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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 May 2011
Transcript of Press Conference – Canberra - Plain Packaging of Tobacco
31 May 2011
Sign up to Support the Plain Packaging Pledge World No Tobacco Day
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has joined public health advocates for World No Tobacco Day in signing the Plain Packaging Pledge in support of the Government’s proposed plain packaging legislation.
31 May 2011
70 Accommodation Facilities Sign on to Stamp Out Smoking
On World No Tobacco Day, Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon announced a new partnership which will see 70 accommodation facilities managed by Aboriginal Hostels Limited (AHL) move to stamp out smoking.
31 May 2011
GP Super Clinic on the way for City of Hume
Residents of the City of Hume are the winners following the signing of a $7 million agreement between the AustralianGovernment and Dianella Community Health for a GP Super Clinic in Broadmeadows.
31 May 2011
Transcript of Interview with Lyndal Curtis on ABC News24 – Canberra
27 May 2011
Transcript, Press Conference – Brisbane
27 May 2011
Speech to the AMA National Conference, Brisbane
27 May 2011
Training for More Doctors, More Nurses and More Allied Health Professionals
Queensland patients will benefit from increased access to more doctors, nurses and allied health workers with the announcement of a $51 million investment into 35 capital projects and additional support projects to improve clinical education and training infrastructure across the state.
27 May 2011
Transcript of Interview with Steve Price – MTR Melbourne - Plain Packaging of Tobacco
27 May 2011
Crying Wolf on Private Health Insurance Changes
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, said the Federal Coalition and private health insurance industry should stop crying wolf about proposed changes to the private health insurance rebate system.
26 May 2011
Aged Care Places Approved for Multi-Purpose Service in Gulgong
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon has announced funding for the allocation of new, flexible aged care places in Gulgong.
26 May 2011
Transcript of Interview with Ali Moore – Lateline ABC - Plain Packaging of Tobacco
26 May 2011
Transcript, Interview with David Speers on PM Agenda - Sky News Australia
Topics: Plain Packaging of Tobacco, Opposition Disunity Over Plain Packaging of Tobacco
24 May 2011
Transcript of Press Conference – Canberra
24 May 2011
Transcript of Interview with Deborah Cameron on ABC 702 Sydney - Plain Packaging of Tobacco
22 May 2011
Transcript, Meet The Press - Channel Ten
21 May 2011
Funding for Albany Community Care Respite Centre
Albany Community Care Respite Centre is set to benefit from national health reform with the Australian Government today announcing $1.1 million in funding for the centre.
20 May 2011
Transcript of Interview with Ian Henschke – ABC 891 Adelaide - GP Training Places, Specialist Training Places, Health Reform, Mental Health
20 May 2011
Clinicians Taking the Lead
Clinicians will be front and centre in ensuring all Australians have access to high quality, coordinated healthcare as a result of the Australian Government’s national health reforms.
20 May 2011
$2.8 Million for SA Healthier Lifestyle Projects
New healthy eating and exercise programs, including getting your hands dirty in a community garden and learning to cycle safely will be on offer in four regions in South Australia to help combat obesity.
19 May 2011
More and Better Support for the Severely Mentally Ill
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon and Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler have visited the Mental Illness Fellowship of South Australia (MIFSA).
19 May 2011
Australian Government Delivers More Dental Services for Adelaide
Patients in Adelaide will benefit from more dental services with the opening of the $2.1 million, 10-chair teaching dental clinic at the Adelaide Dental Hospital.
18 May 2011
Local Push for Healthier Lifestyles Kicks off in WA
New healthy eating and exercise programs, including walking groups and active transport, will be on offer in four regions of Western Australia to help combat obesity.
18 May 2011
More Surgery and More Beds for WA Thanks to National Health Reform
West Australians will soon see changes take place in the state’s health and hospital system as national health reform starts to deliver more beds and better care.
18 May 2011
Transcript, Press Conference – Perth
17 May 2011
More Beds, Treatment and Upgrades for Victorian Hospitals
Victorians will have better access to elective surgery, emergency treatment and subacute hospital beds with the Australian Government’s funding of Victorian projects announced as part of national health reform.
17 May 2011
Transcript Interview with Leon Byner - 5AA Adelaide
17 May 2011
Mr Abbott Needs to Kick His Habit
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon has called on the Liberal and National Parties to stop accepting donations from tobacco companies and get behind the Government's push for plain packaging of tobacco.
17 May 2011
Transcript, Press Conference - Melbourne
16 May 2011
Interview with Deborah Cameron on ABC 702 Sydney
16 May 2011
Children to get Better Access to MRI Machines
Children under the age of 16 will get MRI scans more quickly and more cheaply as a result of changes announced in the Budget to improve access to MRIs.
15 May 2011
Government Anti-Smoking Ads Become More Targeted
The Australian Government is continuing its anti-smoking campaign that targets hard-to-reach and high-risk groups, with new advertising aimed at pregnant women and their partners and more groups from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
13 May 2011
Transcript of Interview on The Circle, Channel 10
13 May 2011
March 2011 Medicare Statistics
In the March quarter 2011, a total of $4.0 billion was paid in Medicare benefits for 78.7 million services. This represented 3.5 services and about $175 in benefits for every Australian.
13 May 2011
2011-12 Budget Offers Greater Support for Mental Health Patients
The Government's $2.2 billion mental health package will provide invaluable assistance to young Australians who suffer from a mental illness.
