The Latest Breaking News from Queensland Health

Calls for independent inquiry into Queensland forensic lab as DNA testing failures prompt criminal cases to be reviewed

A government review into DNA testing at a state-run forensics laboratory is labelled "manifestly inadequate" by a former employee after Queensland police revealed they were re-examining cases dating back to the start of 2018.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022

Some PCR Testing In NSW And Qld Is Also Checking For The Flu Other Yuck Respiratory Viruses

Huge news for all of us who have accepted we're just sick with "some other thing".

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 2, 2022

Queensland Children's Hospital under strain with spike in flu and respiratory cases

The Queensland Children's Hospital emergency department is experiencing unprecedented demand. For seven days in the past fortnight, it saw more than 300 children per day – a jump of about 30 per cent.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

Queensland to roll out simultaneous flu and Covid testing in line with NSW hospitals

Exclusive: Move comes two days after state announced free flu vaccines for the next month as cases rise

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Queensland Health confirms details of free flu jab after mass confusion

Queensland Health has clarified how the free flu jab initiative will work after GPs were caught unaware by the state government's announcement and left scrambling to respond.

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Flu cases are spiking, so how do I know if I have COVID-19 or influenza?

Borders are open and COVID restrictions have eased and now cases of the flu have gone from "zero to full-on". So, how do I know if I have COVID-19 or the flu?

ABC News · May 24, 2022

Bundaberg Hospital nurse administered medication to a patient without 'clinical need'

The industrial watchdog found Nancy Williams administered the drug without making "adequate observations of the patient", who was not among those the nurse was supposed to be treating on that shift.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Non-urgent elective procedures delayed in Queensland amid dye shortage caused by China's COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai

COVID lockdowns in Shanghai spark a world wide shortage of contrast dyes used in CT scans, with Queensland Health announcing some non-urgent elective procedures will be postponed.

ABC News · May 20, 2022

Children's gender service waitlist creating mental health crisis for Queensland's trans teens

Transgender health specialists say Queensland's only gender clinic for children and adolescents is struggling to cope with its referral load, causing distress and mental health issues in the people it's designed to support.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

A surge in influenza cases in Queensland prompts doctors to issue vaccine warning for children and vulnerable groups

More than 400 people have been admitted to Queensland public hospitals with flu since the beginning of April, including 30 who have required intensive care.

ABC News · May 18, 2022