Author: The Honourable Steven Miles

Health and Ambulance Services Minister Steven Miles today introduced a bill into Parliament to establish a new health promotion agency

Queensland Health has teamed up with the Royal Flying doctors Service to urgently fly-in mental health staff to flood affected

The Queensland Children’s Hospital is set for a huge expansion with the Palaszczuk Government today announcing $20 million to increase

Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to bring an end to years of cuts

An emergency department expansion for mental health patients at Logan Hospital announced by the State Government today will provide a dedicated space for

A new device will give paramedics greater access to a patient’s vital medical information in an emergency. Minister for Ambulance

The Palaszczuk Government will open Australia’s first specialised service for women with pelvic mesh complications on the Gold Coast in

New statistics show Queensland’s emergency departments performed well ahead of the national average on key benchmarks, despite seeing thousands more

A new report has backed Queensland’s digital hospital program, confirming it is improving health care and patient outcomes.  The Queensland

Queensland Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch and Health Minister Steven Miles joined an all-star panel of world leaders, climate and health

Queensland women can now legally access abortion services, with the Palaszczuk Government’s historic Termination of Pregnancy laws coming into effect today. Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Steven Miles said for the first

A game-changing moment in the provision of Wide Bay mental health services occurred today with the opening of the Step

As the state experiences an unprecedented heatwave, with strong winds, bushfires, smoke and dust storms, Queenslanders are being urged to

All public health services in Central Queensland remain open as bushfires continue to burn across parts of the region. Residents

Health authorities are warning Queenslanders to be on alert, as extreme weather events sweep the state. Minister for Health and

The Queensland Government is encouraging more young Queenslanders to take advantage of the meningococcal ACWY vaccine, as new data reveal

The Palaszczuk Government is investing almost half-a-million- dollars in Camp Quality’s Primary School Program to benefit more children affected by

Queensland has a new plan for improving the mental health and wellbeing of all Queenslanders. Shifting minds: Queensland Mental Health

An Australian-first partnership between North Queensland hospitals is bringing potentially life-saving cancer drug trials to rural patients. Minister for Health

Queenslanders are being urged to make healthy choices, with thousands of new cases of diabetes registered in the state in

 Queenslanders are making healthier choices including smoking less, avoiding binge drinking and getting their kids vaccinated according to a new

Seriously ill Queenslanders will have faster access to medicinal cannabis under proposed law changes introduced in a new Bill to

Under a new set of powers, Queensland’s Chief Health Officer will be able to compel a polluter to notify the

The successful contractor has been selected to undertake the $86.239 million redevelopment works at Nambour General Hospital (NGH). Health Minister

A new turbocharged four-wheel-drive (4WD) ambulance with enhanced terrain capability is being trialled by the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) in

  Hard working ambulance officers serving the Torres Strait welcome a new multi-million-dollar ambulance station. Member for Cook Cynthia Lui

Queensland stroke patients will have their brains scanned in ambulances, rather than waiting to get to a hospital, in a

Queensland Health has launched a new campaign to help Queenslanders find what kind of exercise will best help them lose

Queensland community leaders are urged to apply for upcoming Hospital and Health Board positions to help deliver high-quality public health

The Palaszczuk Government is boosting funding to the Queensland AIDS Council to help more vulnerable Queenslanders take up successful HIV

Queensland’s specialist paediatric hospital will change its name to “Queensland Children’s Hospital”. The State Government agreed to the name change

The 16th Australian Transplant Games were launched today, with less than a month to go until the action on the

AIDS will no longer be a notifiable health condition with cases in Queensland dropping substantially thanks to the sustained efforts

Queenslanders struggling with alcohol and drugs will be able to access all their treatment options in one place thanks to

Queensland Health will launch an online fact checker to debunk misconceptions surrounding the termination of pregnancy. Minister for Health and

Queensland Health will convene a special summit of experts to assess the provision of maternity services in rural and remote

Health Minister Steven Miles has called on the Commonwealth to fund influenza vaccines for all young children under the National

The Palaszczuk Government’s free child flu vaccination program has already vaccinated more than 100,000 Queensland kids and flu cases are

The State Government will launch a new program in parts of the Gold and Sunshine coasts targeting children who are

Queensland parents may soon be taking their kids to the “Queensland Children’s Hospital” under a proposal to change the name

Queenslanders are being encouraged to have their say on the future of palliative care services, with state-wide consultation on the

The $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project has taken another step forward with the appointment of a demolition contractor to

The LNP must clarify their policy to “review” vital services for Queensland, Acting Treasurer Steven Miles said today. Mr Miles

Queensland’s position as a leader in clinical research within the Asia-Pacific region has been further strengthened today, with the opening

Cairns Hospital will welcome a new $3.68 million hybrid operating theatre that will help reduce waiting times for patients needing

An extra 100 ambulance officers and 85 new and replacement ambulance vehicles will be rolled out across Queensland thanks to a record $800 million Queensland Ambulance

An extra 100 ambulance officers and 85 new and replacement ambulance vehicles will be rolled out across Queensland thanks to a record $800 million Queensland Ambulance