A case of monkeypox has been detected in the Whitsundays. Monkeypox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. A recent increase in monkeypox cases has been reported in multiple overseas countries. Local person-to-person transmission is suspected to have occurred among international cases via direct intimate contact with other people… [Read More]

Mackay Base Hospital’s Anaesthetic Department is tackling climate change one step at a time – and they are challenging their colleagues nationally to do the same. The theme of this year’s annual anaesthetic conference at Airlie Beach from 3 -5 June has the theme “Adapting to a changing world”. Around 130 delegates from Australia and… [Read More]

A national campaign is underway to recruit doctors for Clermont and the Isaac region. The newly created position of Director Medical Services Clermont and Hinterland has been advertised for two weeks with another two to go. Mackay Hospital and Health Service A/Chief Medical Officer Dr David Farlow said positions for additional part time Senior Medical… [Read More]

North Queensland now feels like home to Sarina Senior Medical Officer Dr Keith Walsh. Keith is part way through a 12-month contract at Sarina Hospital where he says his skills in emergency medicine get regular use. “In a rural community get you plenty of farm injuries and most of these patients are very stoic. They’ve… [Read More]

The KemKem Yanga Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) is up and running again following the successful recruitment to all four clinical midwife positions. The model of care is now available for women who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Women who are having a baby who identifies are also welcome to birth in this service…. [Read More]