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16 June 2011
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Most Young Australians Doing Well—But Diet And Exercise Could Be Improved Victor P Taffa Overall, the majority of young Australians (12–24 yrs) experience good health and wellbeing, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. However, over one-third of Australia’s young people are overweight or obese. Less [...]
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11 June 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Health Jeremy Rockliff Minister Must Explain LHN Position Victor P Taffa Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne must explain to her Federal counterpart today exactly why she is moving away from a three Local Hospital Network (LHN) model after Federal Minister Ms. Roxon agreed to this model according to Shadow Minister for Health Jeremy Rockliff. “Late last [...]
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10 June 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Funding Model Confirmed For New Bendigo Hospital Victor P Taffa The new Bendigo Hospital will be built as a Public Private Partnership, Premier Ted Baillieu confirmed today. Speaking at the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia luncheon Mr. Baillieu said the funding model would enable the hospital to be delivered on time and on budget, and to [...]
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10 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Health David Davis Free Whooping Cough Vaccine Extension For New Parents Victor P Taffa Free pertussis vaccine will be provided for the next 12 months in an extension to an important prevention program, Health Minister David Davis said today. “Notifications have stabilised over the past few weeks, yet cases are still being reported at a [...]
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07 June 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Cancer Researcher Wins Premier’s Award For Health And Medical Research 2011 Victor P Taffa Premier of Victoria Ted Baillieu has announced the 2011 winner of the prestigious Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research. Mr. Baillieu presented Dr Wen Qiu with the $16,000 prize in recognition of her ground-breaking research into how breast and [...]
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06 June 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for Health David Davis Roxon Threatens Country Hospital Boards Victor P Taffa Federal Minister for Health Nicola Roxon has threatened to force Victoria to merge country hospital boards under large so called ‘Local’ Hospital Networks which will strip local communities of control of their local hospital. Nicola Roxon wrote to the Victorian Government [...]
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06 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Health David Davis Public Gets To See How Hospitals Are Performing Victor P Taffa Victorians will now be able to get a more detailed view on how hospitals and public health services are performing, with the release today of the new Quarterly Victorian Health Service Performance Report. Health Minister David Davis said the Victorian Coalition Government [...]
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03 June 2011
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Transition Care Program Big Help For Older People Leaving Hospital Victor P Taffa The Transition Care Program or TCP, which is jointly funded by the Australian Government and all state and territory governments, significantly improves outcomes for older Australians leaving hospital, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of [...]
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02 June 2011
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Western Australia Treasurer Christian Porter Preferred Provider Announced For New QEII Medical Centre Car Park Victor P Taffa Treasurer Christian Porter and Health Minister Kim Hames, in conjunction with the QEII Medical Centre Trust (Trust), have named Capella Parking as the State’s preferred provider to deliver the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre [...]
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01 June 2011
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Isobel Supports Fight Against Heart Disease Victor P Taffa Opposition Leader, Isobel Redmond today joined the fight against heart disease and urged all South Australians to support the Heart Foundation’s Go Red For Women campaign. Go Red for Women is the Heart Foundation’s campaign to raise awareness of heart disease as the number [...]
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30 May 2011
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Helen Morton State Budget 2011-12: Supporting our Community – Youth Mental Health Service Receives Government Support Victor P Taffa Suicide prevention has attracted funding of $1.2 Million to Youth Focus in the next four years, highlighting the State Government’s desire to address this important issue. Young people at risk of depression and suicide [...]
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30 May 2011
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Helen Morton Raising Awareness Of Alcohol’s Impact On The Developing Brain Victor P Taffa Changing the harmful drinking culture in Western Australia is the first step to preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), according to Mental Health Minister Helen Morton. Mrs. Morton’s comments came while opening the inaugural Impacts of Alcohol Forum: Brain [...]
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27 May 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Victoria Minister for Health David Davis Alfred Opens New Unit To Better Care For Burns Victims Victor P Taffa Burn victims in Victoria will be better cared for following the opening of the newly refurbished Helen Macpherson Smith Burns Unit at The Alfred Hospital by Premier Ted Baillieu and Minister for Health David Davis [...]
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27 May 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Health Jeremy Rockliff Desperate Green Filibuster To Avoid Local Health Network Vote Victor P Taffa This afternoon the Tasmanian Greens desperately and embarrassingly filibuster debate on the repeal of TOTE sale bill – which they have rolled over to Labor on – in order to avoid a vote on Local Health Networks. My motion, [...]
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27 May 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Health Jeremy Rockliff Government Waste Continues As Health Job Cuts Loom Victor P Taffa Tasmanian taxpayers have been dudded again by more Green-Labor Government waste, this time in the form of an ineffective telephone health coaching services, according to Shadow Minister for Health Jeremy Rockliff. “When questioned in Parliament today, Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne failed [...]
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26 May 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Health Matt Conlan EXTRA MONEY DOESN’T MEAN OUTCOMES Victor P Taffa Territorians are entitled to know why, just weeks after the Health Minister announced record funding for Royal Darwin Hospital, some patients have had elective surgery cancelled and there are reports the beds are full. Shadow Health Minister, Matt Conlan, said the money [...]
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25 May 2011
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Helen Morton State Budget 2011-12: Supporting our Community – More Housing For People With Disability Victor P Taffa The State Government will provide more accessible housing by spending $95.7 Million on building 169 homes for 340 people with disabilities in the next three years. Funded through the Department of Housing, $43.5 Million in [...]
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25 May 2011
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Around One-Third Of Australians Avoid Dentist Due To Cost While More Visit Overall Victor P Taffa One third of Australians avoid or delay visits to the dentist due to the cost, an increase from about a quarter in 1994, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and [...]
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25 May 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Health Duncan McFetridge Labor Pushes Ahead With Ward 4G Closures Victor P Taffa Labor has ignored the concerns of young people with eating disorders and decided to push ahead with the closure of the Eating Disorders Unit (Ward 4G) at Flinders Medical Centre. Mental Health Minister John Hill has written to all pro-Ward 4G [...]
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25 May 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Health Duncan McFetridge Liberals To Visit South East Health Services Victor P Taffa The State Opposition today kicks off a two day visit to a number of local country health services in the state’s South East. Shadow Minister for Health Duncan McFetridge leaves today for the South East, adding to the list of country [...]
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