QEII Hospital staff rolled up their sleeves this week to help ensure the blood supply never runs dry. Red Cross Community Relations Officer Wes Thomas said more than 50 lives would be saved from the donations made.

This National Reconciliation Week (Saturday 27 May to Saturday 3 June) QEII Hospital staff are being encouraged to ‘take the next step’ towards reconciliation, by improving cultural understanding and awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Non-urgent (Category 3) outpatients surgery waitlists for orthopaedics, colorectal, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynaecology, and urology services at QEII Hospital have been eliminated or significantly reduced following an 18-month trial of four Allied Health Specialist Outpatient Clinics.

After seven years as QEII’s Director of Occupational Therapy and an extensive clinical career in Queensland Health, Leo Ross has been appointed Director of Allied Health at QEII Hospital.