Green Light For $130m Health Hub
Work on the $130 million health complex to be built on the site of the Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital in Kingaroy is expected to begin later this year.
Incentive Scheme For Rural GPs
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has welcomed a Federal Government announcement of payments of up to $21,000 for some rural doctors.
Mental Health Funds Now Available
Applications have been invited for grants from the $70,000 raised at last year’s South Burnett Mental Health Golf Challenge.
Record Number Of Young Doctors
Fifty-eight medical interns will begin work in Darling Downs Health hospitals this month, the largest cohort since the region’s graduate program began.
Fluoride Access Linked To Poverty
Lower socio-economic areas in Queensland are at higher risk of dental disease due to a lack of fluoridated water, according to a new report.
January Roster For Health Nurses
Darling Downs Health’s mobile women’s health nurses will be at various locations in the South Burnett in January.
Rises In COVID-19, Flu Cases
Queensland has been experiencing an unseasonal surge in respiratory infections, with increases in hospital admissions for both influenza and COVID-19.
Artwork To Uplift Patients’ Spirits
The waiting room at Cherbourg Hospital has a bright new look, thanks to local artist Craig Hopkins and the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation.
Plans Unveiled For $130m Health Hub
A development application has been lodged with the South Burnett Regional Council for the construction of a $130 million, six-storey medical precinct in Kingaroy.
Head To Health Ready To Go
Kingaroy’s new mental health support service, Head To Health, is having a “soft opening” this week.
Rural Health Inequity In Spotlight
The further an Australian lives from an urban centre, the lower their life expectancy, according to statistics analysed by the National Rural Health Alliance.
Push To Accredit Rural Medical Skills
Medical groups are urging GPs and community members to have their say about a push to have “rural generalist medicine” recognised as a specialist field.
Healthy Start For Medical Drones
A Phase 1 trial to test medical drone deliveries in the South Burnett is about to end, but Darling Downs Health is confident a second, larger trial, will be able to take off early next year.
An Inspirational Rural Doctor
The medical profession is mourning the shock death of Professor Dennis Pashen on Thursday evening after a tragic accident in Tasmania.
CTC Needs Carers To Step Up … Now
A campaign to tackle a critical shortage of foster carers in the South Burnett was launched in Wondai on Friday morning.
Health Expo Builds Community Links
The South Burnett Regional Council’s annual health expo ensured that Kingaroy Town Hall was packed with stalls – and information – on Thursday.
Free Bowel Kits Save Lives
A Goomeri woman is urging South Burnett residents to “Get2it” when it comes to bowel cancer screening.
Healthy Skin Program Wins Award
A program at Cherbourg this year which targeted the link between skin conditions and heart disease has won a national health award.
Busy Three Months At Hospitals
Darling Downs Health hospitals had 48,461 patients present to emergency departments in the September quarter, up 8.9 per cent compared with the same time last year.
Community Effort Helps Hospital
A morning tea was held at Murgon Hospital to thank the Murgon Hospital Auxiliary – and a string of local community groups – for their support.
