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Information on the immunisation history statement (IHS) A complete immunisation history statement (IHS) shows all vaccines recorded for an individual on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), including COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. An IHS for individuals aged under 20 years displays: name an...
From 8 December 2024, a new bespoke antenatal indictor will be added to the AIR. This will allow vaccination providers to report to the AIR if the person is pregnant at the time of vaccine administration. In addition, improvements will be made to the ‘vaccine type’ field to simplify the reportin...
Queensland Health invites you to review the draft Queensland Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) Plan 2030 to provide feedback. When reviewing the draft STI plan, you may wish to consider the following questions: Do you support the proposed vision? Are the proposed priority populations and setti...
Media release published: 21 November 2024 The Albanese Government is delivering on its promise to strengthen Medicare with another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) destined for the Gold Coast, this time in Southport. From 21 November, the Southport Medicare UCC will open at the Southport Medical an...
Infectious syphilis cases have increased in Queensland in recent years, with a consequent increase in cases of ocular syphilis. Clinicians are reminded to consider syphilis as an underlying cause of ocular inflammation. Approximately 0.5 to 1.5% of people with syphilis may have ocular symptoms, the ...
For Robina’s Heather Gillard, a moment of intimacy turned into a lifesaver. At 36, just six months into her marriage, her husband felt something unusual during a tender moment – something that would ultimately save her life. “He noticed my breast felt different,” Heather recalls. “Ther...
Patients on the Gold Coast can now access a home detox service to safely and discreetly withdraw from alcohol or cannabis. Addiction In-home Recovery (AIR Detox) was set up by Dr Hok Yee Siu, a GP with a special interest in Addiction Medicine. He created a seven-day medicated detox and 12-month afte...
Mpox (previously called monkeypox) is an infection caused by a virus belonging to the same family as smallpox viruses. Mpox has historically occurred mainly in Central and West Africa, but since May 2022, there has been an increase in mpox infections in many parts of the world where the illness has...
73-year-old John McCartney* credits exercise program with new lease on life. Gold Coast 73-year-old John McCartney is an Australian music enigma. After picking up the guitar in his early teens, he spent decades toiling in rock bands across the country, more than paying his dues to his craft and the ...
This information has been provided by the Gold Coast Public Health Unit. If you require additional immunisation support, please contact the Gold Coast Public Health Unit on 5667 3200 or GCPHU-CDC@health.qld.gov.au. Queensland Childhood Red Book update The Personal Health Record (Red Book) | Children...
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