Queensland emergency departments are being inundated with sick kids and adults, with as much as 30 per cent more needing hospital care as access to bulk-billing GPs becomes scarce. SEE HOW BAD IT IS WHERE YOU ARE The state’s biggest paediatrics units – Queensland Children’s Hospital and Prince Charles Hospital – both saw increases by as … [Read more…]
Queensland emergency departments are being inundated with sick kids and adults, with as much as 30 per cent more needing hospital care as access to bulk-billing GPs becomes scarce. SEE HOW BAD IT IS WHERE YOU ARE The state’s biggest paediatrics units – Queensland Children’s Hospital and Prince Charles Hospital – both saw increases by as … [Read more…]
Free genetic testing for all newborns starting in Queensland hospitals will detect life-threatening health conditions from as young as one day old. The Newborn Bloodspot Screening program has been expanded to include two serious genetic conditions – spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). If babies diagnosed with SCID receive early intervention and … [Read more…]
A Queensland family are livid after learning via the media the Attorney-General would not be appealing the sentence of the driver who killed their son. Ryan Kimball’s heartbroken family has appealed to the Queensland Attorney-General to review the sentence given to the teenager who plead guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of their son. … [Read more…]
They may still have a roof over their head, but these Queenslanders are doing it so tough they’re using homeless services to plug gaps. Sky News host Amanda Stoker says there is now a wave of new parents heading back to work sooner than planned to alleviate cost of living pressures on their family. “It … [Read more…]