Latest Department of Health News | Page 51

ATAGI update following weekly Covid meeting 26 November
Director-General appointed to lead Department of Education
Online supervision will support mental health workers in humanitarian locations
Smoking to be banned in Crown Perth’s International Room area
Report on Operation of Aged Care Act
Covid vaccination benefit scam
AMA gets independent review into procedural fairness of s92 process
Top 3 Covid vaccine questions – Return to work, testing for travel and impacts of vaccine on medical treatments
Vaccine Operations Centre – Weekly Operational Update 25 November
Review of section 92 of Health Insurance Act 1973: Professional Services Review
Covid Vaccination information and resources for GPs 25 November
Hotspot for purposes of Commonwealth support extended for Municipality of Katherine
Covid Vaccine Indemnity
New National Aged Care Advisory Council established
Reduction in threshold of no fault Covid Vaccine Claims Scheme
Health research boosted with $1.45 million to fund fellowships
Four sites confirmed for new inpatient modular hospital beds
Top 3 Covid vaccine questions – Vaccinated travel, booster differences, and COVIDSafe festive events
Extension of measures as NT Covid outbreak continues
Hotspot for purposes of Commonwealth support extended for Municipality of Katherine, and Robinson River and surrounding homelands
Driving Up Vaccination Rates In Aboriginal Communities
Helen Clifton named top three technology leader
2022 Fellowships to support improved health outcomes for cancer patients
Covid vaccination information kiosks open now in QLD
New PBS listing helps Australians with rare genetic condition
Delivering state-of-the-art equipment to assist cancer treatment
Will Sutherland update
Covid wastewater testing program in Kununurra and Halls Creek
Drawing up plan for Australia’s Nurse Practitioners
V/Line cross-border travel set to resume
Statement on Independent Inquiry into Perth Children’s Hospital
2021 Tasmanian Nursing and Midwifery Symposium and Awards
ATAGI update following weekly Covid meeting 19 November
Charting Australian Medical Research Advisory Board’s direction for 2021-2026
Improved naloxone access can prevent prescription opioid overdose deaths
New analyses of two AZD7442 Covid Phase III trials in high-risk populations confirm robust efficacy and long-term prevention
Extension of biosecurity measures to help fight NT Covid outbreak
Top 3 Covid vaccine questions – COVID Safe travel, vaccination proof & booster questions for your GP
App may take bite out of dental visit for preschool kids
Hotspot for purposes of Commonwealth support extended for Robinson River and surrounding homelands
More Freedoms To Come As Victoria Hits 90 Per Cent Vax Rate
Covid Vaccination information and resources for GPs 18 November
Continuing advancements to curb antimicrobial resistance
Falls prevention partnership turns 20
Vaccine Operations Centre – Weekly Operational Update 17 November
Sex, safety and school leavers – parents urged to have conversations with their teens
New centre provides local care and makes Dubbo more attractive for doctors
Dubbo health training facilities helping to boost bush doctor numbers