E&OE… Topics: My Health Record; Healthy Minds mental health announcement SYLVIA JEFFREYS: There’s just a week to go if you want to opt out of the Government’s My Health Record. With concerns over potential privacy breaches the Health Minister has unveiled a raft of changes including increased penalties for those who misuse the…
E&OE… Topics: My Health Record; Mark Latham FRAN KELLY: Greg Hunt is the federal Health Minister. He joins us from the Victorian seat of Flinders where he’s currently on a 500 kilometre trek in support of autism groups. Minister, welcome back to Breakfast. GREG HUNT: Good morning Fran. FRAN KELLY: So…
E&OE… Topics: Walk for Autism; recent PBS listings; Labor’s poor record on PBS PETA CREDLIN: Tonight, I wanted to highlight some important work that’s been done by the Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, locally and in his portfolio. Earlier today, I spoke with the Minister about the recent decisions to add an extra…
E&OE… Topics: Medicare at record levels; Labor’s poor record on PBS; Labor’s Medicare freeze; Brian Owler; Walk for Autism. STEVE PRICE: Greg Hunt the federal Minister’s on the line. Minister, thanks for your time. GREG HUNT: Good evening. STEVE PRICE: Did you freeze Medicare? GREG HUNT: No. The previous government…
E&OE… Topics: Australia has eliminated rubella, Walk for Autism. GEORGIE GARDNER: Now to health news. And rubella – formerly known as German measles – has officially been wiped out in Australia. The World Health Organization has declared the disease – once feared by pregnant women – eradicated. For more, I’m joined by Health Minister…
E&OE… Topics: PBS listings to benefit advanced lung cancer and cholesterol patients; Nauru. GREG HUNT: I’m delighted today, to be here at the amazing Monash Health Precinct. This is one of Australia’s great medical precincts, and to be flanked by incredible medical leaders such as Prof Eva Segelov and Prof Stephen Nicholls. …
E&OE… Topics: Record child immunisation rates, Nauru, Malcolm Turnbull JOURNALIST: So can you tell us about, in terms of vaccination rates, what does the latest data show? GREG HUNT: So the new National Vaccination Rates for five year olds are very, very good news, up from 91.5 per cent when we came…
E&OE… Topics: Record child immunisation rates, $80 million investment in eye medication under the PBS KARL STEFANOVIC: Well, more Australian parents are getting their children vaccinated than ever before, according to new figures out today from the federal government. But there are still some problem areas. For more I’m joined by Health Minister…
E&OE… Topics: Knee MRI scans for over 50s LEON BYNER: Now, older Australians – we reported this to you in the last day or so, older Australians denied Medicare rebates for GP-ordered knee MRIs from November, and people will have to wait months to see a specialist or pay up to $500 for…
E&OE… Topics: CAR-T leukaemia treatment; Action on silicosis GREG HUNT: Today’s been a breakthrough day for patients with leukaemia. Australia now has the prospect of helping lead the world with a new treatment called CAR-T which cannot just keep patients going, but can potentially cure them. With the support of the states…