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The Women’s and Children’s service at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH) has transformed a low value, high volume blanket follow-up pathway into a streamlined prioritised model of care...

In May 2021, headaches were the single most common referral to the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) neurology outpatient department, with most headache referrals listed as...

A child that needs a temporary feeding tube (e.g. a nasogastric, nasojejunal, nasoduodenal tube) should have an organised, written plan to ensure that the tube fits the purpose intended and...

The Rapid Interdisciplinary Senior Engagement (RISE) model of care enhances access to allied health, nursing, and geriatrician services to rapidly support older residents in the community. RISE...

Striving Deadly is a therapeutic outdoor adventure initiative for survivors of burn injury, which provides an extension of psychosocial care for children beyond the boundaries of the Townsville...

Occupational therapy staff specialising in hands are responsible for the rehabilitation and care of certain diagnostic groups post upper limb orthopaedic surgery in the expanded scope of practice...

This optimised hand therapy service at Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) allows hand therapists to see an agreed cohort of less complex patients. It then in turn increases the capacity for our...

In 2016, funding was granted to expand the vestibular service to include onsite First Point of Contact (FPOC) Vestibular Physiotherapy and Vestibular Diagnostic Audiology. Within three short years...

Development and implementation of a student resourced service to provide Engagement Intervention to vulnerable patients at risk of hospital acquired complications. Furthermore, this project allows...

After extensive literature reviews into rehabilitation guidelines for adults with disorders of consciousness due to severe acquired brain injuries and sensory stimulation, the full...