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22 January 2025
Sunshine Coast Health’s first junior doctor to undertake rural GP program
For the first time, a Sunshine Coast Health junior doctor is undertaking a rural general practice (GP) community clinic placement on the Sunshine Coast, which will offer her a glimpse into a career as a rural GP.
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09 January 2025
Sunshine Coast Welcomes Next Generation of Local Doctors
The future faces of our region’s medical industry are getting prepared to hit the wards of Sunshine Coast Health’s hospitals, after years of study and training.
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10 September 2024
Public Health and Maternity teams unite to protect newborns from RSV
Sunshine Coast Health’s Public Health and Maternity units are collaborating to help protect more newborn babies from Respiratory Syncytial Virus, commonly known as RSV, with local cases increasing by 50% in the last year.
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27 August 2024
Get to know the Jabba Jabba team
Home visits to new families, health checks on newborn babies, chats about vaccinations and wellness checks with parents is all part of a day in the life for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child health team, also known as the Jabba Jabba
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29 April 2024
Public Health Unit urges locals to get up-to-date with immunisations
It's World Immunisation Week (24-30th April) and the Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit is reminding locals to check they're up-to-date with their vaccinations.
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08 February 2024
Public Health Alert – Pertussis
Sunshine Coast Health's Public Health Unit has seen an increase in the number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases in the community in recent weeks.
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06 January 2022
COVID-19 vaccination rollout for children aged 5-11 set to begin
All people aged 5 and over are currently eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and as of Monday 10 January, the vaccination rollout for children aged 5-11 will begin on the Coast.