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Grieving family offers ‘cuddles’ after loss of baby

A grieving mum says every second from the moment of birth to the moment of saying goodbye is so precious for parents of...

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25th Feb. 2021 4:02 AM

Parents Chris Cruse and Gracie Cassar of Eumundi say goodbye to their daughter Ivy-Winter. Picture: Heartfelt Australia.

Poor health services for some in aged care

The aged care royal commission will hold a public hearing in Canberra next week focusing on the delivery of health...

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06th Dec. 2019 11:12 AM

The aged care royal commission will focus on the delivery of health services at a hearing in Canberra next week.

MP's shocking theory on why Adrian Pennington was sacked

MP STEPHEN Bennett believes the sacking of former Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service chief executive Adrian Pennington...

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20th Nov. 2019 5:11 AM

Former chief executive officer at Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service Adrian Pennington.

Patients pour in as first bulk-billed MRI service starts

The facility's head radiologist discusses the benefits of the licence and what people wanting a bulk-billed scan should...

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02nd March 2019 1:03 AM

BUSY AT WORK: Central Queensland Radiology MRI radiographer Erna Prinsloo and operations manager Susan Jochheim with the state-of-the-art 3T MRI scanner. Yesterday marked the first day patients could access eligible bulk-billed MRI scans.

Poisoned, infected, injured - horror medical ‘misadventures’

Bungling surgeons left medical instruments inside 23 patients, as 437,468 Australians were poisoned, infected or injured...

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30th Jan. 2019 4:01 AM

In Queensland, 90,653 patients were injured in hospital – including two who required repeat operations after surgeons forgot to remove medical instruments during 2016-17. Picture: iStock

Summit as mothers, babies put in danger by lack of services

A SUMMIT will be convened by Queensland Health to address a lack of maternity services in the state’s rural and remote...

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13th Aug. 2018 2:08 PM

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Family of bullied Gympie teen slams lack of health support

Brother of teen victim says promised health services have not been given, and body is "very much falling short”.

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11th July 2018 4:07 AM

UNHAPPY: Murray Benton (left) has criticised health services over what he says is a lack of support for his brother Brian Birchall, who made national headlines as a bullying victim earlier in the year.

How Mackay man built booming business in just eight years

Booming local business expands to bigger premises with plans to hire more staff

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29th May 2018 7:05 AM

CONTINUAL EXPANSION: Mackay podiatrist Phil Marshman is moving to a bigger and better clinic thanks to his mentality on excellence.

Petition for health care cuts on Fraser Coast

Govt slams lobby group over campaign claiming $237 MILLION will be cut from M’boro and Hervey Bay health services.

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20th May 2016 6:05 AM

Hervey Bay Cancer Care Service. Photo: Alistair Brightman / Fraser Coast Chronicle

You won't believe how much the health CEO pocketed

THE Fraser Coast public health service managers have all pocketed healthy pay rises according to figures from the annual...

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06th Oct. 2015 6:10 AM

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