From my Desk
There is a possibility that MHDA may have SNAP accreditation this year, before the district moves to a district wide approach to accreditation rather than by each service. To ensure preparedness, should this happen, MHDA arranged for two consultants to visit MHDA services to provide feedback. This occurred the week commencing 13 April 2026 and provided a great opportunity for us to look at our systems and review if any processes need clarification or amendment. It was also a great chance to discuss the excellent and skilled work that you all do with complex consumers.
You may notice that there is a flurry of activity around the site with Engineering and various contractors working on a large number of projects. We have been allocated some NSLHD funds to spend on repairs and maintenance before the end of the financial year. This will help keep the site functional and safe with work occurring to roads, pathways, plumbing, furniture, painting, carpet replacement and other jobs in various areas across the whole site. All these tasks need to be complete by the end of June, so they are working full steam ahead and I want to thank Nick and his team for the amazing work they do to keep the hospital running. Following the retirement of Helen Maguire, who had been providing hairdressing services to Macquarie consumers for over 40 years, we have been working hard to ensure we are still able to provide hairdressing services on the units for those consumers who are unable to attend hairdressers in the community. We are excited to announce that we have now engaged the services of a mobile hairdresser for an initial 12-month pilot. Melissa is an experienced hairdresser who has also provided haircuts to the homeless. In addition to hairdressing Melissa is an experience wellbeing officer and we are excited to welcome her to Macquarie. Melissa will be attending Macquarie Hospital for an orientation on 17 April 2026 and mobile hairdressing services will be commencing from 24 April 2026. If you have any questions about this service, please contact Emma Barr.
Anne Bajuk Service Director/Site Manager | Macquarie Hospital NSLHD
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