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Better Health, Better Hospitals
Blog post by Nicola Roxon
posted: Wednesday Mar 03, 2010, 10:30pm
When it comes to the health and well being of all Australians, Labor has always given this top priority. It was a Labor Government that introduced Medicare and the Pharmaceuticals Benefits Schemes to make medicines more affordable.
Today, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, continued that legacy by announcing the establishment of a single, unified National Health and Hospitals Network (NHHN) that will deliver better health services and better hospitals for all Australians.
National Health and Hospitals Network Good for Rural Health (News)
Rural and regional health services stand to benefit from the National Health and Hospitals Network announced by the Prime Minister, Treasurer and Health Minister. The National Health and Hospitals Network will be funded nationally, but run locally.
Local hospital networks to deliver on local needs (News)
Local Hospital Networks will be established across the country and paid directly by the Australian Government for each public hospital service they provide. Local Hospital Networks will be made up of a small group of hospitals that will work together to provide a range of hospital services and manage their own budgets.
Taking majority funding responsibility for public hospitals (News)
The Australian Government will for the first time become the majority funder of the public hospital system.
Delivering sustainable health funding for the future (News)
The Rudd Government’s new National Health and Hospital Network will help ensure the long-term sustainability of Australia’s finances and underpin high-quality health services into the future. The Australian Government will take majority control of the hospital system – funding 60 per cent of all public hospital services – and take full financial and policy responsibility for GP and primary care services.
Taking full funding responsibility for GP and primary health care (News)
The Australian Government will take full policy and funding responsibility for GP and primary health care services in Australia. This major structural change will break down the barriers in Australia’s health system, deliver better integrated care to patients, and take pressure off hospitals.
A national health and hospitals network for Australia's future (News)
The Rudd Government today announced major structural reforms to Australia’s health and hospital system. The Government will deliver better health services and better hospitals by establishing a National Health and Hospitals Network. This new national network will be funded nationally and run locally.
Ad campaign to combat illicit drugs (News)
The Rudd Government has launched the next stage of its hard-hitting $17 million advertising campaign to combat illicit drug use in Australia.
Talk to your Family
Blog post by Mark Butler
posted: Thursday Feb 25, 2010, 5:26pm
Yesterday the Prime Minister and I joined more than 1,000 Canberrans for a walk around Lake Burley Griffin to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation.
The walk is known as the Terry Connolly Walk and is Canberra’s main event to mark Australian Organ Donation Awareness Week.
Terry, as many of you know, was a great Canberran and a great Labor man. He served as a Labor Health Minister and Attorney-General in the ACT before being appointed to the Supreme Court.
Report on ovarian cancer (News)
Between 1982 and 2006, ovarian cancer cases increased by 47%– from 833 cases to 1226 cases – and it is anticipated that the number of new cases will continue to increase due to an ageing population.
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