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"Walking together in kindness" artwork produced for Gold Coast Health by Riki Salam, We are 27 Creative.
Noela is a retired nurse with more than 50 years’ experience in the health industry particularly, community and aged care. Her long history of caring and helping others began while supporting family members with chronic disorders and experiencing her own health issues.
In the community, Noela is known as an advocate for older persons and their families. She has a firm belief in the importance of speaking up, which landed her in a consumer representative role.
Noela now represents consumers across several organisation including Gold Coast Health and Gold Coast Primary Health Network. Within Gold Coast Health, Noela is a consumer representative on several committees pertaining to Clinical Safety & Quality; Executive Safety & Quality; Clinical Council; and Comprehensive Care: Externally, Noela sits on the Queensland Website Advisory Committee – Inform My Care, as well as Aged Care Leadership/Palliative Care groups.
In this environment, Noela hopes to bridge the advisory groups, and is committed to supporting and encouraging involvement of all consumers. As she believes that when consumer’s voices are heard, we can make a difference together.
