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17 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health and Indigenous Affairs Kim Hames $128.7 Million reform roll-out to improve Aboriginal health Victor P Taffa The Western Australia State Government today launched the roll-out of its $128.7 Million reform program under COAG National Partnership agreements to improve Aboriginal health in Western Australia in the next four years. Health and Indigenous Affairs Minister Kim [...]
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14 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Disability Services Simon O’Brien Disability Service leaders meet to drive sector strategy Victor P Taffa Western Australia Minister for Disability Services Simon O’Brien today addressed leaders from Western Australia’s disability sector organisations to update them on the Liberal-National Government’s new vision. In opening the Disability Community Sector Forum, Mr O’Brien reiterated the State Government’s ongoing [...]
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14 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Grant to keep mental health service open in Mandurah Victor P Taffa Mandurah mental health support service, the June O’Connor Centre, has received a last-minute reprieve thanks to a $230,000 State Government grant which will allow it to continue operating for the rest of this year. Health Minister Kim Hames, representing the [...]
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14 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Local builders appointed for South-West radiotherapy centre Victor P Taffa The Western Australia State Government has appointed Perkins (WA) Pty Ltd to build the new radiotherapy centre – the first of its kind for regional Western Australia – at the South West Health Campus in Bunbury. Health Minister Kim Hames said the [...]
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08 March 2010
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Health Matt Conlan DIAGNOSING FUTURE FUNDING Victor P Taffa The Henderson Government must undertake a comprehensive health funding analysis before COAG meets next month to discuss the Prime Minister’s proposed changes to health funding. “At present the Territory Government has no medium to long term funding model for the provision of health services [...]
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07 March 2010
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond It’s time now for action – no more spin Victor P Taffa A $300 Million package of commitments including an immediate re-investment in our metropolitan and regional hospitals will be the centre piece of a Redmond Liberal Government’s first term in office. The Modbury Hospital which has had its services rundown and [...]
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07 March 2010
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Health and Human Services Brett Whiteley TASMANIAN JOBS TO GO, HOSPITALS TO CLOSE UNDER THE RUDD/BARTLETT HEALTH PROPOSAL Victor P Taffa Hundreds of Tasmanian jobs will be lost and rural and regional hospitals will close under the Rudd/Bartlett health proposal, Shadow Minister for Health Brett Whiteley said today. While we have not had the courtesy [...]
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05 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Lotterywest grant to brighten hospital stays for children Victor P Taffa Children staying in hospital will have the latest entertainment technology at their fingertips thanks to a Lotterywest grant to upgrade 35 mobile Starlight Fun Centres across Western Australia. Health Minister Kim Hames today presented a Lotterywest cheque for $160,000 to the [...]
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05 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Graham Jacobs Appointment of Acting Commissioner for Mental Health Victor P Taffa Australia’s first stand-alone Mental Health Commission will start operations on Monday, March 8, placing mental health at the forefront of the Liberal-National Government’s social reform agenda. Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Graham Jacobs has appointed Neil Guard as Acting Commissioner [...]
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05 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames New wait list surgery strategy for Western Australian hospitals Victor P Taffa Patients who have waited over boundary for elective surgery in Western Australia would be able to be managed by other hospitals with spare capacity, including private hospitals, Health Minister Kim Hames said today. Dr. Hames said the new plan, which [...]
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03 March 2010
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Liberals announce $35 Million Barossa Hospital plan Victor P Taffa South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond today announced the State Liberals’ plan to build a $35 Million hospital to service the Barossa Valley and surrounding districts. “The two existing hospitals in the Barossa region the Angaston and Tanunda Hospitals are outdated and [...]
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02 March 2010
New South Wales Shadow Treasurer Mike Baird MUMS DEPRIVED OF OXYGEN AT MANLY HOSPITAL: DOCTORS AND NURSES NEED SUPPORT Victor P Taffa Local mums about to give birth were turned away from Manly Hospital on the weekend, after the medical air system that supplies oxygen for caesarean births broke down, Manly MP Mike Baird said. “I received a call [...]
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02 March 2010
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Health Matt Conlan INDEPENDENT INQUIRY NEEDED Victor P Taffa The Northern Territory Minister for Health Kon Vatskalis must launch a full and independent inquiry into the recruitment of medical professionals in the Northern Territory. “Public confidence in the qualifications of the professionals who staff the health system is of paramount importance.” Northern Territory Shadow [...]
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25 February 2010
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Rann cannot be trusted on hospital costings Victor P Taffa South Australia Premier Mike Rann has been caught out trying to trick South Australians on the cost of the State Liberals’ proposed rebuild of the RAH on its current site. “The State Liberals have costed the rebuild of the RAH on its [...]
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