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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 MinistersNovember 2011
30 November 2011
Transcript of Press Conference – Melbourne - Food Labelling, Myhospitals
30 November 2011
Next Steps to Help Consumers Make Healthy Choices
Easier-to-understand nutritional labelling for consumers and greater restrictions on the health claims that can be made about that food are among the Australian Government’s response to a national Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy.
30 November 2011
Australia to Host 2014 International AIDS Conference
Melbourne has been selected as the host city for the International AIDS Conference to be held in 2014.
30 November 2011
New MyHospitals Data Shows Record Use of Hospitals
Australians can now look back at over three-years of elective surgery and emergency department data for their local hospital on the popular MyHospitals website following new data added to the website on 30 November 2011.
29 November 2011
Blackburn Fellowships Celebrate Women in Research
The outstanding achievements of Australian Nobel Laureate Professor Elizabeth Blackburn have been recognised through a new fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) awarded to top female Research Fellows.
25 November 2011
Stronger Immunisation Incentives
The Australian Government will reform Australia’s childhood immunisation arrangements with the aim of increasing the immunisation rates of Australian children over time.
25 November 2011
Protecting Babies from Whooping Cough
Parents of newborns will receive the latest advice on what they can do to protect their babies from whooping cough (pertussis) in a new public health campaign.
24 November 2011
Bendigo GP Super Clinic Boosts Local Health Care
The opening of the Bendigo GP Super Clinic is paving the way for better access to GPs, nurses and allied health professionals for the local Bendigo community.
23 November 2011
Agreement Reached on Raymond Terrace GP Super Clinic
The Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments will join together to deliver better health services to the Raymond Terrace community following agreement to establish a combined GP Super Clinic and HealthOne facility.
23 November 2011
eHealth Records Legislation Introduced
Legislation has been introduced into Parliament for Australia’s national eHealth records system, with the rollout starting from July 2012.
23 November 2011
Gillard Government Delivering More Doctors
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to double the number of GPs entering training, according to a newly released report.
22 November 2011
Transcript - Q&A - National Press Club – Canberra; Pharmacy agreement, PBS, dental, private health insurance rebate, plain packaging of tobacco, bowel cancer screening, vaccinations, budget, alcohol, ALP national conference - 22 November 2011
22 November 2011
Address to the National Press Club 'Why Policy and Politics Matter to Patients', Canberra 22 November 2011
22 November 2011
Transcript - Alan Jones 2GB Sydney; Medicare, Private health insurance rebate, dental, plain packaging of tobacco, PBS, Western Sydney health Investments, cancer, leadership - 22 November 2011
22 November 2011
Transcript – ABC News 24 Breakfast; Private health insurance rebate, plain packaging of tobacco, health reform - 22 November 2011
22 November 2011
Independent Hospital Funding Umpire Laws Passed
A key pillar of the Government’s health reforms that will deliver fair funding for hospitals across the country has passed through the Parliament.
21 November 2011
Transcript - Press Conference – Canberra; Plain packaging of tobacco, Budget, private health insurance, pharmacy agreement - 21 November 2011
21 November 2011
Parliament Passes World First Plain Packaging of Tobacco Legislation
The Australian Parliament has passed the Australian Government’s world-leading tobacco plain packaging legislation, meaning all tobacco products sold in Australia will need to be in plain packaging from 1 December 2012.
18 November 2011
Australian General Practice Network Forum Melbourne - 18 November 2011
18 November 2011
Expanded Services for 189 More Local GP Clinics
More and more patients around the country will see services expand at their local GP clinics as a result of a $54 million investment in frontline medical services by the Australian Government.
16 November 2011
Transcript - Interview on ABC Radio The World Today With Alexandra Kirk 16 November 2011
16 November 2011
35-Year High in the Number of Australians Covered by Private Hospital Insurance
New figures from the Private Health Insurance Administration Council show that more Australians are covered by private hospital insurance now than at any other time in the past 35 years.
