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.

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital recently partnered with Choosing Wisely Australia, an international movement calling on facilities and providers to challenge the way healthcare is delivered, by questioning the use of various tests, treatments and procedures.

Australia’s first biofabrication research institute will open on the world-class Herston Health Precinct next year.

Did you get your heart racing at the RBWH Race to the Roof 2016?

Every year, more than 3000 healthcare workers are assaulted on the job in Queensland. Across our health service and hospitals right around the state, a range of measures are being rolled out to tackle occupational violence including body worn cameras.

Ground-breaking research with the potential to change the lives of leukaemia patients has been boosted with a $1.25million fellowship to leading haematologist Steven Lane of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

The Metro North Hospital and Health Service Annual Report 2015-2016 provides an overview of the health service's financial and non-financial performance and key achievements.