, really concerned, to tell me his crying was unusual,” Billy said.

“I suggested he might be teething, something she’s not going to let me forget in a hurry.”

Paediatric surgeon Dr Brendan O’Connor described the speed and precision of Archie’s care as ‘better than I have seen anywhere I’ve worked in the world’.

“I’ve never heard of any hospital with emergency, radiology, nursing, and medical teams, being so quick from starting symptoms to fully reducing the intussusception back around,” he said.

Among the first to reach Archie was radiologist Dr Sandhya Menon.

“As doctors, what we want is a non-surgical solution which is why our first approach was introducing air via an enema under fluoroscopic guidance,” she said.

Archie’s bowel was too swollen and thick to fully resolve the blockage the first time so the following morning, Sandhya’s colleague Dr John Joseph performed a second, successful, air enema.

“We wanted to avoid surgical intervention, obviously because it’s traumatic for the child involving multiple inter-op and postop teams,” John said.

“We also need to thank our colleague Dr Junsie Moideen who was first on call for Archie and the radiographers and nurses who were such a big part of his care.”

Also part of Archie’s dream team was paediatric intensivist Dr Arjun Chavan who provided sedation for the baby’s second procedure.

“The anaesthetics team was very busy, so I was pleased to help; a child comes to hospital, not to a particular department, and I’m really proud of the seamless care we provided.”

Billy and Hannah said they wanted to thank the whole team.

“We’re so grateful to the medical teams and I especially want to thank the paediatric nurses,” Hannah said.

“They were angels, nothing was too much trouble,” she said.

Billy said the experience, while traumatic, made him proud to work for the health service.

“We are so grateful for the amazing care of Archie; our community is very lucky to have this hospital,” he said.

Team effort saves baby Archie; doctors non-surgical care for bowel blockage

Power in numbers as consumer groups plan shared vision

Townsville Hospital and Health Service’s two principal consumer advisory groups joined forces for the first time to set their agendas and plan a shared vision for the next two years.

The Consumer Advisory Council (CAC) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Advisory Council (ATSICAC) attended a training session with peak consumer body Health Consumers Queensland last week.

Engagement coordinator Melissa Varnes said the session helped the groups develop the skills to be effective consumer and community advocates.

“Our health service has put consumer and community engagement at the centre of how we design and deliver health services,” she said.

“The CAC and ATSICAC play pivotal roles in driving positive change in our organisation and bringing them together on this occasion creates even more potential for good engagement and ideas sharing.”

Acting health service chief executive Stephen Eaton welcomed the members and said the joint training session was a great opportunity.

“Together with the CAC and ATSICAC, we are working in partnership to achieve equity in healthcare, improve access to care, and bring care closer to home for our community,” he said.

“This is the first time these two consumer groups have come together, and I am excited to see where their shared vision takes our health service.”

Health Consumers Queensland chief executive officer Bernadette Praske said consumer advisory groups played an important role in delivering safe and sustainable health care.

“Health services need to know what the community thinks of their care and services and the community needs a way to raise concerns and ideas,” she said.

“We also need to help consumers understand where they can flex. It is important their energy is spent where they can have influence and drive change.

“This includes infrastructure codesign, developing models of care and highlighting where improvements can occur based on lived experience.”

CAC Chair Virginia Bendall-Harris said this was a positive step forward in creating meaningful change.

“There is definitely an opportunity for both groups to work together,” she said.

ATSICAC Chair Sam Savage said he was excited about the two groups coming together to set their agendas.

“Collaboration is always very important. This will help our two groups form a real partnership,” he said.

Fred Chong, Bernadette Praske, Dylan Nelson, Patsy-Ann Fox

Consumer coaching success as 70 take part

Staff across the health service are learning how to effectively engage with consumers thanks to a series of workshops with Health Consumers Queensland.

Staff from across the health service took part in ‘consumer coaching’ with experts from Consumers Health Queensland last week.