10 May 2011
Improved Health Services for Australians
Patients across Australia will be able to access better health services closer to home under a $3 billion investment in health reform announced in the 2011-12 Budget.
10 May 2011
New Panel to Advise on Public Hospital Access Targets
A Gillard Government commitment that people will receive the highest standards of service in their public hospitals was confirmed today with the announcement of an expert panel that will oversee how this reform is achieved.
10 May 2011
Delivering National Mental Health Reform
Australians with a mental illness will get the care they need, when they need it, under a $2.2 billion over 5 years reform package for mental health services.
10 May 2011
Investing to Close the Gap
The Gillard Government is delivering on our commitment to close the gap in Indigenous disadvantage with a $526.6 million boost to education, employment and health services for Indigenous Australians.
10 May 2011
Better Access to MRI Tests and Increase to Cancer Services
Patients will have access to more affordable Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) services closer to home under a $104.4 million Diagnostic Imaging Review Reform Package.
10 May 2011
Gillard Government Delivers $1.8 Billion to Improve Health Services in Regional and Rural Communities
Regional Australians will receive better local health services through a $1.8 billion investment in regional health infrastructure.
10 May 2011
88 New Beds for Expanded Hervey Bay Health Services
Hervey Bay residents will see St Stephen’s Hospital dramatically expand from an eight bed hospital to a 96 bed hospital thanks to a $47.1 million investment by the Gillard Government to be announced in the 2011-12 Budget.
09 May 2011
Interview with Ben Fordham, 2GB Sydney
09 May 2011
Major New Hospital for South East NSW
NSW South Coast residents will benefit from national health reform with today’s announcement that the Gillard Government will fund $160.1 million for the new South East Regional Hospital based in Bega.
09 May 2011
Better Diabetes Care, Closer to Home for Regional West Australians
Residents in regional and remote Western Australia suffering from renal failure, often caused by diabetes, will be offered a helping hand thanks to 22 new renal dialysis chairs and other important health infrastructure projects to be funded through the Gillard Government’s 2011-12 Budget.
09 May 2011
Roxon Welcomes NSW Government’s Support of Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products
Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon has welcomed the NSW Government’s support of the Australian Government's plain packaging legislation
09 May 2011
Major Hospital Redevelopments on the Way for Mt Gambier and Port Lincoln
South Australians living in regional and remote parts of the state can look forward to better health services thanks to $82 million in new health investments, including major redevelopments of the Mt Gambier and Port Lincoln Hospitals, announced today in the lead up to 2011-12 Budget.
06 May 2011
New Youth Health Hub for Colac
Young people and families in Colac will benefit from a new Youth Health Hub, with a $1.2 million investment by the Australian Government to reform and modernise local hospital and health facilities.
06 May 2011
Government Commits to Cancer Care Service in Geelong
$26.07 million has been committed by the Australian Government towards an integrated Cancer Care Service that would benefit the residents of Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula.
05 May 2011
Major New Health Investments for Rockhampton and Region
Patients from Rockhampton and surrounding regions will continue to see the benefits from national health reform with a number of new multi-million dollar health infrastructure projects announced today by the Australian Government through the 2011-12 Budget.
05 May 2011
Transcript of Interview with Paula Tapiolas - ABC North Queensland
05 May 2011
New Day Treatment Centre for Townsville
Townsville and North Queensland residents will benefit from national health reform with today’s announcement of a $13.75 million investment in local hospital and mental health services by the Gillard Government.
05 May 2011
134 Mental Health Beds for Regional Queensland
Patients across regional Queensland will benefit from 134 new mental health beds thanks to a $75 million injection from the Australian Government delivered through the 2011-12 Budget.
04 May 2011
First Sod Turned on Gunnedah GP Super Clinic
The community of Gunnedah and surrounding regions will soon have improved coordinated healthcare with the official sod turning commencing construction work on the $4.3 million Gunnedah GP Super Clinic.
04 May 2011
$150 Million Supercharge for NT Health Infrastructure
Patients across the Territory will continue to benefit from national health reform through a huge $150 million investment into health and hospital infrastructure, including a new Palmerston hospital, announced in the lead-up to 2011-12 Budget.
04 May 2011
Tamworth Hospital Redevelopment
Residents of Tamworth will benefit from national health reform with today’s announcement that the Gillard Government will be the majority funding partner for the $220 million major redevelopment and expansion of Tamworth Hospital.
03 May 2011
More doctors and nurses to be trained in Western Sydney
The Australian Government will deliver more doctors and nurses to Western Sydney – one of the fastest growing population centres in the country – with the completion of the Blacktown Hospital Clinical School Research and Education Centre.
03 May 2011
Transcript of Interview with Deb Cameron - 702 ABC - PBS, Cancer Clinic Albury, Preventive Health, National Health Reform
03 May 2011
Growing Veggies Good for Growing Minds - Next Round of Funding for Kitchen Gardens Opens
Growing ripe tomatoes, fresh green beans, sweet golden corn and educating young minds on food and healthy eating habits are just some of the components of an innovative Australian Government funded program designed to tackle childhood obesity.
03 May 2011
$65 Million Regional Cancer Centre Project for Albury
Albury Wodonga patients will benefit further from national health reform with the announcement that the Australian Government will fund a $65 million integrated regional cancer centre project through the 2011-12 Budget.