19 January 2024

Boost for pregnant Cape York women and families

Pregnant women and new mums in Cape York now have access to even better cultural care after the appointment of a First Nations social worker.

08 January 2024

TCHHS and ACYHC meet to discuss services for 2024 and beyond

Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS) and Apunipima Cape York Health Council Ltd (ACYHC) Chief Executives and Executive Clinical Leads met in November last year for the first joint meeting to discuss services for 2024 and beyond.

14 December 2023

Major expansion to palliative care service

An award-winning palliative care service which supports people across the Torres Strait, Cape York and Northern Peninsula Area has received a funding boost to bring care even closer to home.

08 December 2023

New Chief Executive appointed for Torres and Cape health service

A senior executive with broad experience managing health services for First Nations peoples has been appointed as new Chief Executive of the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service.

05 December 2023

Acute Post Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis update for Thursday Island

About 75 per cent of children and young people on Thursday Island have received antibiotics to reduce the spread of a highly contagious bacterial skin infection.