Each day is different for Homeless Health Outreach Team
The HHOT team has been in place on the Gold Coast for the past 15 years, and are specialists in Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol. They reach out to the community, visiting outreach centres on the Gold Coast that provide housing services and other services to homeless people.
Be proud of your mouth, book a dental check-up today
It’s easy to underestimate how good dental care can positively impact your life, according to Gold Coast Health Oral Health Therapist, Tamika.
Trauma patients kick rehab goals under community care
More than 350 hours of care under Gold Coast Health’s Community Rehabilitation Program has helped two young men with major brain traumas get back on their feet.
Social worker offers support of a different kind
It’s a haircut that’s been more than a decade in the making and for Gold Coast Health social worker Joanne Hilder, and there was no better to cause to the lose the locks for than the World’s Greatest Shave.
Plagiocephaly – misshapen head
Plagiocephaly (play-gee-oh-kef-a-lee) is a common craniofacial (skull and face) problem. Deformational plagiocephaly, also known as positional plagiocephaly, means a misshapen, flat or asymmetrical (uneven) head shape.
Global status for Gold Coast University Hospital
Gold Coast University Hospital has been ranked in the top 250 hospitals in the world as part of the annual NewsWeek World’s Best Hospitals survey.
No limits for women seeking a career in science
Shannen Fentiman always wanted to work in health but being shy when she was younger meant talking to patients all day didn’t seem like the right path for her.
New doctors, nurses and midwives join health service
More than 280 medical interns and newly graduated nurses have started their careers at Gold Coast Health hospitals.
Ninety-one are junior doctors who will embark on the first of five rotations through a variety of hospital areas including general medicine, surgery, emergency medicine and specialties such as psychiatry and more.
The annual intake of 150 newly qualified nurses commenced 24 January and includes 106 Registered Nurses bound for wards, 22 to midwifery services and 27 to mental health units.
From "silver hot boxes" to world class facilities - 40 years of service
It’s being a part of a great team and making sure people know the importance of oral health that has kept Helen Bartlett coming back to her job each day for the past four decades.
BreastScreen Queensland Gold Coast Service celebrates turning 30
BreastScreen Queensland Gold Coast Service is celebrating 30 years of providing quality care for the local community.
The breast screening service has come a long way since its inception when fewer than 4000 women were seen across the first year in the former Gold Coast Hospital X-ray department.
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