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Premier, health minister campaign in Frome (ABC)
The South Australian Premier has been promoting Government health spending in the mid-north electorate of Frome ahead of a by-election on January 17.
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Doctors could get Internet post reviews: minister (AFP)
LONDON (AFP) - Patients could soon rate their doctors by posting reviews on an official health service website, Health Minister Ben Bradshaw said in comments published Tuesday.
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British doctors could get Internet post reviews: minister (AFP)
LONDON (AFP) - British patients could soon rate their doctors by posting reviews on an official health service website, Health Minister Ben Bradshaw said in comments published Tuesday.
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Medicare rebate for breast MRI
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 23-12-2008
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Health inequality
Despite some important victories in healthcare the global community has failed to deliver on promises made 30 years ago
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Send me public hospital feedback: Della Bosca (ABC)
The New South Wales Health Minister says public hospital workers should direct any feedback they have to him.
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Health technology assessment
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing
Lindsay Tanner - Minister for Finance and Deregulation - Media Statement - 18-12-2008
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Health technology assessment processes
Procedures for approving the use of new health technology in Australia will be examined to make it easier for new devices and services to be adopted, while maintaining patient safety. The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, and the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner, announced today that a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review would be undertaken as a joint exercise between their portfolios. The review will consider processes for:.
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Towards a new Women's Health Policy
Tanya Plibersek - Minister for Housing, Minister for Status of Women
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 16-12-2008
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Towards a New National Women's Health Policy
Towards a New National Women's Health Policy. The development of a new National Women's Health Policy moved a step closer today with the Rudd Government's release of a paper outlining the aims of the policy. Funding for Women's Health Research.
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Benefits of Fresh Food Demonstrated in Schools
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, today announced that primary school children in Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales and the ACT will soon enjoy the benefits of growing, preparing and sharing fresh food, with a demonstration school in each state and territory to be established as part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. The demonstration schools are: South Australia - Elizabeth Downs Primary School Tasmania - Moonah Primary School Western Australia - Palymra Primary School New South Wales - Bondi Public School ACT - Majura Primary School. A further announcement will be made in the New Year on the successful demonstration school for Queensland.
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Towards a New National Womens Health Policy
The development of a new National Women's Health Policy moved a step closer today with the Rudd Government's release of a paper outlining the aims of the policy. The National Women's Health Policy is about ensuring that the planning and delivery of health services better meet the needs of Australian women - both today and in the future. The new National Women's Health Policy - a Federal Labor election commitment - will emphasise prevention, health inequalities in Australian society, and the social determinants of these inequalities.
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NSW ministerial forum on hospitals opens (AAP)
NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca has kicked off the first ministerial forum on the state's public hospitals.
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Cultural changes influencing underage drinking: Della Bosca (ABC)
New South Wales Health Minister John Della Bosca says a new report shows a large number of teenagers drink alcohol.
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Help to market medical discoveries
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 12-12-2008
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Supporting youth mental health
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 12-12-2008
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Urgent need for Labor's Commonwealth Dental Health Program
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 11-12-2008
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No cover up on hospital deaths: Della Bosca (ABC)
New South Wales Health Minister John Della Bosca has denied Opposition claims that his Government is not revealing the whole picture on avoidable deaths in the state's public hospitals.
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Indigenous healthy living campaign
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 10-12-2008
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New grants for cancer research
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 10-12-2008
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New Indigenous Campaign to focus on Healthy Living
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon today launched the national Tomorrow People Starts Today campaign to tackle obesity and chronic disease amongst Indigenous Australians. In fact, Indigenous Australians bear a larger burden of the impact of chronic disease than non-Indigenous Australians. Rather than the focus on waist measurement, Tomorrow People Starts Today is based on simple healthy eating and living messages and how these can benefit the individual, the family and the community as a whole.
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Indigenous Child and Maternal Health
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 09-12-2008
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Maternity Services Review update
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 09-12-2008
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Review of Medicare items
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 09-12-2008
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Medicare-Eligible MRI Unit for Bundaburg
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon today announced that a Medicare-eligible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service will be provided in Bundaberg, Queensland, by Bundaberg Radiology Pty Ltd as trustee for Bundaberg Radiology Trust. The Department of Health and Ageing will work with Bundaberg Radiology Pty Ltd to help start Medicare-eligible MRI services at Bundaberg. Enabling people to be able to claim MRI services on the proposed Bundaberg Radiology Pty Ltd MRI unit at Bundaberg is part of the Government's comprehensive plan to deliver better health care to working families - and an important step towards building a better health system for a modern Australia.
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Hospital chairwoman rejects missing report claims (ABC)
The outgoing chairwoman of the Alice Springs Hospital Board has backed the Northern Territory Opposition's claims that she sent the Health Minister its 2006-2007 annual report in September last year.
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Della Bosca intervenes in Westmead woes (AAP)
NSW Health Minister will intervene in an attempt to resolve a breakdown in relations between doctors at Westmead Hospital and its chief executive.
