Monthly Archives: December 2009

The Australian Government and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have reached agreement on the major components of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement, which will commence on 1 July 2010.

A dedicated taskforce will be established to help support the development of Australia’s bid for the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022.

National priorities and options for health reform were on the agenda today when the Minister for Rural and Regional Health, Warren Snowdon, met with local health professionals in Wonthaggi, Victoria. Minister Snowdon toured Wonthaggi Medical Practice before giving a presentation outlining the findings of the final report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission [...]

Children all around Australia suffering from the effects of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) will have more support from January 1st thanks to the commencement of a new program. The scheme commences on January 1st, when people with EB will be able to apply for subsidised dressings, with assistance from their treating health professional. BrightSky will provide [...]

An additional five general practice vocational training places will be made available in Canberra in 2010 by the Commonwealth Government. This means that five more GP registrars on the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program will be placed in Canberra from next year, taking the number of Canberra registrars in training to more than 30. [...]

NSW Health Communicable Diseases Director, Dr Jeremy McAnulty, today reminded the public to be alert to the symptoms of meningococcal disease over the holiday period, following a number of recent infections in the community.

De-identified financial performance data provided to the Department of Health and Ageing from residential aged care facilities for 2007-08 is now available on the department’s website.

Christmas is traditionally a time of celebration, connecting with family and friends and sharing in the giving spirit, however, for many it can also be a confronting time.

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, and the NSW Minister for Health Carmel Tebbutt, welcomed the successful commissioning of new cancer treatment equipment in Coffs Harbour.

Australian women are more likely to have breast cancer detected with new state-of-the-art equipment being introduced at BreastScreen Australia services. Thirteen priority projects will receive funding this financial year.