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25.01.2022 At Central Adelaide we are ideas driven and we strive to put people first. This is a fantastic example of organisational values in action, benefiting our patients. Through a joint initiative with Northern Adelaide LHN, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers can access life-saving dialysis in a culturally safe space, rather than having to come to hospital. ... Read the @abcadelaide story:

25.01.2022 A new project in conjunction with SAHMRI's Aboriginal Chronic Disease Consortium is helping remote consumers with diabetes related foot complications. The initiative aims to use telehealth to help improve outcomes for patients through awareness and early intervention. Port Augusta man Cephas Stanley, has made three trips to the RAH after a wound on his foot became infected.... To come down here you have to take a couple of days off work, so if you don’t actually need to come here, that’s a big help, Mr Stanley said. If this is utilised in Port Augusta, the APY Lands, West Coast, all the little communities, it’ll be a big help. To read more about the initiative visit our website: https://centraladelaide.health.sa.gov.au/diabetes-related-/

25.01.2022 We asked Karen Schutz, Acting NUM, Clinical Worker Health, CALHN to share with us how she looks after her health and wellbeing to keep her resilience up. We encourage everyone to take time everyday to look after your wellbeing and that of others around you. #wearecentral #wellbeing

23.01.2022 The TQEH COVID-19 clinic is moving to a new location on the TQEH precinct and from 9am tomorrow (Friday 27 November), will be located in a building near Gate 2. The clinic will be open from 9am to 9pm, 7 days per week with testing available for families with school aged children temporarily available. Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms should present for testing as soon as possible.... Department for Education, South Australia SA Health City Of Charles Sturt City of Port Adelaide Enfield

21.01.2022 Tomorrow, Saturday 21 November 2020, the COVID-19 testing clinic at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be open from 9am 1pm. The reduced working hours are due to the extreme heat forecast for tomorrow. We apologise for any inconvenience. Visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/covidtesting for your nearest COVID-19 testing clinic.

20.01.2022 Central Adelaide have just been advised that visitors are now permitted on site, at a limit of one adult visitor per patient, per day. Thank you for your understanding and for helping us keep our patients, our staff and our community safe. SA Health

17.01.2022 Tomorrow is World Diabetes Day which this year is recognising the role of nurses in the prevention and management of diabetes. Like so many people with diabetes, David Fraser is faced with an average 180 extra decisions every day - having to consider every meal, every snack, every activity and more. He’s grateful for the support of our Diabetes Service team - a one-stop shop where he can see a multi-disciplinary team including endocrinologist, dietitian and specialist diabetes nurses.

17.01.2022 Sunday shout out to the staff in the TQEH kitchen who prepare 1800 meals each day and work with their ISS colleagues to ensure our patients are well fed! #wearecentral #TQEH @LesleyDwyerCEO

17.01.2022 This year, in honour of International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we are reflecting on the more than 2800 Australian women who served overseas in the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) during the war. Of those women, 25 died during their services. One of South Australia’s most well-known Royal Adelaide Hospital nurses, Margaret Graham was the Lady Superintendent of the Nursing Reserve in the Fourth Military District and sailed to Egypt in 1914, serving for four years in hospitals, hospital ships and in Britain before receiving the international award of the Royal Red Cross. Today we pay tribute to the memory of Margaret Graham, and all other nurses and medics who died or suffered in the service of Australia in all wars and armed conflicts. Lest we forget.

15.01.2022 Women in crisis who present to the Royal Adelaide Hospital emergency department are being provided with clothing care packs thanks to a state first initiative. The first of it's kind in a South Australian hospital, the partnership with Betty Basics aims at supporting women who may be experiencing domestic violence, mental health, sexual assault, homelessness or addiction. To learn more about the program, click here: https://centraladelaide.health.sa.gov.au/care-packs-for-vu/

15.01.2022 This NAIDOC week, we spoke to our Aboriginal workforce to find out why culture plays such an important role in healing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. At CALHN, we recognise that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years and this week we will celebrate Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander perspectives, peoples, histories and stories. Always Was, Always Will Be.

14.01.2022 *PLEASE NOTE: This advice remains unchanged as of 23 November 2020. We will provide an further update when the situation changes. We are currently limiting visitors to our sites. Visitors will only be allowed on site for compassionate reasons. Please discuss this with nursing staff prior to your arrival. ... Thank you for your understanding and for helping us keep our patients and community safe. We recognise this has been a challenging time. SA Health.

