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Two new senior staff will join the executive team of the Central West Hospital and Health Service from the end of January.

Although the Christmas holidays are often a happy and joyful time, they can also be a challenging period for some.

Work is nearing completion on the redevelopment of the dental clinic at Longreach Hospital.

Central West Hospital and Health Service hospitals and primary health care centres will have adjusted hours of operation in place over the Christmas and New Year break weeks.

Central West residents with respiratory conditions need to be cautious over the next few days with a dust haze currently affecting parts of the region.

Two senior staff members received special mentions during the Central West Hospital and Health Service’s annual staff awards presentations in Blackall on 1 November.

Three Central West Hospital and Health Service individuals and two teams have been honoured with awards for their outstanding commitment to building better health in the bush.

A Community Open Day will be held to celebrate the completion of work on the new $7.24 million Boulia Primary Health Centre and Wellbeing Centre in the Central West.

The Central West Hospital and Health Service’s first CT scanner at Longreach Hospital has scanned nearly double the number of patients initially expected for its first year of operations.

A major health expo will be held in Longreach on 10 October as part of Mental Health Week activities in the Central West.

Central West residents have benefitted from improvements in services and health infrastructure over the past 12 months.

Over the past two years, the Central West Hospital and Health Service has been focussed on completing a major refurbishment of Longreach Hospital and other additional mechanical and air-conditioning works.