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30 July 2026
North West's future healthcare workforce is ready
North West Hospital and Health Service (North West HHS) has celebrated its largest-ever investment in the future local healthcare workforce, with 15 secondary school students graduating from its dual Deadly Start School-Based Trainee program and
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15 July 2026
North West influencer shares why she trusted Mount Isa with her first baby
Six weeks on from giving birth, Lola is taking a moment to reflect on the journey from that positive pregnancy test in Portugal to becoming a mum in a rural Queensland town.
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30 July 2026
North West's future healthcare workforce is ready
North West Hospital and Health Service (North West HHS) has celebrated its largest-ever investment in the future local healthcare workforce, with 15 secondary school students graduating from its dual Deadly Start School-Based Trainee program and
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15 July 2026
North West influencer shares why she trusted Mount Isa with her first baby
Six weeks on from giving birth, Lola is taking a moment to reflect on the journey from that positive pregnancy test in Portugal to becoming a mum in a rural Queensland town.
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02 July 2026
North West HHS appoints local leader as Health Service Chief Executive
North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Andrew Quabba as Health Service Chief Executive, effective Monday 6th July 2026, following a comprehensive recruitment process.
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26 May 2026
Diphtheria Immunisations
North West residents and children should check their diphtheria immunisations are up to date, following a diphtheria outbreak across the Top End of Australia. It has just been designated a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance.
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18 May 2026
The New Paramedic Remote Hospitals role set to change the face of outback healthcare
Queensland’s newest paramedic role will help reshape healthcare delivery across some of the most remote communities in the country.
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22 April 2026
The CYMHS art competition is back for 2026!
Entries are now open for the North West Hospital and Health Service (North West HHS) Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) Art Competition 2026.
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20 April 2026
From city hospitals to the North West: strengthening renal care through collaboration
Renal nurses in Mount Isa are gaining advanced, hands-on training through a cross-hospital collaboration between North West Hospital and Health Service, Townsville Hospital and Health Service and Metro South Hospital and Health Service.
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01 April 2026
Local leadership to guide the future of North West health care
A nine-person Board, bringing experience across clinical care, health service delivery, research, governance and leadership, has been appointed to guide the future of health care in North West Queensland, led by Chair Tanya Arnold.
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26 February 2026
Celebrating decades of dedication across the North West
There was plenty to celebrate this week as staff from across the North West Hospital and Health Service (HHS) gathered to mark this year’s Length of Service Awards, recognising the people who continue to show up for our communities, year after year