http://www.health.gov.au Better health and active ageing for all Australians. en-au health.webmaster@health.gov.auThu, 22 May 2008 03:10:00 GMTThu, 04 Sep 2008 04:48:06 GMT http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/home/$FILE/crest.gif http://www.health.gov.auhttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je161.htmAustralian Bureau of Statistics data released on 4 September shows one in four Australians will be aged 65 and over by 2056 is to be welcomed – and the Australian Government has detailed plans to respond to our nation’s record life expectancy rates.{cadd1b15-a88e-2d17-1e37-af37971fc564}Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:48:06 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je160.htmThe Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot has presented an economic report card on the aged care sector in Australia showing a positive outlook.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:00:04 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je159.htmThe Australian Government has required a Melbourne nursing home to appoint a nurse adviser – for the next six months – to improve clinical care and train staff at the 60-resident facility – as part of a range of tough measures.{c25341f5-4fd8-f413-26d1-3620f4384831}Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:51:04 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-nr-nr118.htmThe Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, today urged Australians with asthma not to be complacent and to take control of their condition.{ea8a9859-64d4-b0ee-8b4f-adf64b2cc9ad}Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:55:01 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je158.htmThe Australian Government approved on 2 September 2008 a further $3 million to support the individual needs of the carers of people with dementia.{fdf7c894-c9a1-55d6-330-53a6e5f7a85}Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:20:10 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-nr-nr117.htmFrom 1 September 2008, the liquid form of clarithromycin will be available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the treatment of pertussis or ‘whooping cough’, and for atypical Mycobacterium infections. An additional brand of blood glucose tests strips for diabetics will also be added to the PBS. {60f0198c-a9d0-3612-a412-63a8b963c0bd}Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:06:08 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je157.htmOver the next four years, the Australian Government will provide record funding and support of almost $300 million to the ACT’s 16 approved nursing homes and their 1,600 residents.{c5203c91-fbc3-c402-2e9-c7a894486ff}Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:15:08 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-nr-nr116.htmEligible patients suffering from the rare, life-threatening Hunter Syndrome will have access to a subsidised medicine to treat their illness, thanks to the Government’s Life Saving Drugs Program.{9495ddb0-e830-e991-58a-db1ca872ff5d}Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:51:07 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-nr-nr115.htmIn the June quarter, 73.9 per cent of all Medicare services were bulk billed – a record high. This was a 0.2 percentage point increase on the previous (March) quarter of 2008. {65646e1-7e77-9f71-9684-28c44106e0fe}Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:23:27 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-ke-ke045.htmThe Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, announced the appointment of the independent expert panel that will investigate the reforms required to ensure that Australia’s sporting system remains prepared for the challenges of the future. {71517c2c-62a6-a02d-f20f-4d754a15266a}Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:39:18 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-ke-ke044.htmThe Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, announced that Australian Sports Commission (ASC) chief executive, Mr Mark Peters, has resigned. {8e67b6ad-23b3-f3cc-9ef8-68499b9e66e1}Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:38:43 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je156.htmThe Australian and Queensland governments have reached an historic agreement to provide record funding to support services for vulnerable Queenslanders such as help at home, meals on wheels and community transport.{bce76911-e072-ee34-3ee5-b6987c93807e}Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:54:10 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je155.htmMinister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot detailed the Australian Government’s unannounced visits program for the nation’s nursing homes in Federal Parliament, saying they protected frail and aged Australians.{c6565130-9b1d-189d-d857-a1e0a48b790d}Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:24:21 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je154.htmFederal Minister for Ageing Mrs Justine Elliot today announced home and community care services for the elderly and people with disabilities in Western Australia had received an additional $1.4 million.{e10e5c0d-ffa7-5af2-4cdb-d7d560ea839}Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:23:17 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je153.htmThe Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot has paid tribute to the 80,000 volunteers and workers who deliver about 15 million meals a year from 750 kitchens to frail aged and people with disabilities across Australia.{a76f8470-35de-b6ed-5554-c30ff2592f7d}Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:08:45 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-ke-ke043.htmCentenary of Sir Donald Bradman - regarded as one of the greatest exponents of any sport, of any era, anywhere in the world. {90e5278-cea2-6e2b-3f3e-2f477139325a}Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:14:53 GMT http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-dept-dept260808.htm Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer, Professor John Horvath AO, will step down from his role as CMO at the end of January 2009.{fe8a9ba1-6398-9576-f6ea-b09afe02b30}Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:27:26 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je152.htmThe Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency has reduced the accreditation period of Brighton Aged Care in Adelaide as an outcome of a review audit conducted in early August. {b20ff99-1ba-7b0e-8729-ff8c61ed95ff}Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:48:07 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-je-je151.htmThe Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, today announced the Australian Government will fund $3.6 million to five separate groups for research into ways to prevent avoidable hearing loss. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-nr-nr113.htmAustralia will play a role in the biggest ever international effort to unlock the genetic secrets of cancer. This enormous research project, spanning 24 countries, is expected to deliver significant benefits in detecting, preventing and treating cancer. {846a2478-f35a-4abe-988d-786773c138a1}Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:12:18 GMThttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr08-nr-nr112.htmAustralians living with cancer – including those in remote and regional areas, people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and women affected by gynaecological cancers – are among those to benefit from new cancer support projects funded by the Australian Government and announced on Daffodil Day, 22 August 2008.{8288d4c1-fae1-d8a1-b176-6390f33d2183}Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:29:10 GMT