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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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31 August 2009
New GP Super Clinic for Cockburn
The Australian Government has announced $6.65 million funding to deliver a new GP Super Clinic at Cockburn.
31 August 2009
Building a 21st Century Primary Health Care System
The draft of Australia’s first National Primary Health Care Strategy has been released by the Australian Government.
28 August 2009
Medicare Bulk Billing Rates Again Increase
Bulk billing rates for Medicare services reached record levels in all states and in the territories except for West Australia in 2008/09.
28 August 2009
Cancer Clinical Trials Extended to Regional Patients this Daffodil Day
Cancer patients in Bendigo, Wodonga, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie and Hobart will now be able to benefit from new cancer treatments as part of clinical cancer trials.
26 August 2009
New Equipment Arrives at St Vincent’s Hospital
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has inspected new elective surgery equipment purchased by St Vincent’s Hospital from a $450,000 Australian Government grant.
25 August 2009
CEDA Health Reform Forum Sydney, NSW 25 August 2009
25 August 2009
$7 Million for Tasmania's First PET Scanner
Funding has been announced for Tasmania’s first public Positron Emission Tomography scanner, to be located at the Royal Hobart Hospital.
25 August 2009
Funding Boost for Elective Surgery at Port Macquarie Base Hospital
The Australian Government has announced over $200,000 in funding to help reduce elective surgery waiting lists at Port Macquarie Base Hospital.
24 August 2009
Australian Liquor Stores Association Conference, Gold Coast, Qld
21 August 2009
Australia Ranks in World Top Ten for Diabetes Rates
About 1,000 Australian children 14 years and younger are developing Type 1 diabetes each year.
20 August 2009
Reducing Wastage of Chemotherapy Medicines
The Government is continuing its discussions with key stakeholders regarding the 2008-09 Budget measure to reduce wastage of valuable chemotherapy medicines.
19 August 2009
Surgical Safety Check List Given Official Tick-Off
The first Australia and New Zealand edition of the Surgical Safety Checklist was launched at Parliament House on 19 August.
19 August 2009
Health e-Nation Conference
18 August 2009
Private Health Insurance Stronger Than Ever
More Australians are taking out private health insurance membership than ever before.
14 August 2009
New $3.7 Million GP Superclinic for South Morang and Additional Elective Surgery Money for Northern Hospital
The Australian Government has announced a new $3.7 million GP Superclinic for South Morang.
14 August 2009
New $6.6 Million GP SuperClinic for Wodonga
The Australian Government has announced a new $6.6 million GP Superclinic for Wodonga.
14 August 2009
New $4.9 Million GP Superclinic for Portland
The Australian Government has announced a new $4.9 million GP Superclinic for Portland.
14 August 2009
Three New GP Super Clinics in Victoria
Three new GP Super Clinics will be built in Victoria to deliver better health services, take pressure off hospitals, and make sure families can get the health care they need.
13 August 2009
Alcopops Tax Loophole Finally Closed
The loophole that allowed sales of alcopops to flourish has finally been closed.
12 August 2009
New Allied Health Web-Based Training Package Launched
Education and training for allied health workers is now just a mouse click away after a new web-based training package was launched.
07 August 2009
GP Super Clinic for Queanbeyan
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon and Member for Eden-Monaro, Mike Kelly announced that a contract has been signed for the $5 million Queanbeyan GP Super Clinic to be run by Queanbeyan GP Super Clinic Pty Ltd.
07 August 2009
Jeans for Genes Day 2009
Jeans for Genes Day is an important annual fundraiser of the Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI). The CMRI is continually working to prevent diseases before they occur in Australian children.
06 August 2009
$46.9 Million Premier Research Institute for South-West Sydney
The Liverpool and south-west Sydney region will benefit from a $46.9 million investment for the construction of the Ingham Health Research Institute.
06 August 2009
Rudd Government kick starts Nepean expansion
The Australian Government is kick-starting new major health building projects in New South Wales, with funding from its nation-building Health and Hospitals Fund.
03 August 2009
Funding Boost Results in 30 New Rehab Beds for Townsville
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has announced that Townsville was set to benefit from the Australian Government’s $500 million investment in subacute care - announced as part of last year’s historic $64 billion COAG agreement.
01 August 2009
New Listings and Changes to PBS from 1 August 2009
Several new listings and changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 August will bring health benefits to many Australians.