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19 May 2026
Cutting edge research into Motor Neuron Disease begins in Toowoomba
Researchers on the Darling Downs will begin work on cutting-edge techniques to improve the early detection and diagnosis of people with motor neurone disease (MND).
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15 May 2026
Nurses celebrated as leaders in care and community impact
Nurses across the Darling Downs have been recognised this week for their vital role in delivering safe, compassionate care, with International Nurses Day celebrations shining a spotlight on the profession’s impact on community health.
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01 May 2026
Midwifery mentors shaping maternity care across the Darling Downs
A new generation of midwives is being nurtured across the Darling Downs, thanks to a Queensland Government-funded Midwifery Clinical Facilitator Program that is strengthening maternity services and building a sustainable regional workforce.
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12 August 2025
Western Downs GP care boosted through rural junior doctor training program
Junior doctors from southern Queensland will get the chance to experience the life of a rural general practitioner as part of a new placement program on the Western Downs.
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08 August 2025
Expressions of Interest now open to help shape the future of Darling Downs Health
Expressions of interest for 2026 appointments to the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board are now open.
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16 January 2025
Darling Downs Health welcomes 64 medical interns for 2025
Dr Lucy Lloyd-Morgan has always cared about regional and rural healthcare, in fact, you could say that passion is part of her DNA.
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29 May 2024
Miles Hospital is growing its own nursing workforce
In a bid to ease increasing recruitment pressures in rural healthcare, Miles Hospital is proactively growing its own local nursing workforce.
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25 August 2023
Medical students get a taste of the South Burnett during immersion tour
Kingaroy Hospital welcomed fifteen Year 1 medical students from The University of Queensland, allowing them to get a valuable insight into regional healthcare during the four-day immersion.
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18 January 2023
Record number of new doctors tee off careers at Darling Downs Health
Fifty-four medical interns will begin work across Darling Downs Health’s hospitals this month which marks the largest cohort of interns since the program commenced.
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24 October 2022
Four nurses embark on an exciting new pilot program in regional Queensland
A Queensland-first program is attracting people from the city to the country, to allow them to grow their skills in a rural town.
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26 April 2022
New equipment boosts molecular testing capability and career pathways
Toowoomba Hospital is now home to a state-of-the-art Roche Cobas 6800 multiplex analyser.