RSS feed Tue, 5th April 2011
11 December 2010
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Health Matt Conlan HOSPITAL HANDPASS Victor P Taffa The Territory Opposition is demanding the Minister for Health Kon Vatskalis explain why there has been an enormous blow-out in elective surgery waiting times at Royal Darwin Hospital during the last 12 months. The MyHospital web site launched today confirms Royal Darwin’s performance is well below [...]
Posted in Health
10 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Experience of a Lifetime for 20 Student Nurses in Tanzania Victor P Taffa Twenty Student Nurses from five Western Australian Universities have returned from a two-week Clinical Placement in Tanzanian Hospitals and Community Health Centres. The Funding for the Clinical Placements was granted by Health Minister Kim Hames and is part of [...]
Posted in Health
09 December 2010
Queensland Shadow Minister for Families, Housing & Communities Ted Malone Labor Not Serious About Mental Health Victor P Taffa Holding the ‘first ever Community Mental Health Summit’ today after almost Twenty Years of Government proved this toxic Labor Government was not serious about Mental Health, the State Opposition said today. “Mental health will affect nearly one in two adult [...]
Posted in Health
07 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Western Australia Minister for Regional Development Brendon Grylls Graham Jacobs Eyre MLA John Bowler Kalgoorlie MLA New $2.7 Million Palliative Care Addition to Kalgoorlie Health Campus Opened Victor P Taffa A Modern Palliative Care Addition, part of the phase one of the $55.8 Million upgrade of the Kalgoorlie Health Campus, was today officially opened [...]
Posted in Health
03 December 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Western Australia Minister for Regional Development Brendon Grylls $40.5 Million Boost for Busselton Health Campus Victor P Taffa The State Government today announced an all new Busselton Health Campus to meet the foreseeable needs of locals and visitors to the region, thanks to a $40.5 Million Funding Boost from Royalties for Regions. Health [...]
Posted in Health
30 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames Western Australia Minister Assisting The Treasurer Bill Marmion $1.17 Billion for New Children’s Hospital Victor P Taffa Planning for Western Australia’s New Children’s Hospital has reached a Major Milestone with the approval of a $1.17 Billion Project Budget by the State Government. The Strategic Business Case for the State’s only Paediatric Trauma [...]
Posted in Health
29 November 2010
Victor P Taffa New South Wales Shadow Minister for Health and Liberal Member for North Shore Jillian Skinner is someone who I have known and thought highly of over many years involvement with the Liberal Party. Jillian Skinner has been the NSW Shadow Minister for Health longer than any other Shadow Minister for Health and does a [...]
Posted in Health
26 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Graham Jacobs Minister Announces Funding Increase for Mental Health Justice Services Victor P Taffa Mental Health Minister Graham Jacobs today announced an extra $336,250 in funding for Mental Health Training and Research in the Justice System. Dr. Jacobs said the funding was in keeping with the State Government’s aim that all Government Sectors [...]
Posted in Health
26 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Graham Jacobs Minister Opens New Mental Health Unit at Rockingham Victor P Taffa Mental Health Minister Graham Jacobs today officially opened the $18 Million Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit at Rockingham General Hospital. Dr. Jacobs said the unit was a first for the Hospital and would provide access to enhanced Mental Health Services [...]
Posted in Health
26 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Graham Jacobs New Funding for Mental Health Anti-Stigma Campaign Victor P Taffa Mental Health Promotion received a boost today following the announcement of $300,000 in State Government funding to the Act-Belong-Commit Campaign. Mental Health Minister Graham Jacobs said the funding would enable the State-wide campaign to continue educating the community about the importance [...]
Posted in Health
25 November 2010
Victoria Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu COALITION TO HALVE AMBULANCE MEMBERSHIP FEES TO SUPPORT VIC FAMILIES Victor P Taffa A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will cut the cost of Ambulance Victoria membership by half to help Victorian Families struggling with rising living costs, Coalition Leader Ted Baillieu said today. Launching the Coalition’s $241.9 Million Plan for Cheaper Ambulance [...]
Posted in Health
23 November 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Health David Davis COALITION TO STRENGTHEN PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES BY $34.4 MILLION Victor P Taffa The Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition will provide an additional $8.6 Million each year for the next four years to assist people who require palliative care services, Shadow Minister for Health David Davis announced today. “Victoria’s growing ageing population will [...]
Posted in Health
23 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Health Kim Hames New Nurse and More Visits Available for People with Parkinson’s Disease Victor P Taffa Health Minister Kim Hames today announced an additional $90,000 to expand services provided by Parkinson’s Western Australia to people who suffer from the degenerative condition. Dr. Hames said the additional funding would allow 1,550 more Nursing Hours with [...]
Posted in Health
23 November 2010
Western Australia Minister for Mental Health Graham Jacobs Minister Announces New Mental Health Scholarships Victor P Taffa Mental Health Minister Graham Jacobs today announced a $910,000 Pool for Scholarships to equip Mental Health Workers in Western Australia. Dr. Jacobs said the new Mental Health Commission would offer 70 Scholarships to Mental Health nurses or clinicians wishing to complete a [...]
Posted in Health
