Our Strategy
The Metro North Research Strategy represents our health services’ continued investment in research and recognises the vital role that our researchers and those who support research play in advancing healthcare and improving health outcomes for patients and the community.
Our mission to deliver exceptional health outcomes through globally recognised discovery and translation will ensure that our patients receive high quality, timely and cost-effective care in a research rich health service environment.
Research Reports
Last year was an exciting year for research at Metro North Health. The Research Snapshot highlights some of the many hundreds of research projects undertaken across Metro North’s facilities throughout the year.
Metro North Office of Research
The Metro North Office of Research provides strategic oversight of research in Metro North Health and includes the Metro North Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and research governance office.
Latest News
Allied Health Professions Day in 2025 showcases multidisplinary care
At Metro North, allied health professionals embody the theme, ‘Stronger Together’, working as a team to provide holistic and person-centred care. This includes Rehabilitation Innovation and Technology Assessment (RITA) service.
Demystifying Research: Annual 1-day workshop
Date: 21 November 2025
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Redcliffe Education Centre
The annual 1-day workshop facilitated by Dr Joel Dulhunty, Dr Louise Purtell, and Jane Geltch - alongside other prominent researchers and research leaders - is being held on Friday 21st November 2025 at Redcliffe Hospital Education Centre (Lecture Room 4).
Metro North has skin in the game of new research
New world-first research at the University of Queensland (UQ) has seen researchers successfully grow fully functioning human skin in a laboratory, thanks to funding from Metro North Health.