The State Government this week announced a “Wait Time Guarantee” to cut waiting times for elective surgery, but the local Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service says it was well on the way to achieving the target anyway.
A group of South Burnett carers hopes to spread the word about “self-management” under the National Disability Insurance Scheme at an expo being held at the Wondai RSL Club next week.
For a bunch of bikers who want to “grow old disgracefully”, the Burnett branch of the Ulysses Club is failing miserably … they’re actually doing a lot of very good things.
It’s a long way from growing up on a dairy farm at Nanango to helping to fight Ebola in Liberia, but Dr Matt Caffery, 37, didn’t hesitate when he was given the chance.
South Burnett public hospitals will soon receive special equipment to help staff safely manage markedly overweight patients as part of a $400,000 program by the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service.
With 40 degree temperatures predicted for this weekend, Queensland Health is urging everyone to take suitable precautions to keep cool and healthy.
The South Burnett Regional Council is one of just 20 local Councils around Queensland which has received a grant under the State Government’s Get Out, Get Active program.
Regional Queenslanders reliant upon mains powered life support equipment have been urged to register with Ergon Energy’s Life Support program as the storm and cyclone season looms.
The old Boys Dormitory at Cherbourg became a sea of pink for the Deadly Pink Ribbon Luncheon
National figures show that Indigenous people over the age of 40 who are suffering from diabtes currently have six times the rate of blindness and vision impairment compared to non-Indigenous people.
Kingaroy-based mental health support group “Pathway 2 Hope” is hosting a barbecue, linen party and fill-a-bag sale this Saturday in a bid to raise funds for the group.
Cherbourg residents who have any concerns about their respiratory health are invited to take part in the Indigenous Respiratory Outreach Care (IROC) program.
There’s a few more clean-shaven faces on the streets of Kingaroy following Friday’s Movember “shave-off”
Work will begin soon on an $860,000 project at Cherbourg Hospital to provide modern consultation rooms for women and children, part of $1.5 million worth of upgrades scheduled at the hospital over the next six months.
For the first time, two of BreastScreen Queensland’s state-of-the-art digital mobile vans will be visiting the South Burnett at the same time.
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has welcomed the announcement that the State Government will inject $23.4 million to help cut the wait for people needing important eye surgery, including 361 people in the local health area.
The Federal Government has announced the geographic boundaries for the new Primary Health Networks which will be set up in July next year following the axing of funding for the Medicare Local network.
A special expo was held in Kingaroy on Wednesday to put information at the fingertips of carers
About 60 people gathered at Kingaroy Town Hall on Friday night to have a ball
South Burnett residents are being challenged to prepare healthy meals every day next week
