News
10 July 2024
The days of ‘soldiering on’ when sick are over, according to a West Moreton public health specialist, who is urging residents to stay home when sick ...
10 July 2024
West Moreton residents have been given the go ahead to encourage toilet talk – it could help save a life! The unlikely health advice from West Moreton ...
04 July 2024
A new healthcare offering for First Nations peoples living in West Moreton aims to care for the whole person, and not just their symptoms. Murrumba ...
03 July 2024
Kerry Carfrae was blowing balloons for her daughter’s birthday party when she felt a heavy pressure on her chest and became breathless. It marked the ...
28 June 2024
Shannon Pamenter is a sepsis superstar at Ipswich Hospital, encouraging staff and families in our children’s ward to know the signs and ask: Could it ...
19 June 2024
A new cuddle bed at Esk Hospital will enable families to feel connected during their loved one’s hospital stay. The cuddle bed comes as two individual ...
13 June 2024
West Moreton Health has linked with 10 Ipswich cafes and a car dealership network to drive awareness about the importance of regular bowel cancer ...
06 June 2024
West Moreton Health is seeking health consumers, community members and carers to be part of three key initiatives under its burgeoning Research and ...
03 June 2024
West Moreton Health’s groundbreaking Preventative Integrated Care Service (PICS) has been chosen as a finalist in the Queensland Health Awards for ...
29 May 2024
Midwife Liz Milroy plays a special role in supporting women with type 1 diabetes throughout their pregnancy journey. Diabetes is a disease that occurs ...
27 May 2024
Every minute can make a significant difference when it comes to stroke care. That is why Ipswich Hospital teams took part in a Code Stroke training ...
17 May 2024
Over the past couple of years, the Ipswich community has watched as a new, state-of-the-art building has taken shape. Now, the purpose-built Mental ...
14 May 2024
Ipswich Hospital’s innovative patient flow improvement programs are on show for a state, national and global audience. Teams from the hospital’s Acute ...
10 May 2024
Thousands of West Moreton Health staff have rolled up their sleeve to join the fight against the flu. Mobile immunisation teams have visited all West ...
08 May 2024
Steve Smith knows better than most the importance of maintaining good heart health. Having migrated to Australia in 1999, the now 59-year-old ...
29 April 2024
A unique children’s dental health education program is brightening smiles across the West Moreton Health region, with more than 18,000 students ...
24 April 2024
West Moreton Health staff, patients and visitors commemorated Anzac Day with a ceremony at Ipswich Hospital.
18 April 2024
The Ipswich Alcohol and Other Drug Service (AODS) team has been recognised on a national scale for their innovative hepatitis C testing and treatment ...
15 April 2024
Please attribute the following to Health Service Chief Executive Hannah Bloch We continue to hold Mr Irving's family in our thoughts and offer our ...
12 April 2024
Former race walker Kevin Henwood is ready to get back out on the road, thanks to Ipswich Hospital’s Podiatry team. The former athlete has been an ...
10 April 2024
West Moreton residents are advised to take up the offer of a free flu vaccination after early indications suggest we might be in for a big flu season ...
02 April 2024
West Moreton Health’s Christina Nipperess-Sims is a woman on a mission this World Autism Awareness Day. Diagnosed with autism as an adult, the ...
28 March 2024
Community donors have backed innovative clinicians at West Moreton Health to launch tech advances and services to give more people access to quality ...
28 March 2024
West Moreton Health’s ability to attract and develop Prison Health Service staff has been further boosted ahead of the opening of the new Lockyer ...
27 March 2024
Vicky Bates spent 23 years searching for answers to her abdomen pain from doctors before her endometriosis was confirmed via complex surgery. The West ...
07 March 2024
Improving health outcomes for Ipswich’s large First Nations population is a cause close to the heart of new junior doctor Teneal Hutchin. A proud ...
28 February 2024
What began as a simple love of babies has turned into something much deeper for Jess Koek as she embarks on a “dream” new chapter with West Moreton ...
09 February 2024
West Moreton Health are urgently seeking information about four children aged between 2 and 13, who were observed playing with a bat near the Queens ...
02 February 2024
The West Moreton Public Health Unit is urging caution due to a rise in Cryptosporidiosis cases, a contagious form of gastroenteritis. The most common ...
31 January 2024
Ipswich Hospital’s new Mental Health Acute Inpatient Service (MHAIS) has officially opened, providing the local community with a world-class mental ...