Engagement coordinator Melissa Varnes said it was wonderful to see such a strong uptake across the health service especially in the infrastructure program delivery and allied health teams.

There were more than 100 registrations to the two sessions with 70 individuals taking part either in person or online last week.

“Staff training is a key part of the health service’s consumer and community engagement strategy and it is really positive to see so many staff sign up,” Melissa said.

“Every single staff member, no matter their job, plays a role in engaging with our patients and consumers and we all have a responsibility to contribute to growing strong relationships.

“Personally, I learned a lot about the importance of viewing consumers as equal partners in their care.”

Melissa said the two sessions covered the basics of consumer engagement and co-design.

“The sessions held by Health Consumers Queensland were the perfect opportunity to learn from experts in consumer engagement,” she said.

“A shout out to the infrastructure program delivery and allied health teams, which had strong attendance at both sessions.”

Staff who missed out and those who would like to expand their knowledge can access online consumer engagement training through Health Consumers Queensland.

Click here to find out more.

Megan Breen, Roderick McHugh, Julie-Ann Harbord

Gladys raises her bat to 100 years of care

Beloved former nurse Gladys Rollins has been celebrated throughout the north Queensland community as she recently turned 100 years young.

Gladys first joined the health service in 1955, working as a registered nurse at Townsville General Hospital.

She spent more than three decades caring for the community of north Queensland while providing invaluable mentorship to the nursing staff she worked alongside.

Gladys said she still stayed in regular contact with her former colleagues.

“I very much enjoyed working as a nurse over the years and I was lucky enough to establish some very special relationships,” she said.

“There were so many highlights throughout the journey in nursing but I have to say caring for those who served in World War 2 was something very special.”

Gladys said the key to longevity was keeping active in retirement.

“I’ve always tried to stay busy and active, whether it’s working in the garden, spending time with my beloved dog Jed, or catching up with friends,” she said.

Gladys, who still lives independently and regularly drives, was celebrated by family, friends, and former colleagues at a special birthday celebration last week.

“I’m overwhelmed by all the love and support I’ve received, especially from my former nursing colleagues, who have become like my family over the years.”

Gladys Rollins

Tool provides simple solution to complex issue

A new tool to help rehabilitation clinicians build their cultural capability and foster cultural safety has launched.

The Dilly Bag Cultural Safety Toolkit is an online resource developed by the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury (BaSCI) Project in collaboration with the Townsville Rehabilitation Unit and provides access to a wealth of useful information at the click of a button.

BaSCI speech pathologist Emma Brown worked with BaSCI Indigenous health liaison officer Earl Mazzoni and a team of others to bring the project to life.

“To get the best out of rehabilitation, patients need to engage in their health journey but if they don’t feel safe to engage it impacts their health outcomes,” she said.

“Our health service cares for a high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and we know they may face challenges engaging with health services.

“Tools like this link staff with practical resources to break down barriers to allow rehabilitation clinicians to connect with and communicate clearly with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to achieve the best health outcomes possible.”

The staff resource has information including services and transport options for First Nations patients, cultural considerations for discharge planning, and information about services in remote Indigenous communities to help clinicians prepare patients to return home.

Earl said the tool was named after a traditional AustralianAboriginal bag generally woven from plant fibres used to gather and transport food.

“The Dilly Bag is a pool of resources to help rehabilitation clinicians access the information and tools they need to practise culturally safe care,” he said.

“It is about giving staff the confidence they need to provide culturally safe care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

“In both cultures there are strong beliefs and customs which impact the way we deliver healthcare, and understanding these is key to empowering staff to deliver the best care possible.”

Allied health executive director Danielle Hornsby congratulated all the staff involved in the development of the tool.

“What makes the Dilly Bag so significant is its simplicity,” she said.

“It is really a tool that busy clinicians can turn to while working to check something they’re not sure about and immediately put it into practice.

“Well done to all who were involved, you should be proud.”

