THE Australian Health Ministers’ Council (AHMC) has made a decision to strive for a whole-of-government approach to mental health.
06/03/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Government will provide more information to Australian families regarding the quality of the countries 2,830 aged care homes from 1 July 2009.
19/02/2009
A STUDY released by the Australian Government has shown people in rural and regional areas struggle to get the dental care they need, compared to those living in cities.
19/02/2009
THE FEDERAL Government in partnership with the Western Australian State Government are set to fund an innovative patient transport service which will aim to provide greater access to health and social services for indigenous people living on the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, in Western Australia.
25/03/2009
THE Australian government has raised the H1N1 influenza pandemic alert from ‘delay’ to ‘contained’ as 11 cases of swine flu have now been confirmed across four Australian states.
22/05/2009
THE Western Australian government has announced all WA children aged six months to five years will be able to receive free vaccination against influenza (flu) this winter.
04/03/2009
THE WESTERN Australian State Government has allocated $500,000 towards the development of naltrexone implant treatment to aid heroin addicted patients.
13/05/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Government has signed a contract with Balance! Healthcare to run a five million dollar Blue Mountains GP Super Clinic.
16/02/2009
THE WESTERN Australian Government has issued a statement asking all school children in the state who have recently travelled to Mexico, the United States, Canada, Japan and Panama to stay home from school for seven days.
25/05/2009
THE COMMONWEALTH Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop, has this week received some preliminary trial data from the adult human Panvax (pandemic influenza vaccine) trials, conducted by Australian company, CSL.
21/08/2009
THE QUEENSLAND state government has implemented a health listening tour across Queensland allowing the Health minister to meet frontline staff and see the first-hand challenges facing the health network.
30/03/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Government has listed two new drugs designed to treat acute coronary syndrome and major depressive disorders on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
10/02/2009
CSL LIMITED has announced it is donating three million doses of pandemic H1N1 2009 or ‘swine flu’ vaccine to the World Health Organisation.
14/10/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Government has announced its plans to grant two million dollars for to research into the care and treatment of psychogeriatric disorders.
06/02/2009
THE QUEENSLAND State government has awarded the University of Queensland (UQ) a $2m grant to help lead international efforts in developing an E. Coli vaccine for cattle.
29/05/2009
THE FEDERAL Government has imposed sanctions of Bethany Hostel and Bethany Nursing Home in Eastwood in Sydney’s north.
19/03/2009
THE Western Australian and Northern Territory governments have entered into a deal to grant faster emergency treatment and better access to acute care services for patients in the Kimberley.
20/02/2009
A REPORT released from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found Australia is in the top ten countries with the highest rates of Type 1 diabetes in children.
25/08/2009
IN WHAT IS a first for Queensland, many of the world's animal virus experts are gathering on the Sunshine Coast to discuss the challenges of dealing with rare viruses carried by animals.
13/10/2009
A NEW centre for disease research has been established at the University of Queensland which will focus on developing early diagnosis for diseases such as cancer.
01/06/2009