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Toowong Private Hospital operated on Milton Road for more than 40 years, before collapsing into administration.

Struggling Toowong hospital ‘bought $300k artwork’

Toowong Private Hospital was experiencing financial difficulties when it bought the $300,000 artwork from its sole director, the company’s administrators say.

  • Marissa Calligeros

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Toowong Private Hospital has been operating on Milton Road for more than 40 years.

‘Watching a disaster unfold’: Calls mount for Crisafulli government to buy Brisbane private hospital

The state opposition joined 11th-hour calls for the government to swoop in and save one of Brisbane’s few mental health hospitals.

  • Marissa Calligeros
A crackdown on cosmetic injectables is looming.

Queensland is tightening Botox and dermal filler laws. Cosmetic nurses are not happy

The way hundreds of cosmetic clinics operate in Queensland is not compliant, but nurses claim a strict interpretation of the law will run them out of business.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Marissa Calligeros
Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union in West End on Thursday.

First strike in decades on the cards for public nurses, midwives

“The level of frustration is incredibly high,” a representative of the Queensland union said.

  • William Davis
Queensland’s pill testing sites closed in April. A report evaluating their efficacy was completed last week, but the LNP won’t say if it will be made public.

Advocates warned people would die. Now we know someone has

An independent evaluation of Queensland’s now-closed pill-testing services was completed last week. There are many reasons why the LNP should make it public.

  • Courtney Kruk
Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Police probe patient’s death after attack in hospital psych ward

Information about the man’s death in May was not released until hospital staff contacted the media, saying the public needed to know.

  • Tim Arvier and Catherine Strohfeldt
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Vaccinations for COVID are at a five-year low, as health authorities warn of a new variant ahead of winter.

New COVID variant emerges as vaccination rates plunge

The World Health Organisation is monitoring a new variant of COVID as health authorities urge people to consider getting free flu jabs and booster shots.

  • Courtney Kruk
Brisbane’s Toowong Private Hospital will close down after administrators found no viable option to keep it open.

Patients at Brisbane hospital told to prepare for its imminent closure

Toowong Private Hospital was found to be in such poor financial shape, it will close within weeks after administrators failed to find a buyer.

  • Sean Parnell
Strike action could include work stoppages, bed closures and reduced services.

Queensland nurses vote to strike for first time in decades

The nurses’ and midwives’ union says promised “nation-leading” wage increases never transpired.

  • Savannah Meacham
Toowong Private Hospital has been operating on Milton Road for more than 40 years.

‘Beacon of hope’: Future of Brisbane private hospital remains unclear

One of Brisbane’s leading psychiatric hospitals has entered voluntary administration amid a funding crisis that threatens the viability of private facilities nationwide.

  • Marissa Calligeros

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