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January 2008

31 January 2008

Phillip Island residents to get after-hours GP service

Phillip Island residents are set to continue to have access to after-hours GP services, following a joint funding commitment by the Australian and Victorian governments.

30 January 2008

South Australians get 24-7 health advice

All South Australians will have access to a free 24-hour, seven-days-a-week health advice line from today, with the launch of South Australia’s branch of healthdirect Australia.

24 January 2008

Help ‘Advance Australia Fair’ by becoming a blood donor

In the lead up to Australia Day, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, is encouraging Australians to make a difference in the lives of thousands of compatriots by donating blood.

21 January 2008

WA hospitals boosted by record number of new nurses and more to come

A record 586 new graduate nurses will start work across the Western Australian public health system in 2008. The Australian Goverment Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, and the WA Minister for Health, Jim McGinty, welcomed the first of the nurses on 21 January.

15 January 2008

Rudd Government To Bring Nurses Back Into The Workforce

The Australian Government has taken the first steps towards bringing 7,750 extra nurses into Australia’s hospitals within five years.

14 January 2008

$43 million for NSW – delivering elective surgery to working families

The meeting between Treasurers and Health Ministers on 14 January was an important step in delivering better health care to working families, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon said. The agreement reached with the states and territories would provide $150 million to help 25,000 patients get the elective surgery they needed.

14 January 2008

$34 million for Victoria – delivering elective surgery to working families

The meeting between Treasurers and Health Ministers on 14 January was an important step in delivering better health care to working families, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon said. The agreement reached with the states and territories would provide $150 million to help 25,000 patients get the elective surgery they needed.

14 January 2008

$27 million for Queensland – delivering elective surgery to working families

The meeting between Treasurers and Health Ministers on 14 January was an important step in delivering better health care to working families, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon said. The agreement reached with the states and territories would provide $150 million to help 25,000 patients get the elective surgery they needed.

14 January 2008

$13 million for South Australia – delivering elective surgery to working families

The meeting between Treasurers and Health Ministers on 14 January was an important step in delivering better health care to working families, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon said. The agreement reached with the states and territories would provide $150 million to help 25,000 patients get the elective surgery they needed.

14 January 2008

$8 million for Tasmania – delivering elective surgery to working families

The meeting between Treasurers and Health Ministers on 14 January was an important step in delivering better health care to working families, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon said. The agreement reached with the states and territories would provide $150 million to help 25,000 patients get the elective surgery they needed.

14 January 2008

$5 million for the Northern Territory - delivering elective surgery to working families

The meeting between Treasurers and Health Ministers on 14 January was an important step in delivering better health care to working families, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon said. The agreement reached with the states and territories would provide $150 million to help 25,000 patients get the elective surgery they needed.

14 January 2008

$2.5 million for the ACT – delivering elective surgery to working families

The meeting between Treasurers and Health Ministers on 14 January was an important step in delivering better health care to working families, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon said. The agreement reached with the states and territories would provide $150 million to help 25,000 patients get the elective surgery they needed.

14 January 2008

$15 million for WA – delivering elective surgery to working families

The meeting between Treasurers and Health Ministers on 14 January was an important step in delivering better health care to working families, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon said. The agreement reached with the states and territories would provide $150 million to help 25,000 patients get the elective surgery they needed.

12 January 2008

Federal-state collaboration advances electronic health agenda

The Minister for Human Services, Senator Joe Ludwig, and the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, have welcomed the signing of a contract between Medicare Australia and the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) for the development of a Unique Healthcare Identifier (UHI) service.

11 January 2008

Governments committed to working together on services for North-West Tasmania

The Australian Government and the Tasmanian Government are strongly committed to working together on improving health services for people in the north-west of Tasmania, including at the Mersey Hospital, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, and the Tasmanian Minister for Health and Human Services, Lara Giddings, said on 11 January.

10 January 2008

Governments committed to working together on radiation oncology

The Australian Government and the Northern Territory Government are strongly committed to working together to provide a radiation oncology service for the people of Darwin and the Northern Territory, the federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, and the NT Minister for Health, Chris Burns, said on 10 January.

08 January 2008

Mental health funding to support youth at risk

Young people at risk of mental health and drug and alcohol problems will benefit from the establishment of 20 new headspace Communities of Youth Services centres throughout Australia.

06 January 2008

The Hon Nicola Roxon MP launches phase two of the Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign

06 January 2008

Don’t let your time in the sun catch up with you

The Australian Government's skin cancer prevention campaign is aimed at young people and focuses on the dangers of exposure to the sun.

01 January 2008

New PBS listings for January 2008

People with pleural mesothelioma, eye conditions, those who want to stop smoking and infants with chest infections will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) that commence on 1 January.