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26 June 2024
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month: Get Tested and Save Lives
Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, and it's a major cause of cancer-related death for both men and women, with around 100 Australians dying from the disease every week.
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26 June 2024
Children's Book by Oncology Nurse Simplifies Cancer for Young Minds
In a heartwarming effort to demystify cancer for young children, Fraser Coast author and Registered Oncology Nurse Kerrie Hepworth has published a beautifully illustrated children's book aimed at children aged 3 to 8 years.
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24 April 2024
WBHHS Health Hero - Indiana Jacob Ridgely
I love all things old and began to restore engines and tractors when I was about 10 years old.
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24 April 2024
UniSC Fraser Coast Nursing Science graduate
Sometimes it just takes one small step to gain the degree and career that you hoped for, as new UniSC Fraser Coast Nursing Science graduate Theresa Byrnes discovered.
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24 April 2024
Easter Raffle Boosts Support for Hervey Bay Hospital
It was smiles all around this week as Grow Early Education Hervey Bay donated the proceeds from their Easter Raffle to the Hervey Bay Paediatrics Unit.
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24 April 2024
WBHHS Accountant recognised for Outstanding Audit Achievements
Financial Accountant Compliance Catherine Ryan has clinched the prestigious Institute of Internal Auditors Australia (IIA) award for the best overall performance in the Graduate Certificate Internal Audit 2023.
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24 April 2024
Rural Social Worker Honoured with Surprise Cake on World Social Work Day
A rural social worker was surprised with a thank-you cake at Monto Hospital recently to celebrate World Social Work Day
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28 March 2024
WBHHS education team runs for a purpose
A sea of vibrant pink shirts flooded Bargara at the International Women’s Day 5km Fun Run.
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28 March 2024
WBHHS Health Hero - Janine Bignell
My job is to encourage patients to eat, walk, and engage while on the Med 3 ward. The program aims to help prevent delirium and functional decline by providing meaningful engagement and by educating patients about everyday practices like sitting out
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28 March 2024
Clinical Council All Staff BBQ a Sizzling Success
The sausages were sizzling and staff were smiling at the recent Clinical Council all staff BBQs in Hervey Bay and Bundaberg.
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28 March 2024
The inaugural Welcome to the Fraser Coast Dinner
The inaugural Welcome to the Fraser Coast Dinner went down a treat, with more than 60 people making new connections while enjoying a delicious three course meal.