13.01.2022 Today is Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day. Genetic counsellors work with clinical geneticists to interpret the family and medical histories of people with rare disorders to help with diagnosis and care. They provide education and support to patients around their condition, inheritance patterns and also help identify the risk to other family members. ... The Adult Genetics Unit is based at the RAH with outpatient appointments available at TQEH and other metropolitan hospitals. To raise awareness of their role, the team marked the day with an afternoon tea. #wearecentral #adelaide #ANZgeneticcounsellors #GCAwarenessDay

12.01.2022 Important advice

11.01.2022 During November, in honour of International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we’re asking our community to join us as we say thank you to our nurses and midwives. Next time you visit the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital or Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, grab a thank you card, pictured below, and leave a nice message for our nurses and midwives. You can also leave a message online at the following link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IYONMfeedback .

10.01.2022 Meet Shirley and Angel, two of the wonderful staff helping with our front door public health screening. Shirley has been with CALHN for over 21 years and is a nurse on our cardiology ward when she is not at our screening desk. Angel is a member of our Infectious Diseases unit, and has been part of the team treating COVID-19 inpatients. Angel has been with CALHN for over 12 years.... Our screening staff such as Shirley and Angel - are there to help keep our patients, visitors and staff safe and play a vital role in our COVID-19 response. Please be kind and patient as you make your way through the screening process we’re all working together to keep the community safe. Thank you to our screening staff you are valued and important members of the CALHN team. #rah #wearecentral #HealthcareHeroes #BeKind

10.01.2022 A vital program providing support to consumers following a suicide attempt is being implemented in a collaboration between CAHLN and AnglicareSA. The Way Back Support Service (TWBSS) was developed by Beyond Blue in 2014 as a psycho-social service response to support people following a suicide attempt or experiencing suicidal crisis. It will initially be trialled in the Royal Adelaide Hospital’s emergency department and mental health unit, then be rolled out to The Queen Eliza...beth Hospital and Community Mental Health Teams. TWBSS Support Coordinator, Brook Stevens (pictured), said the service aims to assist consumers and their families by linking them with appropriate support services to help manage life’s challenges. This includes providing education and awareness and being a sounding board to help increase resilience and coping, Ms Stevens said. To read more about the program, click here: https://centraladelaide.health.sa.gov.au/the-way-back-supp/

10.01.2022 COVID-19 testing for families at TQEH We're working with our colleagues from @WCHN to provide COVID-19 testing for families at our TQEH COVID-19 clinic. The TQEH clinic is open 9am to 9pm, 7 days per week. No appointments or referrals are needed.

09.01.2022 *please see new post regarding TQEH opening hours* Due to the extreme heat forecast over the coming days, the opening hours for the RAH and TQEH testing clinics will be changed. This change will start tomorrow Thursday 26 November with normal hours resuming on Monday 30 November. ... TQEH clinic: 12noon 9pm RAH clinic: 9am 9pm We apologise for any inconvenience. Visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/covidtesting for your nearest COVID-19 testing clinic.

07.01.2022 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital COVID-19 testing clinic is no longer accepting presentations. The clinic will close at 4pm due to the heat. We apologise for any inconvenience. Visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/covidtesting for your nearest COVID-19 testing clinic. Many other clinics have capacity including the drive through clinic at Victoria Park which is open 24/7 today. ... SA Health

06.01.2022 A new initiative at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is encouraging frail patients to initiate mobility and feel motivated to walk around the ward. Physiotherapist Matt Rugari, and the wider geriatrics team, worked together to design the GEMtopia corridor, complete with fairy lights and themed decorations. The corridor joins other strategies on the ward to encourage mobility, including a photo and pet wall at the back of the ward.... Patient Beverley Kuehn was admitted to hospital after experiencing postural hypertension which caused her to fall. She has been undergoing physio treatment to help improve mobility. I’m quite happy to do laps of the ward, there are lots of walls of photographs that fascinate me. There are photos of pets and I’m really taken by a photo of a cat with green eyes. To learn about more strategies that the team have introduced, click here: https://centraladelaide.health.sa.gov.au/strategies-to-get/

06.01.2022 Thanks to a new pilot program, vulnerable members of the South Australian community have access to better mental health care. Central Adelaide LHN has partnered with Baptist Care to provide improved mental health care and support for those experiencing homelessness. To learn more about the pilot program, click the link below... https://centraladelaide.health.sa.gov.au/mental-health-sup/ See more

05.01.2022 Say hi to Olivia Olivia is one of the wonderful staff helping with our front door public health screening at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Our screening staff like Olivia are there to help keep our patients, visitors and staff safe and play a vital role in our COVID-19 response. ... Please be kind and patient as you make your way through the screening process we’re all working together to keep the community safe. Thank you to our screening staff you are valued and important members of the CALHN team. #TQEH #wearecentral #HealthcareHeroes #BeKind

05.01.2022 Today staff including our executive have been out distributing snacks to staff who are providing valuable care to our patients. #rah #TQEH #healthcareheroes