Raising funds for brain cancer research The Ward 7D Neurosurgery team has raised over $6000 for brain cancer research, which
North Shore Neuro Nurses’ also went in the City to Surf and raised over $3700. Mark Hughes, a former rugby league player, and his wife Kirralee set up the foundation in his name in 2014. Harriet says the ward was inspired to donate more money to brain cancer research to help the prognosis of patients. “As a team, we’re dealing with it on a daily basis and it’s something that a lot of our team are quite passionate about,” she said. The clinical nurse consultant says the neurosurgery team are keen to do more this year. “We do it for fundraising, health promotion and team bonding as well.”
they have donated to the Mark Hughes Foundation, a charity dedicated to raising funds for brain cancer research. “We were really proud of raising that amount in the end,” said Harriet Brazill, a clinical nurse consultant on the ward. The team put on a stall in the RNSH foyer selling Mark Hughes Foundation beanies and baked goods supplied by 7D nursing and allied health staff. The stall was run by volunteers Michelle and Denise, who gave up a whole day and made it a huge success, raising nearly $2400. A ward 7D team known as the ‘Notorious
Child Protection in the spotlight At least 60 per cent of Australians have experienced one ore more types of maltreatment which can include physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect or exposure to domestic violence. Those alarming rates were put into the spotlight recently during Child Protection week. This year’s theme was “where we start matters.” NSLHD Chief Executive Adjunct Professor Anthony Schembri AM said: “prevention and response to violence, abuse and neglect is a public health issue.” “Protecting children is all our business and each health care worker has an important role to play in helping children and young people live free from violence, abuse, and neglect.” Staff were able to attend a child protection week forum, organised by NSLHD’s Prevention and Response to Violence Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN), to access newly created child protection resources, hear presentations on child sexual assault and hear about the latest Australian research on child maltreatment. The key findings of The Australian Child Maltreatment Study have shown alarming rates of child abuse in Australia, including two in five Australians have experienced multi-type maltreatment (two or more types). Children and young people who have experienced trauma often have complex health needs and regularly access the health
system. This research highlights the important role health services play in responding to child protection concerns and supporting vulnerable children, young people and families.
PARVAN Director Rachel Wolfe with NSLHD Chief Executive Anthony Schembri
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