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04 September 2023
Cooktown midwifery team complete
An intensive recruitment process has resulted in the Cooktown Multipurpose Health Service’s midwifery team being fully staffed for the first time in 3 years.
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28 August 2023
Local woman lands dream nursing job after graduate program
A Cape York woman has realised her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse after completing a Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS) graduate program.
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24 August 2023
Funding for new child development program
Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women announces a new child development program for the Torres Strait, Cape York, and Northern Peninsula Area.
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21 August 2023
New GP service launched in Aurukun
The Aurukun community now has direct access to a GP with Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS) launching a regular service.
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15 August 2023
Work to start on renal dialysis service for Kowanyama
Cairns-based HC Building & Construction has been named the successful tenderer for the construction of a four-chair assisted renal haemodialysis unit at Kowanyama.
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14 August 2023
Parents reminded to have kids vaccinated for pneumococcal
Cape York, Torres Strait, and Northern Peninsula Area parents and vulnerable people are being urged to take up the pneumococcal vaccine with six cases of pneumococcal disease already reported in the region so far this year.
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11 August 2023
Congratulations to our PUPS team
The team is a finalist in the 2023 National Palliative Care Awards.
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11 August 2023
Take advantage of free flu vaccinations
Torres Strait, Cape York, and Northern Peninsula Area residents are being urged to take advantage of the free influenza vaccination program currently available throughout Queensland until the end of the month.
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11 August 2023
Weipa nurse earns Children's Health medal of distinction
Weipa nurse Esther Rutherford is one of three recipients of this year’s Children’s Health Queensland Medal of Distinction.