by CALHN | 2 Sep, 2021 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH, TQEH
Patients undergoing palliative treatment and end-of-life care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) are provided with a kit to support communications. Removing the burden of her family needing to make decisions if she cannot speak for herself is one of the requests...
by CALHN | 23 Aug, 2021 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH
Incorporating music therapy into his care plan helped Brian to cope with open-heart surgery and his fear of hospitals. In his room at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), Brian is a long way from his family, his country and community in Alice Springs, while he...
by CALHN | 20 Aug, 2021 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, COVID-19, RAH
An outreach program run by the Wayville vaccination clinic is providing vital COVID-19 vaccinations to Cystic Fibrosis patients at the RAH. “It’s not about the individual anymore – it may be an individual choice, but it’s for the greater benefit of the...
by CALHN | 20 Aug, 2021 | Community, RAH
CALHN’s consumer representatives were treated to a ‘hospital lunch’ and a visit from a Royal Adelaide Hospital chef during a governance work shop last week. As part of the training workshop, lunch was provided by catering contractor Spotless giving the group the...
by CALHN | 13 Aug, 2021 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH
It is said that where words fail, music speaks. This is true in the case of Melissa, who is one of 20 volunteer pianists playing for pleasure at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH). This August the Royal Adelaide Hospital Volunteers, affectionately known as the vollies...
