National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.  

When you meet Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) Director Support Officer (DSO), Madelene (Maddie) Leverett you’ll probably notice her fabulous hot pink eyelashes. What you’re unlikely to notice is that Maddie has Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – a disease of the central nervous system.

Vivacious three-year old Elsie is a far cry from the desperately-ill toddler who, 18 months ago, had been raced into Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department – limp and COVID-positive, in the arms of her frantic mother.

A Gold Coast Health patient is the first in Australia chosen for a clinical trial into a novel treatment for the chronic condition Myasthenia gravis.

Michael Brooks was diagnosed with the condition, a neuromuscular disease that causes weakness and fatigue in the skeletal muscles, in 2014 and is being treated as an outpatient at Gold Coast University Hospital.

Mr Brooks says he hopes that by participating in the trial he can improve his own quality of life while also benefiting others who suffer from autoimmune diseases.

Gold Coast Health Board Chair, two community health advocates, and an obstetrics and gynaecologist expert are among the Gold Coasters recognised in the King's Birthday 2023 Honours List.

The painful and rare hip condition affects children. For Gabrielle, research suggests she'll benefit from surgery and early intervention.

The Gold Coast University Hospital is one of the few hospitals in Australia to use new ablation technology to cure heart rhythm disorders.

Gold Coast Health Paediatric Emergency Physician Dr Peter Snelling has proven ultrasound as a tool for screening distal forearm fractures in children, reducing ED wait times and significantly reducing the number of x-rays required.

Gold Coast Health has won the Queensland Reconciliation Award for Health and Wellbeing as well as the prestigious Premier’s Reconciliation award for the Waijungbah Jarjums Service for Maternal and Child Health.