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18 November 2024
Accreditation success for TCHHS Eastern Cluster Primary Health Care Centres
Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS) Eastern Cluster Primary Health Care Centres (PHCC) have achieved accreditation with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), acknowledging the high quality of the services
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29 October 2024
Midwife delivers new qualifications to support women in Western Cape region
Women and babies in the Western Cape region will now have greater access to contemporary evidence-based best practice midwifery care.
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19 November 2024
Dengue outbreak on Masig Island
The Torres and Cape Hospital Health Service is managing an outbreak of dengue fever on Masig Island in the Torres Strait.
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22 October 2024
First Nations Assistant Director of Nursing - Workforce Design
We are delighted to announce the appointment of our inaugural First Nations Assistant Director of Nursing - Workforce Design, Hylda Poipoi (Wapau).
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15 October 2024
Patient text messaging service to expand
The Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service is expanding the use of SMS text messaging to contact patients for ongoing care.
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11 October 2024
Pertussis (whooping cough) cases at Weipa
Case of pertussis (whooping cough) are continuing to rise across the Cape York, Torres Strait, and Northern Peninsula Area region, as they are throughout Queensland.
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23 September 2024
TCHHS palliative care team huge success supporting return to country
More than 80 people have been able to return to their communities to die on country in the past year as Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service expands its palliative care service.
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10 September 2024
Torres and Cape families urged to vaccinate children against Meningococcal
Health authorities are urging families in the Torres Strait, Northern Peninsula Area and Cape York to take up the free Meningococcal B vaccination for their children after an outbreak in Cairns.
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03 September 2024
TCHHS supports community by launching new sexual assault service
Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service is proud to launch a dedicated, compassionate and culturally safe sexual assault service that will support vulnerable members of our communities.
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26 August 2024
Patients’ praise for staff after serious wound injuries
Two Torres Strait patients have praised Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service staff after recovering from potentially life-threatening skin wounds.
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08 August 2024
Look out for scabies
Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service staff are working closely with communities across Cape York to help stop the spread of scabies through treatment, prevention, and education.