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Speech Pathology at SCGH 26 August 2021 The busy speech pathology team at SCGH sees more than 250 patients a month across a full spectrum from emergency and critical care to outpatients and everything in between. Debilitating communication and swallowing disorders are especially prevalent in certain cancers, neurology and aged care and people of every age and background come through their doors for life-changing therapies. The theme for Speech Pathology Week 2021 was ‘Communication is everyone’s right’ and no one can identify with this more than 57-year-old teacher’s assistant Anita Woodall who lost her voice completely almost a year ago without any noticeable symptoms. “Over about one week my voice faded to a whisper, and with a couple of short spells of my voice coming and going, I whispered consistently for about five months,” said Anita. “No one realises how noisy the world is unti... -
Managing wounds across NMHS 23 August 2021 The busy Department of Wound Management services the whole of NMHS and in 2020 / 2021 held over 1,800 consultations for wound reviews and over 650 outpatient appointments. Department Head Nicole Walsh tells us that “the total cost of wound care to the Australian healthcare system is around $2-4 billion annually with pressure injuries alone costing $286 million per year in just the hospitalisation expenditures.” Based on the 6th floor of G Block at SCGH, the team are responsible for the management and consultation of patients with wounds at SCGH and OPH and also provide wound care support and services to KEMH, and all mental health facilities within NMHS (Mental Health Unit UU block SCGH, Graylands Hospital, Selby Older Adult Services Shenton Park, and the Adult Mental Health unit at OPH). As no two wounds are the same, dressing regimens have to be individualised to suit the ... -
Patient Compliment - ‘I witnessed a level of care that I can only call brilliant’ 04 August 2021 My mother has recently been very unwell and given that she’s a public (Medicare) patient, I was concerned about the level of care she would receive. I was dreading going to the hospital to be with her. Given what I’ve read and seen on the news about staff shortages and overcrowding, I expected a stressful environment. But the reality was that mum’s room (shared with three other patients) was quiet and peaceful, and the staff were incredibly warm, caring and attentive. My sister Chantelle and I spent around three hours most days with her. We got to know a few of her nurses and doctors, and I found myself leaving each day in awe of the extraordinary job they do, day in day out. Treating each individual as just that, and providing nuanced care. Honestly at times, it reminded me of experiences I’ve had staying in high end resorts as a travel photographer/journalist. T... -
Patient Compliment - 'I am so grateful I had you on my team' 30 July 2021 SCGH's Intensive Care Unit East (formerly General High Dependency Unit) recently received this heartfelt feedback from a busy Mum who has returned home to her family and is feeling strong once again. "Hello everyone in the HDU at Charles Gairdner, I have recently returned home after a week long stay with you after emergency surgery to put stents in my neck. I probably wasn’t articulate enough at that time to tell you wholeheartedly just how much your care, skill and genuine kindness meant at such a challenging time. So I wanted to take a moment now that I am (thankfully) home to tell you how important each of you are and how much what you do matters - really matters. This time in my life has been scary and shocking to say the absolute least. One day I was fit and healthy, a busy mum running around - the next I was having bedside consultations with neurologists telling me how lucky ... -
It's National Diabetes Week 15 July 2021 National Diabetes Week is this year celebrating one hundred years since the discovery of insulin(external site) by a team of scientists at the University of Toronto, a finding that saved millions of lives. Prior to this, diabetes was ‘managed’ with fasting and severe calorie restricted diets and was considered a fatal condition, usually causing death within a few months of diagnosis. Following the discovery by Sir Frederick G Banting, Charles Best and John MacLeod at the University of Toronto in 1921, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first person to receive an injection of insulin. With some early adjustments, Leonard lived for another 13 years with insulin therapy. “Since 1921, insulin has since saved millions of lives and is considered to be one the greatest medical achievements of all time,” said Sandra Wilberforce, Clinical Nurse Consultant – Diab...
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18/10/2023