Health
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South East Queensland reports highest discrimination against those with a disability
Research commissioned by Developing Australian Communities has revealed 46 percent of Queenslanders believe that discrimination is the biggest challenge facing the disability community. Over a…
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Expansion plans for Ipswich private hospital
St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital will be expanded in a project worth $40.5 million. The project, funded by Ramsay Health Care, will include two new…
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Ipswich fitness instructors message for Women’s Health Week: If I can, you can too
This week is Women’s Health Week and it’s a timely reminder for women and girls to make their health a priority and to take care…
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Health chief retires, Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN seeks new CEO
A Primary Health Network overseeing an area of 98,000 square kilometres and 10 local government areas is on the hunt for a new CEO, after…
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New Ipswich exposure sites, vaccination capacity doubles in CBD clinic
A New South Wales truck driver who tested positive to Covid-19 was infectious at an Ipswich fuel station on Thursday, August 26. Queensland Health…
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Senate Inquiry will dive into GP shortage in Ipswich
A Senate Inquiry into Australia’s lack of GPs is accepting submissions, with many of the nation’s outer metropolitan, rural, and regional areas affected by the…
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Regional and rural Australians disadvantaged by vaccine rollout
The region has fallen behind in Covid vaccination rates because of a failure to make pharmacies available to give the jab in regional and rural…
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New cameras supporting regional patients
Five ‘document cameras’ are now in regional hospitals across West Moreton, connecting communities with health specialists in Ipswich. The cameras have been installed in hospitals…
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Slow vaccine roll out likely at core of Ipswich, Scenic Rim low statistics
Federal government data has shown that the Logan – Beaudesert area and the Ipswich area, which includes parts of the Scenic Rim, have some of…
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Mask restrictions partially eased in SEQ
Amended restrictions have been put in place for South East Queenslanders living in the 11 local government areas under the mask mandate. Residents of Ipswich,…
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The environmental pandemic: disposable masks QUT research team announces a solution “is on its way”
As Ipswich, Scenic Rim and the rest of South East Queensland head into their fifth week under the mask mandate, the routine of adding a…
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South East Queensland’s lockdown orders must be met for lockdown to lift
South East Queensland residents need to continue getting tested and staying at home, if they want the lockdown to lift on Sunday. That was the…
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