Emma Brown, Earl Mazzoi, and Meagen Beaumont

VALE Tess Thompson

It is with great sadness we share the news of the passing of one of our beloved colleagues Teresa (Tess) Thompson. Tess played a special role in our health service as a critical care outreach nurse.

Tess began her health career in Mackay and dedicated her life to caring for the people and patients of north Queensland. She began working at Townsville General Hospital in the cardiothoracic ICU almost three decades ago in 1996 .

During her career, Tess fostered her interest in cardiothoracic nursing and contributed to research with Dr Ali Alizzi. She spent 18 years working in the ED before returning to the ICU as a clinical nurse in 2021. Tess’s true passion was the role of critical care outreach nurse, which she often backfilled until gaining a permanent position with the team in 2022.

Tess will be remembered for her gentle soul as well as her sarcastic and dry sense of humour. During her time as a nurse she earned a reputation for being honest and hardworking and always went above and beyond for her patients.

Tess touched the lives of so many during her career but one of her biggest impacts was nurturing the growth and development of junior medical and nursing staff. With her gentle guidance and incomparable clinical knowledge, her mentorship set many in good stead for meaningful health careers.

There is one story about Tess which truly captures her selfless and gentle spirit. One Christmas Eve, when there was no other transport available, Tess drove a palliative patient home so the woman could spend Christmas with her family.

Tess’s family and close friends would like to extend their thanks to the ED and ICU staff and share that in her final act Tess gave the greatest gift she could, organ donation.

We extend our deepest condolences to Tess’s family, friends, and to those of you who knew and loved Tess and who grieve her.

on Thursday, 18th April at noon at Morleys Funerals.

Friends and colleagues are welcome to attend.

Tess’s life will be remembered at a service in Townsville

Vale Tess.

Tess Thompson

Donald farewells Board

Donald Whaleboat has called time on his role on the Townsville Hospital and Health Board.

Donald said his time on the Board had been a great privilege.

He is one of the Board’s longest-serving members and was appointed at a time when, with the exception of the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service Board, he was one of only two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on hospital and health boards in Queensland.

“It comes with great sadness not to reapply for my board position,” Donald said.

“I felt the time was right to contribute to my other community interests; my day job in academia at James Cook University is to build and shape our future medical workforce.

“This aligns with boosting the health workforce in northern Queensland, so health is still very much part of my focus.”

Donald said he was proud of what the Townsville HHS had achieved in the past 12 years.

“The transition of primary healthcare from the HHS to the Palm Island Community Company is up there as a very fond memory for me,” he said.

“This was a momentous step in partnership with the Palm Island community, and was in the spirit of self-determination for Manbarra and Bwgcolman peoples, as we work together to address the disproportionate health outcomes experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.”

Donald also cited his role as Chair of the Board Stakeholder Engagement Committee as a highlight of his board tenure.

“This position allowed me to see greater engagement from consumers and community members on health service matters relating to communication, appointments, buildings, art, meals and overall access to healthcare, and this has evolved over several years,” he said.

“I’ve also been so impressed by the amazing work I’ve seen across the many facilities and services I’ve visited over the years.

“It’s been wonderful to see the health service values in action.”

Donald also acknowledged the work of Board Chair Tony Mooney and his fellow Board members.

“They have shown great commitment to better healthcare for the communities in our regions,” he said.

“It’s also important that I recognise health service chief executive Kieran Keyes and the executive team in their leadership of the health service.”

Board Chair Tony Mooney acknowledged Donald’s contributions.

“Donald was one of the original Board members and his contribution during his tenure has been outstanding,” he said.

“He guided the creation of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Advisory Council, and I have valued and respected his wisdom and insight on everything from patient safety and culturally appropriate care to financial decisionmaking and resource management.”

Donald said he was looking forward to spending some of his newfound spare time with family and splashing around with swim club the ‘Long Tan Legends’.

