More than 60 frontline Gold Coast Health staff have this week attended advanced domestic violence training.

In her recent welcome address to a group of graduate medical interns beginning their placements with Gold Coast Health, Emergency Physician Dr Shahina Braganza reflected on what she describes as ‘the best job in the world.’

Gold Coast Health is helping Pimpama State Secondary College prepare future generations of health workers.  

Gold Coast Health’s Board members are joining our more than 300 volunteers in shifts across our health service.

Gold Coast Health Executive Director of Strategy and Service Planning Toni Peggrem sat down with Gold Coast Bulletin Chief Reporter Kathleen Skene.

Gold Coast Health is helping families to improve their lifestyle during Australia’s Healthy Weight Week.

Mothers who have caesarean births can now share the first minutes of their baby’s life, thanks to technology being trialled at Gold Coast University Hospital.

Brave five-year-old Gold Coaster Maddison today practised to become the youngest Gold Coast Health patient to have an MRI without the need for general anaesthetic.

Maddison, who turned 5 this week, was diagnosed with transverse myelitis last year, a neurological disorder caused by inflammation across both sides of one level, or segment of the spinal cord. 

Gold Coast Health has welcomed the next generation of nurses who will start work in wards across the health service’s two hospitals.

This year’s intake of 149 Registered Nurses are completing a comprehensive orientation before heading into the clinical workplace in areas such as emergency, medical, palliative care, mental health and more at both Gold Coast University and Robina hospitals.

Gold Coast Health is the first Queensland health service to introduce an extended orientation for graduate doctors to provide a supportive transition from medical school to the hospital ward.

A total of 91 new graduate doctors started their internship at Gold Coast Health today.

The health service has extended orientation from one week to a fortnight to give interns the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the hospitals, services and clinical practice and procedures.