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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 06 July 2018 / Published in eMR & Safe Transfer of Care, News

Integrated Care Finalist, Safe Transfer of Care: 2018 NNSWLHD Quality Awards

The judging panel had some tough decisions to make at this year’s NNSW LHD Quality Awards. Two Integrated Care finalists made it through to present at the Quality Awards Presentation Dinner at The Twin Towns Services Club on Friday 15 June. One of those finalists was Safe Transfer of Care between Hospitals and Primary Care,
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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 06 July 2018 / Published in News

Introducing Jaymie Hall: Winter Strategy Care Facilitator, Tweed Heads

Thanks to the commitment of the Director of Integrated Care & Allied Health Services and the Tweed Director of Nursing & Midwifery, The Tweed Hospital will have a temporary Care Facilitator position appointed this Winter. The position reports to the Whole of Hospital Program Manager and will: Participate in Winter Strategy implementation and evaluation Drive
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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 06 July 2018 / Published in End of Life Care, News

Building Death Literacy Conference

Anna Law, Project Lead, End of Life Care, Integrated Care recently attended the 2018 Building Death Literacy Conference in Sydney in her capacity as the local Groundbreaker Community Representative. Compassionate Communities is a whole of community approach to end of life support where caring for one another at times of need, loss and/or crisis becomes
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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 06 July 2018 / Published in Clarence Valley Integrated Care, News

Asthma & Respiratory Management Seminar May 2018

On a Saturday in May 24 attendees including a mixture of Nurses from GP practices, Hospital, Residential Aged Care Facilities, Transitional Nurse Practitioner, and Physiotherapists gatehred at the Grafton District Services Club for a Asthma and Respiratory Management Seminar organised by Kate Russell, Integrated Care Project Officer in Grafton. Everyone who attended gave excellent feedback
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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 29 June 2018 / Published in News

Heart Disease Awareness in Aboriginal Women in Northern NSW

Dullgu Gummurr Meaning: The heart is being looked after by many hearts as depicted with the blue, green/gray lines surrounding it from small to large. Perhaps the outer heart could represent NNSWLHD or Aboriginal Medical Services or combined and the others representing arms of the health system and the closest being family. By Graeme F
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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 06 April 2018 / Published in News, Orion

Introducing Andrew Dodds

Where were you working before being appointed as an eClinician for Integrated Care ? Last year NNSWLHD rolled out eRIC (electronic Records Intensive Care). I was the Change Manager for eRIC at Tweed. Prior to that, the last 2 years I have been a Clinical Nurse Educator for ICU/CCU at Tweed and prior to that,
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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 06 April 2018 / Published in News, Nurse Education RACF & GP

Introducing Melanie Franz

Where were you working before being appointed as a Nurse Educator for Integrated Care? My substantive is as Clinical Nurse Educator at Rehabilitation in Murwillumbah Hospital. In 2016 I was also the Transition and Move Manager of all services (except Mental Health) for Byron Central Hospital. Prior to that I worked as an educator for
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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 06 April 2018 / Published in End of Life Care, News

End of Life Legal Matters – Education Evening

Dr Sue Velovski chaired an educational evening with 110 people attending. Our local expert panel joined by Lawyer Andrew Saxton, End of Life advocate Professor Colleen Cartwright and Founder of The Groundswell Project Kerrie Noonan. The panel worked through 3 hypothetical cases—looking at all points of care from community to acute care with heartfelt discussions
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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 06 April 2018 / Published in IACC, News

No Wrong Door for Aboriginal Chronic Care

Since its first referral back in May 2017 the Integrated Aboriginal Chronic Care (IACC) program has continued to improve the patient journey between all Aboriginal-specific chronic care services in Northern NSW via its unique single point of assessment system. Since its inception IACC has received over 165 referrals. The “No Wrong Door” referral system is
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Jambavati McQuhae
Friday, 06 April 2018 / Published in End of Life Care, News

“It’s Now or Never” workshop Dates for 2018

The next “It’s Now or Never” workshop is scheduled for 4 April at Maclean. This one-day workshop is designed to support staff in recognising and responding to the need for end of life conversations to support patients and families. LHD staff can register via My Health Learning (HETI). Lunch is provided. Dates for 2018:
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