“New members are always welcome,” he said.

“I also look forward to continuing to work with colleagues in the HHS in other capacities, so you will still see me around.”

Donald Whaleboat

New members appointed to Board

There are three new faces on the Townsville Hospital and Health Board.

Professor Kunwarjit Sangla is well known in the health service as a medical specialist at Townsville University Hospital practising general medicine, endocrinology, and obstetric medicine.

Dr Erin Walters is the director of medical services at the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Services and is a passionate medical educator with more than 20 years’ experience across public and private healthcare sectors.

Graham Pattel has extensive board and cross-sector experience and is a former youth worker at the Cleveland Youth Detention Centre.

Townsville Hospital and Health Board Chair Tony Mooney, who has been reappointed for another term, said he was delighted to welcome the new members and the wealth of experience and wisdom they would bring to the table.

“I’m delighted that the health service has been able to attract such experienced, knowledgeable, and well-respected leaders to the Board,” Tony said.

“All three new board members have already made significant contributions to the people of north Queensland in their chosen fields, and I’m sure they will make a positive impact to healthcare in the region through their new roles on the Board.”

Tony also congratulated the five current Board membersMichelle Morton, Debra Burden, Nicole Hayes, and Georgina Whelan - who have been reappointed for another term.

“All five will continue to bring their rich professional and industry experience to the Board,” he said.

“Deputy Chair Michelle is a managing partner in a local law firm with extensive experience in risk management, compliance, and public sector governance,” he said.

“Debra is currently a member of both the Board’s audit and risk and finance committees where her financial and accounting acumen comes to the fore.

“Nicole is an experienced project manager with a strong background in education, marketing, and youth engagement.

“Georgina has more than 30 years of nursing experience, principally in specialist oncology, and she has a strong focus on equity of access for patients living in regional, rural and remote communities.”

Local hospitality and property businessman Luke Guazzo is a continuing appointment on the Board.

Tony said he wanted to especially thank and acknowledge the contributions of outgoing Board members Danette Hocking and Donald Whaleboat.

“Donald’s contribution and advice to me, especially on matters relating to the care and engagement of First Nations peoples, has been invaluable,” he said.

“Danni’s extensive experience in the aged care and disability sectors was a great asset to healthcare in our region,” he said.

“Donald and Danni leave the Board with my sincerest thanks.”

Tony said he was looking forward to the next term where the focus would remain providing care closer to home, seeing more patients within clinically recommended times, and overseeing the delivery of a multi-million-dollar major capital infrastructure program.

“I’m proud of what has been achieved so far and I’m looking forward to our Board doing more for the people of north Queensland who use and rely on public health services,” he said.

Board Chair Tony Mooney (centre right) with new Board members Professor Kunwarjit Sangla, Dr Erin Waters and Graham Pattel

Call to action to come together for ANZAC Day

With ANZAC Day fast approaching, health service staff and community members are being invited to gather for a special commemoration for those who’ve served our nation.

Townsville University Hospital enrolled nurse and veteran of 20 years Jeffrey ‘JJ’ Jarrott said he was proud to once again be playing a key role in this year’s events.

“As always, ANZAC Day will begin with a special Dawn Service at the cenotaph in the front garden of Townsville University Hospital,” he said.

“This is always a poignant event and a wonderful opportunity to pay tribute to all who’ve served, especially those no longer with us who made the ultimate sacrifice.”

JJ said the health service community was also encouraged to attend the ANZAC Day March on The Strand.

“Following the Dawn Service at TUH, staff are invited to gather near the basketball courts at Strand Park at 8:30am so we can march together when the parade begins at 9am,” he said.

“I encourage everyone from our hospital family to come together for this important day.

“This march is not just about remembering the past, it’s also about building camaraderie and showing our unity as a hospital and community.”

