Hornsby’s Pink Ladies volunteers in the new carers retreat
Hornsby opens carer’s retreat Families of patients will now have a place they can rest and recuperate while their loved ones are receiving end-of-life care at Hornsby Ku- ring-gai Hospital. Angophora House has opened to relatives and carers of patients and provides them with a welcoming space for respite where they can have a shower, make a cup of tea or just rest. Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital General Manager Simon Hill said Angophora House is a cottage located on the hospital grounds that is designed as a place for family members and carers to rest away from the clinical setting of the hospital. “Family members and carers will be able use the house to prepare and eat meals, shower and refresh and relax in a comfortable space,” Celebrating our social workers Social workers at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) recently came together to celebrate World Social Work Day on 19 March. The day, which acknowledges the contributions social workers make to communities around the world, celebrated this year’s them ‘Buen Vivir: Shared Future for Transformative Change’. Chief Executive Anthony Schembri AM, who has been a social worker for 30 years, thanked all social workers across the district for their ongoing efforts. “My very first management and leadership role was as a senior social worker at Royal North Shore Hospital managing a team of three social workers,” he said. “A privilege of working in the field for so long has been seeing the impact social workers make across our health systems. “I’d like to thank all of our social workers
he said. “Our hope is that by providing a private space for families and carers to gather and care for each other, we can support them to create a positive memory of their family member’s last days.” The house has been named Angophora House to align with the end-of-life symbol and image of the Angophora tree used at Northern Sydney Local Health District hospitals, which also has cultural significance for First Nations people as an ascension tree for spirits. The hospital’s volunteers, The Pink Ladies and Men Auxiliary assisted with the furnishing of the cottage.
across the district for your constant contributions to patients, their families and the wider community.”
To mark the special occasion, social workers at RNSH set up at stall where visitors could ask questions and take part in a quiz
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