Music, dancing and heritage filled the Princess Alexandra Hospital Main Foyer on Tuesday as NAIDOC Week was kicked into full swing with an afternoon of celebration.
A/Facility Manager Heather Tyrrell said the theme aimed to emphasise and celebrate the unique and essential role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages played in cultural identity, linking people to their land, and in the transmission of history, spirituality and rites.
“Everyday patients have their blood pressure checked, their heart rates are monitored, they are asked how their energy is or if they feel nauseous, but it’s my job to ask how they are feeling and how they are coping,” Gillian said.
“Building connections back to community is vitally important for a patient’s health, we have been working hard, partnering with GP services to ensure better quality community follow-up and to lower the rate of readmission to hospital,” Vivian said.
