Press Release on Mens Health
Indigenous Health and Rural and Regional Health Minister, Warren Snowdon, launched A Snapshot of Male Health in Regional and Remote Australia, at a meeting with men’s health organisation, Andrology Australia.
PMs press release on regional cancer centres
The Commonwealth Government will invest $560 million in new or upgraded cancer centres in regional and rural communities across Australia.
Nura's Story
Nura Ward is about to become the latest victim of a year-long government policy that denies dialysis treatment in Alice Springs to new renal patients from remote parts of SA, even though Alice is much closer to their home communities.
Commonwealth Response to PATS Inquiry
The Commonwealth responds to the 16 recommendations made by the Senate Community Affairs Committee in their report entitled ' Highway to Health: Better Access for Rural, Regional and Remote Patients'
Warren Snowdon - Press release
Minister for Rural and Regional Health, Warren Snowdon, said the Rudd Government will double the number of GP training places in rural communities to 600 by the year 2014.
Midwives Legislation Passed
The Senate has passed legislation that provides long deserved recognition of Australia’s highly skilled nurses and midwives.
Roxon on Cataract Rebate
Cataract patients will now have certainty following an agreement reached between the Government and the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists.
Opthalmologists on Cataracts
AUSTRALIANS requiring cataract surgery will benefit from a compromise reached between the Australian
Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO) and the Australian Government.
Dissenting View on healthcare identifiers
Escalating costs, delays and criticisms of the UK NHS IT system should be mandatory reading for all in charge of Australia’s e-health programmes”, Dr Aniello Iannuzzi, rural GP and spokesman for the Australian Doctors’ Fund said in Coonabarabran today.
Healthcare Identifiers
Communication of health information is a vital part of effective healthcare. The accurate identification of individuals is critical in all health communication.
