Gold Coast Health is partnering with the Benevolent Society to give more children the opportunity for greater protection against life-threatening vaccine-preventable diseases.

Ninety-one junior doctors start the next stage of their medical careers at Gold Coast Health hospitals this month.

A ground-breaking program providing mental health support in policing matters has been extended to a five-day operation following a successful three-month pilot on the Gold Coast.

Gold Coast emergency departments have seen a record number of patients in 2018, with more critically ill patients being treated than ever before.