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Gold Coast Health News

The latest news at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

Behind the Build with Allied Health Team Leader John Chacksfield

After years in mental health across the UK, working in forensic, crisis, acute, rehab and military settings, John Chacksfield found his passion in supporting people with complex needs in secure care.


Gold Coast Health accredited against national health standards

Gold Coast Health has successfully achieved accreditation against the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.


Newly Qualified Nurses and Midwives boost Gold Coast's frontline workforce

A huge cohort of Newly Qualified Nurses and Newly Qualified Midwives have joined Gold Coast Health in the first graduate intake of 2025.


Cardiologist awarded prestigious international fellowship

Interventional Cardiology Fellow at Gold Coast Health, Dr Maggie He has been awarded the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand's prestigious ANZET-UK Intervention Fellowship.


Measles Alert for Gold Coast

Gold Coast Public Health Unit is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after a case of measles was on the Gold Coast in January while unknowingly infectious.


Behind the Build with Team Leader of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Aleta Webb

Meet Gold Coast Health Team Leader of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Aleta Webb – one of the clinical brains contributing to the design of the new Coomera Hospital.


Behind the Build with Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Clinical Nurse Consultant Sebastian (Seb) Clyde

Clinical Nurse Consultant Sebastian Clyde, or “Seb”, has been actively providing input on the development of the new Coomera Hospital as a member of the Project User Group (PUG).


A moment of mindfulness to kick off 2025

A new exhibition showcases the benefits from being present in the moment


Gold Coast Health welcomes 94 new junior doctors

Gold Coast was proud to welcome its largest ever intake of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander junior doctors.


Unnecessary tests and treatments in low-value critical care

Dr Gerben Keijzers is a Senior Staff Specialist Emergency Physician at the Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department.

Dr Keijzers balances half of his time between clinical work and academic duties, including teaching medical students and conducting research. His role also includes being an honorary professor of emergency medicine at Bond University and is an associate professor at Griffith University.