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16 March 2019
Western Australia Minister for Health Roger Cook Funding For Lifesaving New Cancer Service In The Great Southern Victor P Taffa $13.125 Million committed to deliver radiotherapy services in Albany Local cancer patients currently required to travel for radiation oncology treatment Feasibility study currently underway to build a specialised bunker to house a radiotherapy machine McGowan […]
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14 March 2019
Queensland Minister for Health Steven Miles Funding Boost To Improve Hospital Facilities For Cystic Fibrosis Patients Victor P Taffa Cystic fibrosis patients at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) will now have access to their own individual bathroom. Minister for Health Steven Miles announced that a $2.9 Million funding injection would support the full refurbishment of […]
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06 March 2019
Victoria Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos Locals To Help Shape Flagship Community Hospitals Victor P Taffa 10 new community hospitals for Victoria are a step closer, with local families set to help decide the services they will provide. Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos today announced who will chair the community consultation committees, which will give […]
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03 March 2019
New South Wales Minister for Mental Health Tanya Davies New Mental Health Service For People With Intellectual Disability Victor P Taffa People in New South Wales living with an intellectual disability who need treatment for mental illness will soon have access to a specialist service. They can be assessed and supported by clinicians who are […]
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02 March 2019
South Australia Premier Steven Marshall South Australia Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade $70 Million To Kick-Start A Revitalised Repat Victor P Taffa Future of the Repat Health Precinct has been secured thanks to a $70 Million joint funding agreement between the Federal and State Governments. Federal Government today committed $30 Million for a […]
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26 February 2019
South Australia Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade Years Of Ramping Undermines Best Practice Ambulance Care Victor P Taffa Marshall Government has acted promptly to address care issues in the SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) after a report which shows that years of ramping and organisational problems have undermined best practice ambulance care. Marshall Government […]
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24 February 2019
Victoria Minister for Ambulance Services Jenny Mikakos Work Starts On New Terang Ambulance Branch Victor P Taffa Terang paramedics will soon have the safe and modern home base they need with work underway on a new state-of-the-art ambulance branch. Minister for Ambulance Services Jenny Mikakos today kicked off construction of the new ambulance branch on […]
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21 February 2019
Western Australia Minister for Health Roger Cook New Health Clinic Now Open In Remote Kimberley Community Victor P Taffa New clinic offers culturally appropriate and secure care for Aboriginal patients Additions include private consult rooms, a resuscitation bay and pathology services Clinic includes family room with area set aside for elders to prepare bush medicines […]
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20 February 2019
New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro Work Well Underway On Griffith Base Hospital Redevelopment Victor P Taffa $224 Million Griffith Base Hospital redevelopment has reached another milestone. Announcement that Project Coordination (Australia) Pty Ltd, a privately-owned Australian construction and management firm, has been appointed as the builders for Stage 1 construction. Deputy Premier and […]
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18 February 2019
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian New South Wales Minister for Health Brad Hazzard Major Upgrades For St. George And Ryde Hospitals Plus Elective Surgery Boost Victor P Taffa New South Wales Liberals & Nationals Government will invest $864 Million for major upgrades to St. George ($385 Million) and Ryde ($479 Million) hospitals, to deliver […]
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18 February 2019
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian New South Wales Minister for Health Brad Hazzard 10,000 More Cataract Surgeries Across New South Wales Victor P Taffa Thousands of elderly people struggling with poor vision from cataracts will have faster access to surgical services under a New South Wales Liberals & Nationals Government. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said […]
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12 February 2019
Queensland Minister for Health Steven Miles Palaszczuk Govt Announces Major Expansion Of Queensland Children’s Hospital Victor P Taffa Queensland Children’s Hospital is set for a huge expansion with the Palaszczuk Government today announcing $20 Million to increase beds at the hospital. Through the expansion, the QCH will gain an extra 30 beds, including boosting the […]
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12 February 2019
Sir Winston Churchill Painted During His Years In The Political Wilderness Victor P Taffa British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill led his country to victory during World War II. Sir Winston Churchill served as British Prime Minister between 1940-45 and 1951-55. However, in his years spent in political wilderness he painted and kept his ‘Black […]
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09 February 2019
Victoria Minister for Energy Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio Delivering Energy Savings For Victorian Hospitals Victor P Taffa Hospitals across Victoria are seeing major reductions in their energy bills, thanks to the Andrews Government’s energy efficiency program. Minister for Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Solar Homes Lily D’Ambrosio said hospitals like Brunswick Private Hospital […]
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07 February 2019
South Australia Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade Extra Funding For McLaren Vale Hospital Victor P Taffa Marshall Government has delivered on its commitment to invest $500,000 in the McLaren Vale District War Memorial Hospital. State funding previously slated for a new solar panel system will now be put in the hands of local […]
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07 February 2019
Tasmania Minister for Health Michael Ferguson Government Joining Forces With Hawthorn Hawks Victor P Taffa Hodgman Government and the Hawthorn Football Club have agreed to promote our Healthy Tasmania initiative by partnering with a focus on keeping even more Tasmanians healthy and well. “We’re excited to launch this Memorandum of Understanding with Hawthorn, which tailors […]
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04 February 2019
Australian Institute Of Health And Welfare Report Highlights Rates Of Disease And Death Among Australia’s Most Disadvantaged Victor P Taffa Social factors play an important role in a person’s likelihood of developing and dying from certain chronic diseases, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). AIHW Report Released: […]
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03 February 2019
Queensland Minister for Innovation Kate Jones New Central Queensland Research Facility To Take On Clinical Trials Victor P Taffa Fight against coeliac disease has opened up on a new front with the launch of a clinical trials research facility in Mackay today. Minister for Innovation Kate Jones said the Coral Sea Clinical Research Institute would […]
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02 February 2019
New South Wales Minister for Health Brad Hazzard All Roads Lead To New $300 Million Rouse Hill Hospital Victor P Taffa Thousands of residents across north-west Sydney are closer to having world class health services on their doorstep with the site for the Rouse Hill Hospital announced today. Minister for Health Brad Hazzard, Riverstone MP, […]
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31 January 2019
Tasmania Minister for Health Michael Ferguson Child Immunisation Rates And Ambulance Investment At Record Highs Victor P Taffa Tasmania’s latest child immunisation rates are the best ever on record, the Report on Government Services has revealed. Tasmania is in the Top 3 states nationally for each age cohort, including the best result in Australia for […]
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