The Australian Government will provide $2.5 million to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to review the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines. The review of the guidelines will ensure that Government dietary advice is based on the best and most recent scientific evidence about the types and amount of food we need to have…
All aged care workers across Victoria will now be required to wear face masks. The precautionary measure, expanded state wide after consultation between Federal and State Governments, will provide extra confidence that vulnerable senior citizens will receive the highest level of protection against COVID-19. It applies to both residential care and home support care workers.…
E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; Aged care facilities; Sydney outbreak; COVIDSafe app; George Christensen; Social media rumours; Mask wearing; Genomics testing; Elimination strategy. GREG HUNT: Thanks very much to everybody for joining us. I want to give a brief summary of Australian Government support for the situation in New South Wales, and in…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 Update; Aged care homes; Casula pub ALLISON LANGDON: Well Australia has now passed a major milestone in the virus fight, and it’s not a good one. 10,000 cases and the death toll rising overnight. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt joins us now. Minister, thank you so much for…
E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus outbreak in Sydney pub; Aged care and coronavirus situation in Melbourne; Suppression vs elimination; COVIDSafe App. PAUL KENNEDY: Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, joins us now from Melbourne. Minister, thanks your time. We appreciate you being available. A couple of quick ones. GREG HUNT: Morning Paul. PAUL KENNEDY:…
Australians diagnosed with lymphoedema now have greater access to therapeutic compression garments, thanks to investments from the Morrison Government and South Australian Marshall Government. The Morrison Government has committed $2 million a year for lymphoedema support at the National level. That funding will begin immediately and be ongoing, while the Marshall Liberal Government will…
Over one million people have completed the Australian Government’s Infection Control Training Module: How to protect yourself and the people you are caring for from infection with COVID-19. This training is part of the Government’s health response to COVID-19, to support our key people working in the health and aged care sector in this crucial…
E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; Additional five million masks, ADF support for Victoria; Aged care support; hospital capacity for coronavirus cases; target of no healthcare worker deaths; Contact tracing; COVIDSafe app; E-cigarettes being sold to children. GREG HUNT: Thank-you very much and welcome everybody to today’s press conference. Obviously Victoria has been going through a very…
National Diabetes Week begins today and aims to address a burdensome side effect too many Australians with diabetes experience. The focus of National Diabetes Week 2020 is on the mental and emotional health issues faced by people with diabetes. The Heads Up on Diabetes campaign will raise awareness of this burden and the support available.…
In a major boost for primary health care, the Australian Government is further strengthening telehealth arrangements as recommended by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and other medical experts. Under stage seven of telehealth reforms announced today, Medicare-subsidised telehealth services, introduced as a key part of…