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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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25 February 2010
NSW Shadow Minister for Small Business Don Page Member for Ballina continues to fight for Mobile Breast Screen Vans Victor P Taffa Ballina MP, Don Page, has submitted a petition to the NSW Parliament containing over 1300 signatures of local people opposed to the removal of Mobile Breast Screening on the Far North Coast. The terms of the Petition [...]
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24 February 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames New service delivers health care in the home. Victor P Taffa A new service launched today by Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames will help up to 500 elderly and chronically-ill patients each day to stay out of hospital by providing high-quality health care in the comfort of the patient’s [...]
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24 February 2010
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Social Responsibility Victor P Taffa Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett has addressed State Parliament and has outlined the achievements of the first 17 months in office. In a series of extracts from the complete speech to the House Premier Barnett highlighted key policy commitments that have been delivered or on the way to [...]
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24 February 2010
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Health Victor P Taffa Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett has addressed State Parliament and has outlined the achievements of the first 17 months in office. In a series of extracts from the complete speech to the House Premier Barnett highlighted key policy commitments that have been delivered or on the way to delivery. I [...]
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23 February 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Planning for WA’s new children’s hospital begins Victor P Taffa Perth will have a new state-of-the-art children’s hospital by 2015 with the Liberal-National Government today announcing the purchase of land, design concepts and consultation with young patients as part of the design concept. Construction on the new hospital, to be built on [...]
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23 February 2010
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Planning for WA’s new children’s hospital begins Victor P Taffa Perth will have a new state-of-the-art children’s hospital by 2015 with the Liberal-National Government today announcing the purchase of land, design concepts and consultation with young patients as part of the design concept. Construction on the new hospital, to be built on the QEII [...]
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19 February 2010
Tasmania Shadow Treasurer Peter Gutwein GIDDINGS $50 MILLION BLACK HOLE Victor P Taffa Labor strategists are concerned that Tasmania Treasurer Michael Aird was so bad that he had to be hidden and must be wondering if they made the right decision after they once again wheeled out the manifestly inept Minister for Health Lara Giddings to talk about [...]
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18 February 2010
Western Australia Treasurer Troy Buswell Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Funding boost for Albany Health Campus Victor P Taffa An additional $31 Million has been allocated to the new Albany Health Campus, bringing the total budget to $166 Million, Treasurer Troy Buswell announced today. “This increase in funding will ensure the State Government delivers on its promise to [...]
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17 February 2010
Queensland Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle Cairns Base Hospital waiting times for elective surgery blow out Victor P Taffa Hundreds of Far North Queensland residents are waiting longer than they should for elective surgery at the Cairns Base Hospital with the waiting list blowing out in the past three months, new health statistics released today reveal. Queensland Shadow [...]
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17 February 2010
Queensland Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle Gold Coast elective surgery waiting lists blow out Victor P Taffa Hundreds of Gold Coast residents are waiting longer than they should for elective surgery at the Gold Coast and Robina Hospitals with the waiting list blowing out in the past three months, new health statistics reveal. Queensland Shadow Minister for Health [...]
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17 February 2010
Queensland Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle Toowoomba elective surgery waiting lists blow out Victor P Taffa Hundreds of people are waiting longer than they should for elective surgery at the Toowoomba Hospital with the waiting list blowing out in the past twelve months, new health statistics reveal. Queensland Shadow Minister for Health Mark McArdle said the December 2009 [...]
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17 February 2010
New South Wales Ambulance Service Flood Waters Alert The New South Wales Ambulance Service would like remind the community of the dangers that lurk around flood waters due to heavy rain. Recently the Service has had to attend motorists trapped in vehicles and people swept away while trying to cross torrent like flood waters. There have also been [...]
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