Thursday, 25 April at 5:50am Townsville University Hospital Front Garden Dawn Service

Jeffrey JJ Jarrott and Paula Pianta

Opportunity to spark high-value conversations

Staff across the health service, no matter their role, are being encouraged to take part in a new training opportunity to strengthen patient safety initiatives.

Townsville HHS staff can sign up for a High Value Conversations training now and take part, in person, in sessions in Townsville and across rural sites.

Patient safety steward Debra Phillips said each and every staff member played an important role in keeping patients safe.

“Whether you work as a clinical team leader, in the casual pool, in administration, or do vital operational work, we should all feel comfortable to raise patient safety concerns,” Deb said.

“Patient Safety Net was launched last year to give staff, students, and volunteers a way in which to escalate patient safety concerns that they feel have not been addressed at a local level or within their teams.

“This new training opportunity supports the Patient Safety Net and gives staff the skills they need to have conversations where they raise concerns, challenge assumptions and provide feedback about patient safety.”

Deb said she was excited for staff to take part in the training and said participants in the first sessions had found the sessions valuable and engaging.

“The training is designed to promote and foster psychological safety in staff when reporting or receiving a report about a patient’s safety and to support curious and helpful conversations between colleagues in our workplace,” she said.

“This is a valuable opportunity for staff across all streams and facilities, regardless of their role, and I encourage everyone to sign up and can guarantee you will learn something valuable in this training.”

Email THHS_patientsafetynet@health.qld.gov.au or call 31783 or speed-dial 5000 to find out more about the training or our patient safety initiatives. Scan the QR code or click the link to sign up on LOL.

I was very happy with my home care worker and wanted to express my gratitude as I found that she was lovely, and her work was excellent.

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You do great work. Thank you for making my sister’s final days comfortable and peaceful. Your attention to detail in providing care and support is amazing. You made a terribly difficult time tolerable.

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I would just like to say how grateful I was for the staff’s kind, gentle manner when I needed it. Always eager to help - much appreciatedthank you.

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A Brighter Note...

Eye-saving equipment for Ingham

Thanks to tireless fundraising by locals, the Ingham Health Service now has its very own tonometer.

The fundraising campaign for Brighter Lives was led by Helen Shaw, allied health assistant at Ingham Health Service.

Helen said the health service was so grateful for the community support.

“We aimed to raise funds for items that can be used right here in Ingham, keeping care close to home,” she said.

A tonometer helps measure the pressure inside your eye and is useful in providing early diagnosis of several conditions. The handheld device will be used in the emergency department to help with earlier diagnosis and prevent unnecessary transfer to Townsville University Hospital, helping keeping locals closer to home, as well as close to family and support people.

“If left untreated, pressure behind the eyes can cause permanent blindness,” Helen said.

“Now we have the tonometer, we can quickly assess a patient and diagnose the issue right here in Ingham, without patients having to travel to Townsville.”

The fundraising campaign for the tonometer took about a year from start to finish.

“Many fundraising activities supported this campaign, including trivia nights and raffles. Thank you so much to the Ingham community for supporting us to bring this important equipment here to Ingham,” Helen said.

Brighter Lives helps fund equipment, projects and research that help brighten the hospital experience for patients, staff and visitors. Any staff member can apply for funding via the Brighter Lives website – www.brighterlives.org.au

“The process of fundraising and applying for funding was straightforward and Brighter Lives helped to make the process as smooth as possible. I would encourage any staff member to consider applying for funding if there’s something extra that could assist with patient care,” Helen said.

Thanks to the generous support of many who donated their time or money to this fundraiser, we now look forward to many years of this tonometer being used in Ingham to treat locals.

The tonometer in action at Ingham

Capital works update

Changes to TUH campus staff and QFleet vehicle parking

As the next steps in the $530 million project to deliver a new clinical building at Townsville University Hospital are taken there will be some changes to parking for staff.

Carparking

• From Friday 26 April, All QFleet vehicles will be relocated from Carpark 19 to the eastern campus at the front of the Rehabilitation Unit.

