The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. David Coleman MP Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 19 May 2022 Boost to mental health services in Edmondson Park Australians in Sydney’s South West will…
The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care TRANSCRIPT 23 February 2022 PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA E&OE… Topics: Moderna vaccine for 6–11-year-olds; COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout; Aged Care. GREG HUNT: Okay, well, welcome, everybody. And I’m pleased to be joined by Professor John Skerritt, the head of the…
The Morrison Government is continuing to guarantee essential services by investing $2.3 billion in the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan to lead landmark reform in mental health support and treatment for Australians in need. Based on the principles of Prevention, Compassion and Care, the Plan will invest $1.4 billion in high quality and person-centred…
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E&OE… Topics: Production of the AstraZeneca vaccine begins at CSL today; US Election result. BEN FORDHAM: Well, how good’s the number zero? Yesterday Australia recorded zero locally transmitted coronavirus cases, so what’s that – that’s now twice in the past week. And Victoria’s on a record run, nine straight days of no cases. You little…
The Australian Government has today acted on a request from the Victorian Government and provided the state with 450,000 face masks from the National Medical Stockpile to assist frontline workers and those at risk in communities affected by the bushfires. Fitted properly, the masks – known as P2 masks – can filter out some…
Townsville will be the location of a $14 million walk-in adult community mental health centre funded through the Morrison Government’s record-breaking $736 million mental health Budget measure. The new centre will provide much needed support individuals seeking help, particularly in times of crisis. One in five Australians experience a common mental disorder each year and…
The Liberal Government will today launch the first National Action Plan for the Health of Children and Young People 2020-2030 which will improve children and young people’s health by focusing on healthy upbringing, prevention, addressing risky behaviours and childhood mental health. The Government will provide $4 million to support the implementation of this action plan…
The Liberal National Government will expand the availability of a lifesaving procedure that treats an irregular heartbeat with more than 18,500 Australian patients expected to benefit. Cardiac ablation catheters, used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (arrhythmia), will now be listed on the Government’s Prostheses List. The listing means that private health insurers…