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‘One-stop’ $750m cancer centre planned at Brisbane hospital

WEBThe centre, which would create 150 beds, would be at the RBWH and would be managed under the Metro North Hospital and Health Service. Credit: Michelle Smith …

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Jeannette Young: who is the woman leading Queensland's fight …

WEBJeannette Young has served as Queensland's Chief Health Officer since 2005. In fact, she is the longest-serving CHO in Australia. She has advised four …

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Satellite hospital program behind time and over budget, estimates

WEBConstruction and supply pressures are being blamed for pushing back the planned delivery of a Palaszczuk government satellite hospital program, as expected …

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Summer Highlights: 10 questions with infectious diseases expert …

WEBMater Health’s infectious diseases director and one of Australia’s leading COVID-19 experts Dr Paul Griffin tells Brisbane Times of his summer highlights.

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Qld staring down hospital strikes as talks fail to get off the ground

WEBBuilding trade unions will march on parliament on Wednesday against what CFMEU state secretary Michael Ravbar described on Tuesday as the government’s …

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Qld mother demands answers after son starved to death in hospital

WEBStewart Kelly, 45, died at Robina Hospital in August last year from starvation and dehydration during a 33-day admission. Ann Jeffery wants an inquest into the death …

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Queensland budget: Govt to levy more than $1b from big …

WEBThe new levy, revealed in Tuesday’s state budget, will generate ongoing funding for mental health services in the state expected to total more than $1.4 billion …

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Publicly funded IVF on the way for Queensland women

WEBThe latest funding boost for Queensland women’s health comes after the government on Thursday committed $18.2 million to clinical care and services for …

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Health boss backs Brisbane hospital over fungal infection cases

WEBQueensland’s Chief Health Officer says he would feel safe having a heart transplant at a Brisbane hospital after two people died amid claims of a potentially deadly fungal outbreak.

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Free female-focused clinics announced as byelections loom

WEB4 min. The state government has started Queensland Women’s Week with a $46 million commitment to build four free walk-in clinics at four as-yet-unknown …

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Qld Health endures third ‘embarrassing bungle’ in six days

WEBThe Queensland opposition says a glitch on Wednesday that affected digital patient records at the state’s public hospitals was another “embarrassing bungle” for …

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Dangers of two-stroke engines

WEBDr Ross Sadler of the university's School of Public Health said two-stroke engines released dangerous emissions such as benzene, a colourless hydrocarbon derived from …

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DNA boss formally sacked after months on suspension

WEBShe tried to cover up mounting problems with superiors, Queensland lab staff and police using a “deliberately crafted series of lies and misleading dodges”, a …

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What is youth crime, and is it on the rise in Queensland

WEBDespite the coronavirus pandemic upending much of what is considered normal, the election flashpoint of youth crime has managed to remain on the agenda in …

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‘Horrifying’: Queensland MP’s drugging, assault allegations

WEBThe assistant minister for health posted a statement on social media this morning describing the alleged attack in which she was drugged and sexually assaulted.

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Queensland Health boss resigns amid hospital software rollout …

WEBQueensland Health director-general Michael Walsh has announced he will resign, amid ongoing issues related to the rollout of new hospital software. Health …

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Qld Health Director-General stands down

WEBMarch 4, 2022 — 4.04pm. Normal text size. Larger text size. Very large text size. Queensland Health Director-General John Wakefield will step down after three decades …

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