• From Monday 29 April, night shift staff will be able to use their swipe card to access to the public carpark between the hours of 6pm and 8am.

• From Monday 29 April, the extended day shift carpark, carpark 14, will close permanently.

• From Monday 29 April, extended day shift staff will have access to carpark 19.

• From mid – late May Angus Smith Drive verge parking above carpark 14 will close permanently.

• Effective immediately there will be no access to car parks 4 & 7 before 1pm daily to preserve parks for afternoon/late shift parking

These changes to carparking and Angus Smith Drive are necessary to allow the managing contractors BESIX Watpac to begin work on diverting the stormwater network which will allow for construction of the new clinical building.

Road diversion

As part of the early works, a temporary road closure on Angus Smith Drive is also required from late May for at least two months. To allow for this road closure, the following will occur:

• From late May, patients, staff, and visitors entering the campus via the Angus Smith Drive roundabout will be diverted to a new temporary road which will be established through the site of Carpark 14.

• Access to all charity houses will be maintained as part of this temporary diversion.

Please follow all signage in these areas and park only in marked bays as to not impede access or pose further logistical challenges.

The above changes are necessary as part of the $530 million project to deliver a new clinical service building at TUH.

This is just one of many projects currently taking place on campus and we appreciate everyone’s patience during this period of change.

For more information please contact THHSInfrastructureRedevelopment@health.qld.gov.au

Capital works update

Works currently underway

Project: eHealth Infrastructure Maintenance Program

Work location: Various locations in TUH

Project: Hybrid theatre - $17 million

Work location: TUH Acute building Level 2 Operating Theatres Complex

Project: Outpatients department expansion - $6.1 million

Work location: Clinical Services Support Building Level 1

Project: North Queensland Persistent Pain Management Service (NQPPMS) upgrade - $4 million

Work location: TUH Acute building Level 1 former Endoscopy Services / Medilink building Level 2 current NQPPMS suite

Works on the way

Project: Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit

Work location: ACC Annexure Building

Project: North Queensland Kidney Transplant Sevice

Work location: South Block Level 3 Cold Shell

Project: Ward Midlife Renewal – Surgical and Medical wards

Work location: South Block Ground and Level 1

Got questions?

Project: Kirwan Health Community Campus expansion$40 million

Work location: Kirwan Health Campus

Project: TUH Clinical Equipment Loans Service (CELS)$2.35 million

Work location: TUH Level 2, CSSB

Project: TUH Stage 1 expansion project - $530 million

Work location: helipad and surrounding areas including eastern campus for temporary helipad location

Project: Ingham CT Scanner and ED Refurbishment

Work location: Ingham Health Service

Plans are currently underway to support staff through the changes that will occur in the coming months.

To accommodate so much growth at TUH, some staff will be required to relocate to new office spaces and to support this, we have commenced a Business Case for Significant Change with those teams who will be impacted by works undertaken at TUH.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss any proposed changes, please contact chief operating officer Stephen Eaton via email or THHS-InfrastructureOffice@health.qld.gov.au.

Recipe of the week

Creamy salmon pasta salad

supplied by TUH dietitians

Ingredients

• 250G PENNE PASTA

• 1 CUP NATURAL YOGHURT

• WHITE PEPPER

• 2 TBSP CAPERS

• 1 TSP DIJON MUSTARD

• 1 LEMON, ZEST AND JUICE

• 200G HOT SMOKED SALMON

• ¼ CUP CHOPPED DILL

Method

1. Cook pasta according to packet instructions. Drain and allow to cool.

2. Mix together mustard, yoghurt, lemon zest, lemon juice and pepper in a large mixing bowl.

3. Gently fold the cooled pasta, salmon and capers.

4. Garnish with fresh dill.

Hot tips

Great for weekly meal prep

Rich in omega-3

Can be eaten warm or cold

Can be made gluten free if pasta is swapped out

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