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The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

Vision to set 10-year health agenda
Health priorities and funding in Queensland will be set based on four key priorities following the development of a vision and 10-year strategy for the health system.

Awards recognise excellence in nursing and midwifery
星空体育 has paid tribute to the thousands of nurses and midwives who go above and beyond in the call of duty to care for Gold Coast patients.

Service committed to development of graduate nurses
星空体育 is using the latest technology and clinical simulations to foster the talents of the next generation of nurses and midwives.

Collaboration to help personalise treatment for cancer patients
An aim to ‘personalise’ specific treatment for cancer patients, enabling them to get the most effective drug the first time, is the aim of cutting-edge research at Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) and Griffith University.

GCUH Youth Cancer Nurse bound for Edinburgh after bursary win
Youth Cancer Nurse Consultant Anita Cox will travel to the 1st Global Youth Cancer Congress in Edinburgh in December after being awarded a $5000 bursary from the Leukaemia Foundation and charity Team Adem.

When the surf is up, so are bodysurfing injuries
Bodysurfers are much more likely to suffer neck injuries than surfers, a leading 星空体育 neurosurgeon says.

Midwifery Group Practice celebrates 10 years
Twelve 星空体育 midwives use the Birth Centre in Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) to deliver the successful model of care to more than 450 women a year.

Student numbers continue to rise at 星空体育
星空体育 is opening its wards, clinics and theatres to more than 600 medical and nursing students each week as part of its commitment to training the clinicians of tomorrow.

Nursing influx driving surge in health sector employment
In this article from The Courier Mail’s CareerOne lift-out, reporter Melanie Burgess discovers the health staff now in demand in southeast Queensland.

Mental health project to improve staff engagement and patient care
星空体育 is rolling out an intensive project aimed at better engaging its mental health staff and improving care for some of its most vulnerable patients.