E&OE… Topics: Incorrect Adelaide Advertiser article regarding My Health Record LEON BYNER: Let’s talk with the Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Greg, thank you for coming on today. GREG HUNT: Pleasure Leon. LEON BYNER: Are you aware of these accusations and if you are, have you done any digging to find out what’s happened? GREG…
E&OE… Topics: Public hospitals incentivising patients to use their private health insurance LEON BYNER: Let’s talk to Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt. Greg, what’s your approach to this? GREG HUNT: Well the first thing is I’m very concerned. And the reason why is you have some states who are effectively driving up the costs of…
E&OE… Topics: Announcement of the first 40 Local Drug Action Teams to tackle the challenges caused by ice and other drugs GREG HUNT: Thank you to everybody associated with the Frankston Mornington Peninsula Local Drug Action Team. Ice is an issue that affects at least 200,000 Australians directly a year and hundreds of thousands more…
E&OE… Topics: free continuous glucose monitoring devices to eligible children and people under the age of 21 years with type 1 diabetes; private health insurance PRESS CONFERENCE: GREG HUNT: Thanks very much to Judy, whom I’ve known for so long, and her work with Diabetes Australia along with Greg, and everybody who’s involved with it,…
E&OE… Topics: ex-Cyclone Debbie, Turnbull Government’s commitment to mental health SABRA LANE: I’m joined by Greg Hunt. Minister, good morning and welcome to AM. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Sabra. SABRA LANE: Just on the cyclone, what can you tell us about what medical aid and assistance that will be needed in Queensland? GREG HUNT: So…
E&OE… Topics: Snowy Hydro; energy security; Medicare; mental health; PETER VAN ONSELEN: As mentioned off the top of the program, our guest now is the Health Minister, Greg Hunt. He joins us live from Melbourne. Thanks very much for your company. GREG HUNT: Good morning Peter, and good morning Paul. PETER VAN ONSELEN: Now obviously…
E&OE… Topics: Childcare ban for unvaccinated children MONIQUE WRIGHT: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt joins us now from Melbourne. Good morning to you, thanks for being with us Minister. GREG HUNT: And good morning. MONIQUE WRIGHT: So talk us through what’s wrong with the State Government’s current approach to vaccinating kids. We have about 93…
E&OE… Topics: Childcare ban for unvaccinated children; WA election DEBORAH KNIGHT: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt joins us now from the Mount Martha Lifesaving Club in Victoria. A gorgeous morning there Minister, good morning to you. GREG HUNT: It is indeed, good morning Deb. DEBORAH KNIGHT: Now this is a tough approach, what have you…
Introduction Good morning, to Kos Sclavos (APP chairman), George Tambassis (National President, Pharmacy Guild of Australia), Pharmacists, Pharmacy professionals, ladies and gentlemen. This is my first Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and I am very pleased to be here, and very impressed. It’s a huge event and it reflects the importance of pharmacy in today’s health…
E&OE… Topics: Medicare; mental health; importance of vaccinations; ‘No Jab, No Pay’; One Nation; My Health Records PATRICIA KARVELAS: Greg Hunt is the Health Minister, welcome back to RN Drive. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Patricia. PATRICIA KARVELAS: Do you think Pauline Hanson should retract her comments on immunisation? GREG HUNT: Look, I do think…