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Better Health, Better Hospitals
Blog post by Nicola Roxon
posted: Wednesday Mar 03, 2010, 10:30pm
When it comes to the health and well being of all Australians, Labor has always given this top priority. It was a Labor Government that introduced Medicare and the Pharmaceuticals Benefits Schemes to make medicines more affordable.
Today, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, continued that legacy by announcing the establishment of a single, unified National Health and Hospitals Network (NHHN) that will deliver better health services and better hospitals for all Australians.
Healthcare for rural and regional Australia
Blog post by Warren Snowdon
posted: Friday Mar 19, 2010, 8:54am
The shortage of doctors in rural communities was one of the most frequently raised concerns on my recent tour of the country, as part of the Rudd Government’s national health consultations.
Now, if you’re from rural and regional Australia you will soon find it easier to get in to see a doctor and a specialist.
That’s off the back of the Rudd Government’s $632 million investment to train an additional 6,000 GPs and specialists.
Five million extra GP services (News)
Analysis by the Department of Health of the Government’s $632 million investment to train 1200 new GPs a year has shown that the move will deliver around five million extra GP services across Australia.
Health reforms will deliver for families
Blog post by David Bradbury
posted: Thursday Mar 18, 2010, 9:50am
Make no mistake about it. The Rudd Government’s National Health and Hospitals Network will deliver one of the most important policy reforms in decades, and Australian families will be the big beneficiaries.
The future of our health and hospitals system is front and centre of the minds of residents in my local community. This fact has been reinforced by the feedback I have received as I have been out doorknocking and holding mobile offices over the last few weeks.
Building a National Health and Hospitals Network - Training record numbers of junior doctors in general practice. (News)
The Rudd Government will invest $148 million to ensure that more junior doctors can experience a career in general practice before they become a fully fledged doctor.The Government’s investments will expand overall training capacity in the system, as well as encourage more graduating students to choose a career in general practice..
Building a National Health and Hospitals Network - Training a record number of GPs (News)
The Rudd Government will invest $339 million to increase GP training places to record levels to deliver better health and better hospitals for all Australians.
Building a National Health and Hospitals Network - Training record numbers of specialist doctors (News)
The Rudd Government will invest $145 million to train more specialist doctors where the community needs them, to deliver better health and better hospitals for all Australians.
Building a National Health and Hospitals Network - Training a record number of doctors (News)
The Rudd Government will invest $632 million to train a record number of doctors - to tackle doctor shortages, expand capacity and deliver better health and better hospitals.In total, the Rudd Government’s investments will deliver an additional 5,500 new or training General Practitioners, 680 medical specialists, and 5400 pre-vocational general practice program (PGPPP) training places over the next ten years.
Dire consequences if health reforms blocked (News)
Recent figures show that the mix of an ageing and growing population, rising levels of chronic disease and increasing cost of medical treatments is going to weigh heavily on our future health and hospital system.
Local health in Swan
Blog post by Tim Hammond
posted: Monday Mar 15, 2010, 9:47am
I was out doorknocking in Wilson the other day. Wilson is a suburb in my electorate of Swan in Western Australia, that has a diverse mix of people - Australians who have emigrated fairly recently, students from overseas (it is quite close to Curtin University, the 5th largest University in Australia); families who are doing it tough and older Australians - generally the sort of mix you would expect to see in a typical Aussie suburb.
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