The Turnbull Government will expand a community pharmacy program which enables Australians to better manage their prescription medicine, benefitting an additional 70,000 Australians a week. The Dose Administration Aids (DAA) program involves community pharmacists preparing patient specific, sealed, tamper resistant devices that are designed to help individual patients take their medicines exactly as prescribed. This…
The Turnbull Government is investing $3.2 million in a new pilot project to improve the treatment and care of people with eating disorders. The Government will provide eating disorder advocacy organisation, the Butterfly Foundation, $1.4 million to run a pilot project on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The national pilot will support over 240 patients, trialling new…
The Turnbull Government will significantly boost life-changing drug and alcohol support services in the Caboolture and Bribie Island region with an $11 million investment, with funding immediately available. This funding will save lives, keep families together and create a safer community. It will mean residents can access more services locally in their community rather than…