Latest Department of Health News | Page 141

Record $967 Million Commitment to Expand Residential Aged Care
Understanding Australia’s new opioid overdose rescue treatment
National strategy to tackle specialist out of pocket costs
Life transforming therapy for patients living with an irregular heartbeat
Increasing Access to GP Services in Queensland Flood-Affected Areas
Free access to glucose monitoring now available for thousands of people with type 1 diabetes
NSW and Federal Governments Partner to Build Australia’s First Comprehensive Children’s Cancer Centre
72 New Local Drug Action Teams to Tackle Drug and Alcohol Problems
$160 million for Indigenous health research
$268 million to continue the battle against alcohol and drug misuse
$220 million for research to tackle heart disease and stroke
New dedicated Medicare item for heart health checks
$200 million for cancer medicines on the PBS
National action on lung conditions to help millions of Australians
Record 10,500 Australians Benefit From Eye and Tissue Donation
$22 million to fast track early stage research
Free flu vaccines for Aboriginal children and $12 million to boost immunisation
Raising Awareness of Obesity
Time for Fresh Thinking to Tackle Obesity
$38.6 million for rare cancer and diseases clinical trials
Strengthening Integrity in Australian Sport
The HeartKids Project: $26 million to tackle childhood heart disease
$1.6 million for innovative ovarian cancer care pilot
$32 million program to support Australian researchers
$26 million for perinatal mental health
Protecting the Integrity of Australian Sport
$10 million for research into precision medicines
$61 Million Boost for Drug Treatment
$375 million for 50 MRI licences
$54.5 million for type 1 diabetes research
Macolin Convention Signing a Major Step to Combat Corruption in Sport
$6.6 million to support new medical degree in Shepparton
$1.8 Million for Loddon Mallee Councils to Get Older Residents More Active
$36.8 million for Parkinson’s disease
Listening to and supporting local voices to prevent youth suicide
Medicines for the treatment of psoriasis listed on the PBS
Improving Aboriginal health through better quality control and data
Lifesaving record as many more Australians say yes to Gift of Life
$3 million for digital alcohol harm reduction program
First Review of Australian Nursing Since 2002
$10 million to boost bowel cancer screening participation
Aged Care Royal Commission a Crucial Step Forward
Aged Care Restraint Regulation to Protect Senior Australians
Aged Care Workforce Industry Council
RFDS funding supports mental health services
$15 Million Extra to Support Senior Australians to Live at Home
New TV Network Channels Good Health to First Australians
$1.45 billion to strengthen mental health services and support job security