14 November 2011
New Health and Ageing Grants Open for Business
Funding for health and ageing grants programs will be easier to access with a new, simpler system that opened on 14 November 2011.
11 November 2011
Record Medicare Bulk Billing Continues
Record bulk billing levels are helping working families around the country with the cost of accessing health care services such as local doctors.
11 November 2011
TRANSCRIPT - ABC News 24 Breakfast; Plain packaging of tobacco, polls - 11 November 2011
10 November 2011
Senate Passes World First Plain Packaging of Tobacco Legislation
The Australian Government’s world-leading tobacco plain packaging legislation has passed through the Australian Senate, meaning all tobacco products sold in Australia must be in plain packaging from 1 December 2012.
10 November 2011
Health Care Boost for Carindale
Patients in the Carindale area can see big changes at the Carindale Medical Clinic thanks to a $300,000 primary care infrastructure grant from the Australian Government.
10 November 2011
More Health Professionals to be Trained in Queensland
Queensland families will have better access to more doctors and allied health workers thanks to the opening of the expanded Greenslopes Private Hospital Clinical School.
10 November 2011
Transcript - Doorstop – Melbourne; Plain packaging of tobacco - 10 November 2011
09 November 2011
Openning Address Australian Health Insurance Association Melborune 9 November 2011
09 November 2011
More Choice is Good News for Private Health Consumers
The growing number of Australians covered by private health insurance will find it easier to make informed choices about their level of cover with handy new tools available on www.privatehealth.gov.au.
07 November 2011
$1B Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Moves Forward
The Australian and Victorian Governments have agreed on the implementation plan to develop the $1 billion Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
04 November 2011
States and Territories Rewarded for Improved Elective Surgery Performance
Most states and territories will receive full reward funding for their performance against the third round of elective surgery targets.
04 November 2011
38 Organisations Named to Drive Primary Health Care Reform
Thirty-eight organisations have been selected to become the next Medicare Locals that will drive access to better primary health care for Australian families.
04 November 2011
Rural and Regional Health Australia to Improve Access to Health Services
Australians living in rural, regional and remote parts of the country now have better access to information about local Commonwealth health care services and a strong voice on funding priorities following the creation of Rural and Regional Health Australia.
03 November 2011
Director of Professional Services Review Appointed
Dr William (Bill) Coote has been appointed permanent Director of the Professional Services Review (PSR), Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon announced on 3 November 2011.
03 November 2011
Transcript - Fran Kelly – ABC Radio National Breakfast; Plain packaging of tobacco, leadership, private health insurance rebate, Pradaxa - 3 November 2011
03 November 2011
New National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan
The Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon, and the Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, today announced the development of a new health plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
02 November 2011
Pillar of Health Reform Passes The House
A key pillar of the Australian Government’s health reforms, the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, has moved a step closer with legislation to establish the statutory authority passing the House of Representatives, Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon, said.
02 November 2011
Transcript - Doorstop – Canberra; ACT cancer centre, health and hospitals fund, plain packaging legislation - 2 November 2011
02 November 2011
Amendments to Tobacco Plain Packaging Start Date
The Government has announced revised implementation timeframes for the introduction of its world first tobacco plain packaging legislation following delays in the Senate passing the legislation.
02 November 2011
High Number of HHF Applications Received
More than 200 applications for health services in rural and regional Australia, totalling almost $3.4 billion, have been received under the Australian Government’s latest Health and Hospitals Fund Regional Priority Round.
02 November 2011
Construction Begins on $44.6m Capital Region Cancer Centre
Cancer patients in the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding regions of New South Wales are set to benefit further from national health reforms, as construction begins on the $44.6 million Capital Region Cancer Centre.
02 November 2011
Transcript - Howard Sattler 6PR Drive Radio Perth; plain packaging of tobacco legislation - 2 November 2011
01 November 2011
One Year on Patients Have More Choice
Patients and pregnant women around the country are benefitting from trail-blazing nurse practitioners and midwives who, in collaboration with medical practitioners, are now providing Government-subsidised services to patients.