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Buck stops with Rudd government on health
Nicola Roxon has yet again failed to deliver on promises to fix health, and spin has become the cover of complete inaction during the Rudd Government’s first year in office.
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Redland hospital gets first bite at Federal health funding (ABC)
Queensland's Health Minister Stephen Robertson says improvements at the Redland Hospital on Brisbane's bayside will be the first to be funded under the new Australian Health Care Agreement.
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Nurse workforce initiative expanded
Justine Elliot - Minister for Ageing
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 05-12-2008
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Bundaberg Residents Encouraged To Help Shape Their Super Clinic
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, today encouraged local residents in Bundaberg to attend the upcoming GP Super Clinic community consultation session she is hosting on Tuesday December 9. A community consultation will take place for the $5 million Bundaberg GP Super clinic from 6pm at the Bundaberg Civic Centre, Supper Room, 190 Bourbong St, Bundaberg. 'The Bundaberg GP Super Clinic will ensure that the whole community, especially families and people with chronic diseases, will be provided with comprehensive, high quality care.
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Redland Hospital Emergency Department set for $7 million boost
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon and Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson have announced the first Queensland project to proceed under the new Australian Health Care Agreement negotiated between the Prime Minister and the Premiers last weekend. Ms Roxon said the Redland Hospital on Brisbane's Bayside would get a $7 million cash injection to improve services at its Emergency Department. 'The construction of a helipad at Redland Hospital will allow for a substantial number of Stradbroke Island and surrounding island retrievals to be treated at Redland Hospital instead of being transferred to the Princess Alexandra Hospital,' he said.
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Mt Isa Residents Encouraged To Help Shape Their Super Clinic
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, today encouraged local residents in Mt Isa to attend the upcoming GP Super Clinic community consultation session she is hosting on Wednesday December 10. A community consultation breakfast will take place for the $2.5 million Mt Isa GP Super clinic from 7:15am at the Mt Isa Civic Centre, The Auditorium, 23 West Street, Mt Isa. 'The Mt Isa GP Super Clinic will ensure that the whole community, especially families and people with chronic diseases, will be provided with comprehensive, high quality care.'.
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Roxon announces hospital funding breakdown (ABC)
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the breakdown for $750 million to improve emergency hospital departments across the country.
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Blood donors protest against blood 'tax' (AAP)
The Red Cross is seeking an urgent meeting with the NSW health minister to discuss a state government decision to charge private hospitals for blood supplies.
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ACT needs greater share of health funding: Gallagher (ABC)
The ACT Government will argue for greater than its share of funding for emergency departments when state and territory health ministers meet tomorrow.
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No breathalysers for MPs: Della Bosca (AAP)
A proposal for NSW politicians to be breath tested before they vote on legislation in parliament has been dismissed by state Health Minister John Della Bosca.
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Boost for rural health workforce
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 02-12-2008
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NSW reviews ambulance rescue decision (ABC)
New South Wales Health Minister John Della Bosca has asked for a review on the decision to hand the Ambulance Service's rescue role to the Fire Brigade.
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Medicare-Eligible MRI Unit for Sutherland Shire
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon today announced that an additional Medicare-eligible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service will be provided in the Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, by PB Imaging Pty Ltd as an agent for Southern Radiology. The Department of Health and Ageing will work with Southern Radiology to help start Medicare-eligible MRI services at Sutherland Shire. Enabling people to be able to claim MRI services on the proposed Southern Radiology MRI unit at Sutherland Shire is part of the Government's comprehensive plan to deliver better health care to working families - and an important step towards building a better health system for a modern Australia.
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A stronger health workforce - more doctors and nurses
Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 30-11-2008
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$1.6 billion COAG investment in Closing The Gap
Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 30-11-2008
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Keeping people well and taking pressure off our hospitals
Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 30-11-2008
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Funding boost to drive health reform
Kevin Rudd - Prime Minister
Nicola Roxon - Minister for Health and Ageing - Media Statement - 30-11-2008
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NSW a leader in HIV prevention: Della Bosca (ABC)
New South Wales Health Minister John Della Bosca says new data shows the state remains a world leader in HIV prevention.
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Aboriginal group welcomes men's health policy (ABC)
An Indigenous health services group says it welcomes the development of a national men's health policy, but the policy must be backed by support and resources.
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COAG health deal step in right direction (AAP)
A $64.4 billion deal struck at the COAG meeting will help meet the rising cost of health care, NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca says.
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Qld Health unaware of radiographer assault claim (ABC)
Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson says a radiographer accused of indecent assault was allowed to keep working in Townsville because there is still no national register.
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Roxon admits mistakes over homophobia (AAP)
On the day parliament ended same-sex discrimination in commonwealth laws the Rudd government was required to defend its record on gay rights.
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Healthcare in crisis
The funding of health care needs a significant boost - financial crisis or no financial crisis.
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