by Sarah Keenihan | 3 Apr, 2025 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, GP News, Our People, Podcast, RAH, TQEH
CALHN Our People Season 2 Episode 3 As a former GP, Dr Caitlin Sum knows how busy it gets in general practise clinics. In her current role as GP Integration Officer, she’s able to help. Along with colleagues based at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Caitlin...
by Sarah Keenihan | 20 Mar, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH
CALHN’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Hub provides Ngangkaṟi traditional healing as an organisation-wide service. Originating in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Ngangkaṟi services are delivered by Aboriginal...
by Sarah Keenihan | 19 Mar, 2025 | Articles, awards, Community, TQEH
In Australia, cervical cancer is now highly preventable and treatable, thanks to a national vaccination program (HVP) and early detection with cervical screening tests. However, gaps still exist in who is affected by cervical cancer in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres...
by Sarah Keenihan | 12 Mar, 2025 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, Podcast, Research, Research Pulse, TQEH
Research Pulse podcast Season 3 Episode 4 Has your doctor ever given you a ‘nature prescription’? It’s a written instruction to spend time in nature, and can create benefits such as improved mental health. But perhaps there’s more to the story. In this episode...
by Sarah Keenihan | 18 Feb, 2025 | Articles, Community, RAH, TQEH
Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is marking 60 years since Australia’s first successful kidney transplant was performed at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) in Woodville South, South Australia. The landmark surgery on 21 February 1965 involved a man...
by Sarah Keenihan | 4 Feb, 2025 | Articles, Community, GP News, integrated care, Research, TQEH
From forest walks to picnics on the grass, being outside in green spaces is good for our mental health. Indeed, doctors are now giving their patients nature prescriptions. But what about our physical bodies – do they respond to natural environments as well? Dr Jessica...
