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Documents reveal alarm over Gladstone Hospital birthing bypass

The Palaszczuk government was warned of Gladstone Hospital staff concerns that "management have no plans" as the facility's maternity crisis began to unfold in July last year, new documents show.

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Bundaberg Hospital's emergency department wait times some of Queensland's longest

Queensland Health figures show the Wide Bay's three public hospitals – Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maryborough — had the highest number of patients who stayed in an ED longer than 24 hours.

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Queenslanders are living longer than ever, but vaping, sunburn and diets loom as dangers, chief health officer's report finds

The increase in life expectancy – which does not take in last year's COVID-19 deaths — comes off the back of drops in Queensland tobacco smoking.

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Brisbane doctor's opioid substitution service reopens after interim win against medical board's restrictions

Stuart Reece says he had to close his Highgate Hill practice late last year after the Medical Board of Australia imposed supervision conditions on his registration.

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Experts, lawyers lift lid on Australia's 'woefully under-funded' prison mental health services

It's our nation's secret shame. Experts are saying the neglect of mental health services in prisons has reached a crisis point and could constitute a human rights violation.

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Auditor-general's report reveals staggering COVID burden on Queensland's health system

COVID-19 cost Queensland Health about $1.3 billion last financial year, including almost $200 million in expected write-offs for unused rapid antigen tests (RATs), a report by the state's auditor-general has found.

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Queensland government left to 'mop up' after doctor's opioid substitution service closes, minister says

Dr Stuart Reece was single-handedly treating about 15 per cent of Queenslanders receiving opioid substitution treatment when his inner-Brisbane clinic closed.

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Leaked report reveals fears closure of Brisbane doctor's opioid substitution service will lead to crime and deaths

Almost 1,100 people being treated for opioid addiction have been left in limbo after their Brisbane GP suddenly closed, sparking warnings of overdoses and crime, a leaked document reveals.

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Emerald community raising money for local dialysis services after political campaigns fail

After unsuccessful political campaigns to establish public dialysis services, residents of this Central Highlands town are raising money to pay for it themselves and avoid a six-hour return drive three times a week for some patients.

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Obstetrics, anaesthetics jobs sit vacant as regional Queensland grapples with worsening maternity crisis

Prominent Queensland obstetrician Gino Pecoraro has called for Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend a maternity forum next week to show she’s interested in solutions.

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Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle spares Norfolk Island its strongest winds, but gusts of up to 120 kph forecast for Sunday

Wind gusts of up to 120kph are forecast for Norfolk Island in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, the impact of which has been less than originally forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology.

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The Last of Us depicts a parasitic fungus evolving to control humans. Could a fungal pandemic happen in real life?

Three scientists, including one that consulted on the original video game, make the call on fact or fiction in HBO's new hit show, The Last of Us.

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Queensland housing crisis leaving essential health workers without a place to rent

Registered nurse Colleen Clark has been searching for a new rental in Theodore since April last year without success, an experience that has left her feeling "hopeless and undervalued" despite rural health workers being in high demand.

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Leaked letter reveals 'unprecedented vacancies' in Queensland Health's maternity units

Doctors raise concerns about another regional hospital obstetric service, as a leaked letter reveals Queensland Health is considering a new "workforce rotational model" amid unprecedented vacancies in maternity services.

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Australia's Rapid Antigen Test stockpile poses headache for states as expiry dates loom

In the past year alone, Australia has purchased enough Rapid Antigen Tests for everyone to get 22 each — millions of which are about to expire, prompting calls for free giveaways for all.

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With authorities in Queensland scaling back COVID protocols, here’s a look back at where we were 12, 24 and 36 months ago

Queensland's fourth year of living with COVID-19 begins today – marking the anniversary of the first time the state's then Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young warned the public of a novel coronavirus emerging out of China.

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Fears mothers' and babies' lives at risk due to birthing bypass in central Queensland

Doctors are demanding an emergency roundtable meeting to discuss Queensland's maternity crisis amid fears mothers' and babies' lives will be at risk in the Gladstone region until the city's birthing bypass is lifted.

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Queensland prisoners stuck on a ‘merry-go-round’ of hepatitis C transmission

State government is failing to deliver harm reduction programs needed to eliminate the virus, advocates say

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Queensland COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations fall as disease identified as a leading killer in 2022

Authorities say there were 8,635 active cases of the virus on January 11 — a fall of 19 per cent on the week before.

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Australian boy, 10, remains in coma after helicopter crash

A 10-year-old Australian boy remained in a coma following a collision earlier this week between two helicopters that killed four people, including the boy’s mother

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Injured chopper crash boy gives thumbs up

A young boy remains in an induced coma after a Gold Coast helicopter crash, while a second badly injured boy has spoken for the first time since the accident.

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Voluntary assisted dying laws come into effect today in Queensland, so how does it work?

Voluntary assisted dying is now legal in Queensland — the fourth state to have a scheme in operation – 15 months after laws passed state parliament.

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Walk out at Rockhampton Hospital leaves one obstetrician to care for pregnant women in Central Queensland

Expectant mums in Central Queensland are left with a single obstetrician following a walkout at Rockhampton Hospital as chronic staff shortages continue to grip the region.

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Qld maternity units understaffed, AMA says

The Australian Medical Association is calling on Queensland Health to fix chronic workforce shortages in regional hospitals.

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Significant number of children admitted to Queensland Children's Hospital didn't have suncreen applied

Nearly 40 per cent of children admitted to a Brisbane hospital for sunburn didn't have sunscreen applied with parents underestimating the risks of sun exposure.

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