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Obesity is a significant health issue in Mackay with Mackay’s obesity rate being 28 per cent, which is 16 per cent higher than the state average. In addition, in 2015, the Mackay region ranked 5th...

This initiative is a partnership with Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) to help vulnerable patients access timely appropriate care by reducing the length of medically unnecessary...

The project establishes a multi-agency service from where people between the ages of 18-64 with mental health issues, their carers and family members, will be able to access a range of community...

Telehealth is the delivery of health services and information using telecommunication technology. Telehealth can be leveraged to support new and innovative service delivery models in the health...

Hope is crucial to recovery of mental illness, and peer-to-peer shared experiences are beneficial in supporting recovery. However, there is a lack of peer led, recovery focused resources for older...

The Emergency Medicine, Education and Training (EMET) program has been running now in the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) since February 2015. Training is provided weekly by 2...

The history of our medical workforce at Emerald Hospital since 1989 and the impact that the Rural Generalists Program has had on the sustainability of the medical workforce since its...

Mackay Base Hospital has integrated the CPC into Mackay Health Pathways which is an established and well utilised web-based information site which helps clinicians guide patients through the...

This project provided a more streamlined and fully electronic system to request elective surgery and procedure bookings to replace existing paper booking forms. This improved patient flow and...

The Electronic Patient Journey Board (EPJB) displays information on a large screen about every patient on a ward. It is a communication tool designed to ensure all members of the healthcare team...