Birth Centre midwives Julie Pratt and Allison Davis are the first Mackay Hospital and Health Service midwives to be able to prescribe medication. The endorsed midwives completed a Graduate Certificate in Midwifery at Flinders University, studying pharmacology and investigations and diagnostics for midwives. Their new qualification allows them to prescribe medication for women and babies… [Read More]
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Mackay healthcare spotlight on Autism Spectrum Disorder
Local pathways on the best ways to care for the physical and mental health of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were released in Mackay on the weekend. For the first time Mackay HHS GPs and other health professionals accessed information on the best way to support patients of all ages on the spectrum. More than 100 health… [Read More]
Mackay’s new mental health Step Up Step Down facility opens
Mackay’s new purpose-built Step Up Step Down residential mental health facility has opened its doors. The $5.4 million facility in Shakespeare Street provides a local recovery service for people with severe and complex mental health conditions. The ten-bed facility is a partnership between Mackay HHS and Mind Australia and was funded by the State Government…. [Read More]
Total laparascopic hysterectomies way of the future
Total laparascopic hysterectomies will be the way of the future at Mackay Base Hospital thanks to a new program upskilling theatre staff. The Base is one of four Queensland hospitals participating in the IMAGINE trial run by the University of Queensland’s Centre for Gynaecological Cancer Research. Clinical Director Dr Kathleen Braniff said while the procedure… [Read More]
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