Staff from the Manning Unit at Macquarie Hospital
A spotlight on hand hygiene A range of events recently took place across Northern Sydney Local Health District to celebrate World Hygiene Day.
wowed the judges with their hand hygiene posters. Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC) was the winner of the ‘championing hand hygiene’ quiz. Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) Clinical Nurse Consultant Mae Sia organised many of the events surrounding the day with the support of NSLHD Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Director, Jo Tallon, MHDA patients who come through our ED. The volunteers play an important role in the running the large number of trials. With COVID-19 now settling and restrictions eased, the hospital is hoping to recruit more people to these positions. Specifically, people are needed with some time to spare to volunteer on a weekly basis for a five hour shift of a morning or afternoon.
Director Andrea Taylor and MHDA DON Mark Joyce. Mae said the events were an interactive way to raise awareness about hand hygiene in achieving quality and care. “MHDA services across the district showed so much enthusiasm for World Hygiene Day, and I think this shows how involved Northern Sydney Local Health district staff are in promoting proper hand hygiene,” she said. This role would particularly suit retired people who have some background in medical, nursing or allied health. The hospital will provide the appropriate orientation to the role and expect volunteers to participate in the free research training program. Anyone seeking more information on volunteering in ED should contact Associate Professor Mark Gillett (Director ED Research RNSH) on mgillett@med. usyd.edu.au.
This year’s theme was ‘Unite for safety: clean your hands’ and featured a district wide team poster competition as well as a quiz. Joint first place teams Northern Beaches Community Mental Health Services (NBCMHS) and the manning unit from Macquarie Hospital emergency department is needing volunteers to help with vital research that may lead to changes in treatment and the way care is delivered. The emergency department (ED) currently runs over 20 different research projects aimed at improving knowledge in the assessment and management of emergency medical conditions. Volunteers are needed to help with the research endeavours to recruit
Research volunteers sought at rnsh Royal North Shore Hospital’s
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