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11 February 2011
Federal Member for Solomon Natasha Griggs MENTAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP Victor P Taffa Federal Member for Solomon, Natasha Griggs, will establish a new scholarship to assist a student living in Darwin or Palmerston who is studying towards a qualification in the mental health discipline. The ‘Mental Health Scholarship’ will award $3,000 to one student every year to be used to [...]
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11 February 2011
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Western Australia Minister for Racing and Gaming Terry Waldron New Research Points To Better Health For Kimberley Residents Victor P Taffa Health Minister Kim Hames today welcomed new research showing a link between liquor restrictions and a decline in the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Kimberley. Dr. Hames said the [...]
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10 February 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Industry & Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith New Treasurer Promises Proper Parliamentary Scrutiny Of Rail Yards Hospital Victor P Taffa On his first day in the job, in an interesting reversal of former Treasurer Foley’s secret Hospital Plans, new Treasurer Jack Snelling has promised the people of South Australia that there will be “Proper [...]
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09 February 2011
Victoria Minister for Health David Davis Extension For Hospital Board Applications Victor P Taffa Victorian Health Minister David Davis has extended the deadline for applications to part time Board Chair and Director Positions of Public Health Services, Ambulance Victoria, and Rural Public Hospitals. “Many Victorians who may have been considering making an application may have had their plans disrupted [...]
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08 February 2011
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames CT Scanner Installed At Narrogin Hospital Victor P Taffa People Needing CT Scans in Narrogin and surrounding areas will no longer have to travel to Perth, thanks to the installation of a $1.2 Million CT Scanner and building modifications at Narrogin Hospital. Health Minister Kim Hames announced the Scanner’s installation today as [...]
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05 February 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Health Jeremy Rockliff Penalty Pay Hypocrisy, LGH Workers Left High And Dry Victor P Taffa The State Government has again shown breath-taking hypocrisy, legislating for better pay rates on Christmas Day and the associated public holiday, but then denying Health Department employees the extra pay. “Admin, cleaning and food service staff at the Launceston General [...]
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03 February 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle LNP Calls For Individual Queensland Hospitals’ Budget Position Victor P Taffa The State Opposition today called on Health Minister Paul Lucas to release the current Budget Position of each major reporting Hospital in the State. Shadow Health Minister Mark McArdle said since March 2009, Queensland Health had wasted large amounts of hardworking [...]
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03 February 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Applications Open For 2011 Premier’s Award For Health And Medical Research Victor P Taffa Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu today opened the Statewide call for Applications for the 2011 Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research. Mr. Baillieu said the Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research celebrated the important contribution early career researchers made [...]
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03 February 2011
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames WA Hospitals Welcome Influx Of New Nurses Victor P Taffa Almost 700 Nurses will enter the Western Australian Health System over the next six months, Health Minister Kim Hames said today. Dr. Hames said this year’s graduate intake included 560 Registered Nurses and a record 132 Enrolled Nurses. “The number of enrolled nurses [...]
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28 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Western Australia Treasurer Christian Porter Shortlisted Providers Announced For $360 Million Midland Health Campus Victor P Taffa Health Minister Kim Hames and Treasurer Christian Porter have named Ramsay Health Care Ltd and St. John of God Health Care Inc. as the two Private Hospital operators shortlisted to deliver the new $360 Million [...]
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27 January 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle Qld Health Budget In Emergency Victor P Taffa Multi-million dollar budget blowouts continue at Queensland Health, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle said Queensland Health’s use of Emergency Department beds was a direct consequence of this Government’s failure to provide enough beds for Queensland’s population. “The AMAQ has [...]
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26 January 2011
Victoria Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge Coalition Seeks Community Feedback On Mental Health Changes Victor P Taffa The Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge has announced the Coalition Government will provide further opportunity for public comment on the Exposure Draft of the Mental Health Bill, with the closing date for submissions extended until Monday 28 February 2011. “During [...]
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25 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Helen Morton New ‘Drug Aware’ Ecstasy Prevention Campaign For Western Australia Victor P Taffa A New Campaign Targeting Ecstasy use by young people over the summer holiday period was launched today by the State Government. The ‘Drug Aware’ Campaign challenges the myth that Ecstasy is a Safe Drug, by focusing on the Physical [...]
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23 January 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Health Matt Conlan AERO-MED FIASCO CONTINUES Victor P Taffa The Emergency Landing of the CareFlight Aircraft in Katherine on Friday night raises serious questions about the Henderson Government’s failure to finalise the Aero-Med Contract. “The ongoing delays in signing off on a permanent provider draws attention to this Government’s competence and capacity.” Shadow Minister [...]
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23 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Finding An After-Hours GP Made Easy With New iPhone App Victor P Taffa A New iPhone Application and campaign to raise awareness about after-hours General Practitioner (GP) services for West Australians was launched today by Health Minister Kim Hames. Dr. Hames said it was important all West Australians knew how to find [...]
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21 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Western Australia Minister for Regional Development Brendon Grylls Clever Practitioner Carts Arrive In The Pilbara Victor P Taffa Hospitals in the Pilbara have received new state-of-the-art Portable Practitioner Carts used to transmit patients’ vital signs to doctors and specialists in other locations. Health Minister Kim Hames said the carts were linked to vital [...]
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21 January 2011
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Free Whooping Cough Vaccinations For WA Parents Victor P Taffa Free Whooping Cough Vaccinations are now available to all West Australian parents of young babies. Health Minister Kim Hames encouraged parents to take advantage of the free, new vaccine to help prevent the spread of whooping cough to newborn babies, who are [...]
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20 January 2011
Victoria Minister for Health David Davis Field Hospital To Help Flood-Affected Charlton Victor P Taffa A Field Primary Care Clinic will be deployed to Charlton early today to help meet the urgent primary health needs of the local community, Health Minister David Davis said. Mr. Davis said the floods had rendered the Charlton campus of the East Wimmera Health [...]
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19 January 2011
Victoria Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge Coalition Government Sends Mental Health Team To QLD Victor P Taffa The Coalition Government announced that a team of Victorian Mental Health Experts will travel to Queensland to assist communities with the flood recovery effort. Meeting with Psychiatrist Mal Hopwood, who will spearhead the team, Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge said [...]
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17 January 2011
Victoria Minister for Health David Davis Bendigo, Ballarat Health Forums Postponed Due To Floods Victor P Taffa Community Forums Planned for Bendigo tomorrow and Ballarat on Wednesday to discuss Proposed Federal Health Reforms has been postponed due to the Flooding, Health Minister David Davis said. “While these forums were called to discuss an important issue, representatives of community [...]
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