More GPs, Health Workers for Far North Queensland Indigenous Communities
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon and Member for Leichhardt, Jim Turnour have announced that the Australian Government will provide almost $600,000 to improve Indigenous health care services in Far North Queensland.
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The Hon Nicola Roxon MP
Minister for Health and Ageing
Jim Turnour MP
Member for Leichardt
20 May 2009The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon and Member for Leichhardt, Jim Turnour today announced that the Rudd Government will provide almost $600,000 to improve Indigenous health care services in Far North Queensland.
The Government will provide $307,000 a year to the Apunipima Cape York Health Council to employ an additional community GP who will provide primary health care services in the Mapoon and Napranum communities on a shared basis.
In addition, the Rudd Government will provide $291,000 a year to assist the council to implement a ‘family-centred’ primary health care model in Mossman Gorge, with the Queensland Government to establish a similar model in Mapoon.
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon announced that the new funding will also be used to employ additional management and health worker staff who will implement the model in both communities.
The family-centred model of care is designed to provide local Indigenous people health care services in the comfortable and familiar surroundings of their communities.
It will help improve access to primary health services, early intervention and prevention of acute illnesses, and the management of chronic disease – all provided within the existing structures of Indigenous communities.
For all media inquiries, please contact the Minister's Office on 02 6277 7220.
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