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The Hon Mark Coulton MP
Assistant Trade and Investment Minister, Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government
A joint media release with the Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government, the Hon Mark Coulton MP, announcing $100 million to improve the health of Australians in rural, remote and regional areas through access to innovative clinical trials.
Read Minister Coulton's speech to the Parliamentary Friends of Eye Health and Vision Care dinner
Read the transcript of Minister Coulton in Dubbo talking about funding for allied health professionals to work in regional areas.
A two-year education program will create incentives for allied health professionals to work in regional areas and better equip them with the skills they need for rural practice.
The generosity of organ donors and their families that have enabled the lives of transplant recipients to be transformed is being recognised tomorrow during DonateLife Thank You Day.
Australians in some of the most remote parts of the country will soon have greater access to a doctor, with the Australian Government investing $45.5 million in GP telehealth consultations.
A $7 million injection of funding in rural medical schools is part of an end-to-end approach to improve the future distribution of the medical workforce.
The Liberal and Nationals Government’s focus on improving rural, regional and remote health will continue with the re-appointment today of National Rural Health Commissioner, Emeritus Professor Paul Worley.
Read the transcript of Minister Coulton's speech at the Rural Medicines Australia conference on the Gold Coast, 25 October 2019.
A new state of the art medical training centre that opened today in Toowoomba will provide a facility for the next generation of nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and midwives to hone their skills.
The new Australian and New Zealand Paired Kidney Exchange (ANZKX) Program is a Trans-Tasman partnership that aims to improve the lives of Australians and New Zealanders by increasing access to life-saving kidney transplants.
The Australian Government wants as many people as possible to consider registering for organ and tissue donation and understand they may one day give the gift of life to a fellow Australian
Australian Government grants of $407,194 will encourage people to talk about and register for organ and tissue donation.