The Message Stick is a regular update of key activities and developments in the WQPHN for Board Directors and Clinical & Consumer Advisory Council Members
15 November 2022
In this edition:
Sandy talks to us from her home in Winton
Over the last couple of weeks Sandy and members of the WQPHN team have been travelling throughout the Western Queensland region.
Tripartite meetings in Mount Isa with members (WQPHN, Gidgee Healing and North West HHS);
Queensland Health Reform Office to discuss Healthy Outback Communities and the WQPHN Paving our Way direction towards 2025;
Heath in Gear roadside truck stop visits developed to support the health and wellbeing of those working within the trucking industry.
For "Who’s who in WQ" we chat with John Cain, CEO of NWRH;
Launch of the "Germs are Yuck" campaign to improve vaccination rates in our patch, and assist our communities to combat germs and other bugs including COVID-19.
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