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Futures Lab Challenge 2 : Keeping emergency health care services for emergencies
Metro South Health is seeking your help to find solutions to our greatest challenges. We invite you to work with the Metro South Health Futures Lab team, patients, community and staff to inject fresh thinking into solving health service challenges. The second...
Announcement of new CEO
Chairperson, Professor Cindy Shannon, on behalf of the Brisbane South PHN Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Mike Bosel to the position of Chief Executive Officer for Brisbane South PHN, commencing Monday 29 July 2019. Mike Bosel is an experienced...
Measles alert for Brisbane
A new case of measles was diagnosed this week with possible contacts around Brisbane. The person with measles was infectious when they visited the following places: Virgin Airlines flight VA 1397 from Adelaide to Brisbane on the evening of Friday 28 June People who...
Establishing a Lived Experience Workforce Community of Practice – Brisbane South PHN region
Brisbane South PHN is delighted to introduce a Lived Experience Workforce Community of Practice (pilot project) for those who work or volunteer in community based organisations within the Brisbane South PHN region. The aim of the pilot project is to build a foundation...
Brisbane South PHN announces first Indigenous Chair
Brisbane South PHN is proud to announce the election of Indigenous health Professor and Ngugi woman Cindy Shannon as the new Board Chair. Cindy is the first female to be elected Chair and will continue her role as a member of the Brisbane South PHN Governance...
Recommissioning primary mental health services for the Brisbane south region
From July 2019, Brisbane South PHN will be establishing a regional service model integrated across three sub-regions in Brisbane south: Brisbane (Princess Alexandra Hospital catchment), Logan/Beaudesert (Logan Hospital catchment) and Redlands (Redlands Hospital...
Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide
The 2018 update of the Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide is now available! Brisbane South PHN was proud to contribute to this resource, which aims to support doctors, nurses and other primary care providers to deliver health care to people from refugee...
Brisbane South PHN recognised for domestic and family violence initiative
Brisbane South PHN has been recognised as a leading PHN for our work in addressing domestic and family violence within the Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board 2017-2018 Annual Report. The report identifies Brisbane South PHN’s Recognise,...
Improving mental health services for the Brisbane south community
Brisbane South PHN and The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) are working together with people who have lived experience, carers, service providers, general community members and government agencies to co-design an improved service model for mental...
Resources for improving palliative services to home-based patients now available
Most Australian palliative care patients prefer to be cared for at home and the majority want to die at home, though less than 10 percent achieve that wish. caring@home - a national project led by the Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative, Metro South Health...