The Turnbull Government has today extended the opt-out period for My Health Record by an extra month to 15 November 2018, as was announced last week. This was a key request from the Australian Medical Association and the Royal College of General Practitioners and gives Australians more time to consider their options as we strengthen…
Better support services for young Australians are on the way to the Bass Coast and South Gippsland thanks to the establishment of headspace services in Wonthaggi. Gippsland PHN has announced Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) as the lead agency to establish and deliver headspace services for Bass Coast and South Gippsland, based out of a…
The Turnbull Government is providing $1.5 million to ensure doctors have the latest research and information on treating stroke at their fingertips, giving patients the best chance for survival. Most clinical guidelines are currently in paper form but this funding will allow Stroke Foundation and Cochrane Australia to provide health professionals with the latest…
The Turnbull Government will provide medical research funding for prostate cancer and infertility, marking the first step towards a new National Male Health Strategy. The National Male Health Strategy 2020 – 2030, aims to improve the health and wellbeing of all men in Australia over the next decade, especially those at the greatest risk…
An $18 million investment by the Turnbull Government in a range of medical research projects will aim to improve the health of Australian women, marking the first step towards a new National Women’s Health Strategy. The National Women’s Health Strategy 2020 – 2030, aims to improve the health and wellbeing of all women in…
E&OE… Topics: $2 million for a national Indigenous eyesight program; Greater focus on Indigenous health outcomes; My Health Record JONATHAN HERMAWAN: Good morning. We’re here at Mbantua Alice Springs at the Akeyulerre Healing Centre. We’re here with the ministers, Minister Wyatt and Minister Hunt, and also with (inaudible) and Aunty Amelia Turner. I’m…
Health ministers from across Australia unanimously reaffirmed their support for My Health Record and the national opt out approach at the Council of Australian Government Health Council meeting in Alice Springs. I welcome the bi-partisan support from both Labor and Liberal state governments for this important health reform. As health ministers noted at…
Residents of Casey and Cardinia Shire will help divert up to 120,000 tonnes of waste – some 12,000 truckloads – from landfill each year, thanks to a $38 million commitment by the Turnbull Government, through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. A new $65 million composting facility will collect food and organic waste from the…
Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP has encouraged local sporting groups from around the community to apply for funding as part of the Australian Government’s $29.7 million Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program. The Program will enable sport and community organisations to apply for grants up to $500,000 to upgrade sporting infrastructure…
After constructive discussions with the AMA and RACGP, the Government will strengthen privacy provisions under the My Health Record Act, removing any doubt regarding Labor’s 2012 legislation. Labor’s 2012 My Health Record legislation will be strengthened to match the existing ADHA policy. This policy requires a court order to release any My Health…