A worrying 20 per cent drop in the number of women predicted to have mammograms has healthcare workers concerned Mackay women are neglecting their breast health. This time last year the BreastScreen Mackay service was overbooked but January 2021 had around 100 less appointments than expected. February bookings are also looking to be lower than… [Read More]

The compassionate care shown to Madison Scriha’s grandmother inspired her career in nursing. Maddison was still at Mirani State High School when her grandmother battled four types of cancer over 13 years. “She was palliative while I was still in high school and the care she received in Mackay and Townsville was really inspirational “When… [Read More]

Two familiar faces are returning to Mackay to kick-start their careers through the Mackay Base Hospital Pharmacy Internship Program. Bryden Seymour is a former local returning to her roots while Chris Simpson is following on at Mackay Base Hospital from his University placement last year. Mackay Hospital and Health Service Director of Pharmacy Ron Nightingale… [Read More]

This World Cancer Day (4 February) Clinical Nurse Consultant for Queensland Bowel Cancer Screening Program Tania Mattinson is urging people to get their BowelScreen home kit out of the drawer. “If you receive a BowelScreen home kit in the mail don’t leave it in the drawer, do the test today,” she said. “The test is… [Read More]

A new Bowen and Whitsundays program will help parents make sure their child is prepared for prep in 2022 by giving them the tools to help build their language and early reading and writing skills. The Get Ready! school readiness program is run by speech pathologists and is designed to strengthen early foundations of language… [Read More]