The Liberal and Nationals’ Government will improve the health and care of patients right around Australia with a guaranteed $1.25 billion boost to health services. This will provide more doctors, more nurses and more services in every state and territory. This is the tangible benefit of strong economy and it’s why we are so committed…
E&OE… Topics: $1.25 billion Community Health and Hospitals program; rural and regional health services JOHN STANLEY: Minister, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning, John. JOHN STANLEY: So, we hear big lumps of money and that’s a very impressive sounding lump – $1.26 billion. What will it actually produce for people? …
E&OE… Topics: $1.25 billion Community Health and Hospitals program; $500 million National Health and Medical Research Council grants; Population Growth; Israel ALI MOORE: Today, there’s a meeting in Adelaide of state and territory leaders and quite a few things are on the agenda, including health with an offer of extra funding. Greg Hunt…
Submissions are now open for the first roll out of grants under the Liberal National Governments Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission, aimed at developing new approaches to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat mental illness. The priorities of the first $25 million round of funding will be child and youth mental health, Aboriginal and…
E&OE… Topics: More than $500 million for medical research projects GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to announce a more than $500 million investment in over 680 medical research projects, projets such as – we’ve seen here at Monash University where they will be taking statins and re-purposing them to see that we can help…
The Liberal National Government will invest more than half a billion dollars in world-leading health and medical research that aims to improve the lives of all Australians. A total of 682 grants will be funded, totalling more than $526 million, through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The funding announced today…
The Liberal National’s Government will help people in Flinders living with an eating disorder get access to life-saving treatment with a $115 million landmark package. Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, spoke of the many stories he had heard from survivors and families alike about how eating disorders took too many…
E&OE… Topics: $33.8 million Beyond Blue funding announcement; first dedicated Medicare item for eating disorder; Nauru; Newspoll GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to announce $33.8 million for Beyond Blue’s national anxiety and depression initiative. In particular this is about ensuring that people who have the greatest need, have the greatest support and Beyond…
E&OE… Topics: First dedicated Medicare item for eating disorders; pill testing; My Health Record ROBBIE BUCK: Well there was a big announcement over the weekend to do with eating disorders in Australia and funding to try and help those who are suffering from eating disorders. The federal government’s just announced that for…
The Liberal National Government will support those who suffer from depression and anxiety by providing $33.8 million to help fund Beyond Blue programs. This funding will ensure that the organisation can continue to provide Australians with information to recognise the effects of depression and anxiety, and effective strategies to help if they are someone…