BRHS Oncology Nurse Kirsty Taylor is part of a project with Central Gippsland Health in Sale to improve oncology care for regional cancer patients and promote advance care planning. Advance care planning is the process of ensuring that people express their wishes for how their medical care is conducted

It’s the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the local community, and now Bairnsdale Regional Health Service specialist nurse Ashley Leach is leading the charge to help save lives by taking on 72 kilometres of running during September for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. During September, supporters of the Prostate Cancer

Terminally ill East Gippsland man Fred* says he is ready to face the rest of his life now that his wishes are expressed in his advance care planning Fred, aged in his 80s, is an oncology patient at Bairnsdale Regional Health Service, where staff have helped him take the

The generous support of a local charity has helped another to make a much-needed purchase for the maternity unit at Bairnsdale Regional Health Service – a new, fully adjustable cot that makes life just a little easier for parents of newborn babies. And with just a little more support,

Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews yesterday announced a $3,000 payment to all staff working in public hospitals and ambulance services in both clinical and non-clinical roles. This includes not only nurses, midwives, doctors, allied health professionals, paramedics, ward clerks, patient services assistants, but also those working in cleaning, food

On 26 May, 1997, the landmark Bringing Them Home report was tabled in federal parliament. Bringing Them Home was the final report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families and was conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity

Feeling competitive? Needing an exercise goal? Keen for a team activity? The BRHS PHEW Committee is running a fun teams challenge for BRHS staff during April to encourage you to Get Active, enjoy some team comradery and most of all have a good time! Get out and about in

By BRHS CEO, Robyn Hayles Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day, an occasion to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The theme of International Women’s Day is Break The Bias, which is about creating a world in which people are considered equal, regardless of