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Listed below are media items for The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, Former Minister for Health and Ageing
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Previous MinistersJuly 2008
18 July 2008
Future of Mersey Community Hospital assured
Health Minister Nicola Roxon today announced agreement had been reached between the two governments for the State to manage the Mersey Community Hospital.
18 July 2008
NT radiation oncology moves one step closer
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments have reached another key milestone in the development of the Radiation Oncology Unit with the announcement of Royal Adelaide Hospital as the preferred provider.
11 July 2008
Breastfeeding mums to get the help they need
The Rudd Government will provide $5 million to help establish a 24-hour toll-free national helpline to support breastfeeding mothers and their families, and to support research into breastfeeding.
10 July 2008
The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, Fulbright Symposium, “Healthy People, Prosperous Country”, Adelaide
10 July 2008
Launch of the National Indigenous Health Equality Council
Establishment of the National Indigenous Health Equality Council was announced today by the Prime Minister, Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon and Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin. The Council will advise the Government on the development and monitoring of health-related goals and targets to support the Government’s commitments to closing the appalling life expectancy gap and unacceptably high rates of child mortality in the Indigenous population.
02 July 2008
Office of Rural Health established
The Australian Government has created an Office of Rural Health to drive rural health reform in response to the findings of the Audit of Health Workforce in Rural and Regional Australia.
02 July 2008
Australian Government's timely initiative on insulin pump subsidy
The rising incidence of Type 1 diabetes in children underlines the importance of the Australian Government’s decision to subsidise the cost of insulin pumps. According to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), the incidence of new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children is rising at around 3 per cent a year.
02 July 2008
Future management arrangements for the Mersey Community Hospital close to finalisation.
The Australian Government has offered to provide $60 million a year to Tasmania to ensure that the Mersey Community Hospital continues to play a strong role in providing ongoing services to the community.
02 July 2008
$136.4 million national plan to boost organ donation and save lives
The Australian Government has proposed a major new national reform package to establish Australia as a world leader in organ donation for transplantation. Further information about the proposed new national reform package is available here
01 July 2008
New Health Services From 1 July
From 1 July, families will have access to a whole range of new health services – including a $150 voucher for teen dental care; a free health check for kids about to start school; and a guide to kids’ health and development for parents.