The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital is participating in a ground breaking international trial using medicinal cannabis to treat the debilitating effects of epilepsy which affects almost 100,000 Queenslanders.

Thank you to all our staff for your outstanding work and commitment to Metro North this year.

Our mannequins are up for any challenge!

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Cameron Dick has united with Queensland’s largest hospital to urge the community to take extra care this Christmas as frontline staff prepare for one of their busiest times of the year.

Caboolture Hospital Emergency physician Dr Simon Bugden and his research team have found a new way to make one of the most common medical procedures in the world – placing drips or IV lines – safer, less painful and potentially more cost effective.