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28 October 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Health David Davis COALITION PROVIDES $2M FOR BALLAN HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT Victor P Taffa A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will provide $2 Million to redevelop the Ballan and District Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital and bring its infrastructure into the 21st century, Shadow Minister for Health David Davis said today. “John Brumby has neglected Victorian Hospitals, particularly [...]
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26 October 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames New $6 Million Upgrade to WA’s Telehealth System Launched Victor P Taffa Conducting Health Consultations via Cyberspace is now reality for Patients and Health Professionals across Western Australia, thanks to the completion of a $6 Million Upgrade to the State’s Telehealth System unveiled today. Health Minister Kim Hames said the new State-Of-The-Art [...]
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23 October 2010
Western Australia Minister for Commerce Bill Marmion Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Agreement Reached on Nurses Wage Deal Victor P Taffa The State Government has welcomed the Australian Nurses Federation’s decision to give in-principle support to the Government’s increased Pay Offer of 12.25 % over three years. The deal, reached last night, paves the way for a Formal [...]
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23 October 2010
Northern Territory Shadow Attorney General John Elferink I’VE GOT LEGAL ADVICE BUT I WON’T SHOW YOU Victor P Taffa Health Minister Kon Vatskalis’ assertion during yesterday’s Question Time that he had legal advice defending his Government’s position over the unlawful holding of voluntary patients at Royal Darwin Hospital doesn’t stack up. “Mr Vatskalis said he had legal opinions [...]
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21 October 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Preferred Bidder Named for Support Services at Fiona Stanley Hospital Victor P Taffa The State Government today announced that a preferred bidder has been selected from the Private Sector to provide Non-Clinical Facilities Management and Support Services at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Health Minister Kim Hames said Serco Australia Pty Ltd, a major [...]
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20 October 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan COALITION ANNOUNCES UPGRADED 24 HR CASTLEMAINE AMBULANCE STATION Victor P Taffa Castlemaine ambulance station will be upgraded to deliver 24-hour local ambulance coverage under a Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government, Shadow Minister for Regional and Rural Development and Leader of The Nationals Peter Ryan said today. Mr. Ryan, [...]
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05 October 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge COALITION PROTECTS WOMEN BEING TREATED FOR MENTAL ILLNESS FROM ASSAULT Victor P Taffa $4 MILLION TO CREATE FEMALE-ONLY AREAS IN PSYCHIATRIC WARDS A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will provide $4 Million to ensure the safety of women being treated in Hospital Psychiatric Wards are protected from assault and harassment with [...]
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05 October 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Health David Davis BRUMBY PANICS AHEAD OF DAMAGING AUDITOR GENERAL AMBULANCE REPORT Victor P Taffa Last Minute Promises can’t be believed after Eleven Years of Failure and Incompetence Victoria Premier John Brumby’s admission of failure on Ambulances today is a last-minute panic move ahead of the expected tabling of a report by the Victorian-Auditor General [...]
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05 October 2010
Victoria Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu COALITION TO PROVIDE FUNDING BOOST FOR BALLARAT DISTRICT NURSING Victor P Taffa A Coalition Government will provide Ballarat District Nursing and Healthcare with $1.8 Million in urgently-needed funding to redevelop their premises in Sturt Street, Leader of the Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Ted Baillieu said today. “Ballarat District Nursing and Healthcare is the largest [...]
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28 September 2010
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Graham Jacobs Celebrating Good Outcomes in Mental Health Victor P Taffa Mental Health Minister Graham Jacobs today announced the finalists of the 2010 Mental Health Good Outcomes Awards. Dr. Jacobs said the annual awards celebrated the exceptional contribution made by individuals, groups and organisations to improving the lives of people with a mental illness, their [...]
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27 September 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames New Funds Boost Research Into Impact of Home Health Care Victor P Taffa A State Government funding boost of $145,000 will kick-start Research into Improving Home Health Care Options and Reducing Emergency Department (ED) Waiting Times and Admissions, Health Minister Kim Hames announced today. Dr. Hames said 16 teams would share almost [...]
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24 September 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames New Health Facilities Opened at Rockingham Victor P Taffa New Maternity and Chemotherapy Units at Rockingham General Hospital will boost care to people locally, Health Minister Kim Hames announced today. Dr. Hames said expectant Mothers and Fathers were welcomed through the doors of Rockingham General Hospital’s new Maternity Unit on Monday. The Unit [...]
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23 September 2010
NSW Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner SHOALHAVEN/ST GEORGE DOCTOR: TEBBUTT MUST CHECK LABOR’S FAILING SYSTEM AS WELL AS PATIENTS Victor P Taffa Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner today called on Carmel Tebbutt to not only review all patient cases of a doctor who was operating in breach of practicing conditions, but to review the system in [...]
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23 September 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames WA Health Sets New Surgery Records in August Victor P Taffa Western Australian Hospitals have hit a new Elective Surgery Record with more procedures carried out in August than in any month. Almost 7,400 people had operations at WA’s Metropolitan and Country Public Hospitals. Health Minister Kim Hames said that almost 90 % [...]
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