General Manager’s Message I am absolutely delighted to be back at Ryde and in the thick of redevelopment once again Thank you to everyone for the very warm welcome and I am most impressed with the work that has gone on in the year and half I have been at RNSH and NSLHD. Buildings have vanished, amazing work is happening on the very clever interim arrangements and the transition towards a new Ryde Hospital is well underway. The dreams and plans of the last few years are becoming a reality which is wonderful. There will be much happening in the next few months to get us in a good place including several ward movements Ward 2 to GR5 (Ward 5) Ward 3 to Trigg house (Ward 6) and ICU to the interim ICU while waiting, plus all the other bits and pieces to make the place keep safe and
operating. The redevelopment team will keep you fully informed as these changes occur, and I know we will all make it work the best we can for our patients until the new building is complete. Keep an eye out for the staff videos. In the meantime, Accreditation is on the horizon and we wait each week to get the call for the Short Notice Assessment (48 hours’ notice) which we know will be very soon. I am sure everyone is prepared, and we had a great response to the Tidy Wards and Departments competition last Thursday with Ward 8 being the winners. We now just have to keep on top of it! Please feel free when the assessors are in your area to be proactive and show off the great work you do every day – don’t wait to be asked rather present them with your highlight and tell them about it Finally I would like to thank and congratulate all the Allied Health Professionals who work at Ryde as we celebrated Allied Health Professionals Day this month. They do a fantastic job for all our patients and are key members of the Ryde Hospital team.
Contents Allied Health Professions Day General Manager’s Message
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Carers’ Week Spiritual Care
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Redevelopment News Quality & Safety Corner
Graduate Certificate Clinical Redesign Program
Healthy Food & Drink Audit
Thank You Letters
Multicultural Lunch
Nursing News
Library Update
Risky Business (EDAR)
Management Opportunity
Occupational Therapy Day Unsigned Documentation Multilingual Medication List
Beautiful Ward/Dept Competition
Welcome to Ryde
Just for Fun Photo Gallery Noticeboard
Allied Health News
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Drug Burden Index Medication Review
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Newsletter is for Ryde Hospital Staff by Ryde Hospital Staff. Please email items of interest to: Catherine.jones3@health.nsw.gov.au
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