Archived News for Health Sector Professionals

A new $5.1 million South Australian Cancer Genome Facility is to be established at SA Pathology with a $3.5 million grant from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF), and a further grant of $1.05 million from the South Australian Government.

The new centre is the result of a successful joint bid by the Centre for Cancer Biology of SA Pathology and the University of Adelaide in a nation-wide competitive selection process to establish the Cancer Genome Facility.

Chief Executive of ACRF, David Brettell, said the Advisory Committee, chaired by Professor Ian Frazer who developed the cervical cancer vaccine, had been deeply impressed with the standard of the cancer research proposal from the Centre for Cancer Biology.

$4.58 for Mackay rehabilitation centre

The Queensland Government has announced $4.58 million injection for rehabilitation services in the Mackay Base Hospital for patients recovering from major surgery and illness.

$75 million for WA young doctors

The Western Australian Government has announced a $75 million medical training program to ensure its hospitals are sufficiently staffed.

$10 million for Wimmera Base Hospital

The Federal Government has announced funding of up to $10 million for Wimmera Base Hospital which will contribute towards a new 20 bed sub-acute unit in Horsham.

PM announces training facility in Tamworth

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the funding of a new medical training facility in Tamworth, New England.

$440 million for Victorian health

The Victorian Health Minister David Davis has outlined the investment of new funding of $440 million for Victoria’s public hospitals announced as a result of Council of Australian Governments (COAG) negotiations in February this year, but has claimed that the Commonwealth has failed to give Victoria its fair share of health funding.

Health professionals to experience increasing demand

Health workers, electricians and other skilled workers will enjoy the largest amount of demand over the next five years according to a new report published by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

WA health spending up by $470 million

The Western Australian Government has announced an 8.2% increase of $470 million in its health expenditure in the state’s Budget, bringing total state funding for health to $6.2 billion.

Budget leaves aged care 'in limbo'

Aged Community Services Australia has questioned the Federal Budget’s funding for aged care, saying this year’s Federal Budget has left aged care 'in limbo'.

Queensland publishes nurses' guide

The Queensland State Government has published its newest clinical guidance document for the state’s nurses.

Federal funding for mental health tops $2.2 billion

The Federal Government’s 2011-12 Budget has brought the total national funding for mental health care and research to over $2.2 billion over five years after the announcement of $1.5 billion in new funding initiatives via the National Mental Health Reform package.

Regional health gets funding injection

The Federal Government has announced $1.8 billion in funding over five years for the nation’s regional health infrastructure, with $1.33 billion to be invested through 63 Health and Hospitals Fund grants (HHF).

Bowel cancer screening continues

The Federal Government has announced continued funding for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program in the 2011-12 Budget.

Senate inquiry hears of disarray in new national health practitioner registration system

The Federal Government’s Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency’s (AHPRA) has come under criticism from across the health care industry for problems and inefficiencies in administering the registration of health practitioners.

Fellowships for WA nurses and midwives

Three Western Australian nurses and midwives have each been awarded a $20,000 fellowship to fund research projects that will be aimed at improving patient care in Western Australia.

AHHA welcomes mental health care Budget, finds dental care lacking

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has welcomed the ‘much-needed’ attention to mental health in the 2011-12 Federal Budget, but has called for a comprehensive oral health program to address the nation's declining dental health standards.

Mixed Budget bag for country's health

Almost $70 million is expected to be delivered to two major South Australian hospitals as the Federal Government prepares to deliver its 2011-12 Federal Budget.

Health Workforce Australia calls for Older People Program tender

Health Workforce Australia (HWA) has called for qualified consultants and contractors to submit a tender to undertake a case study on the delivery of the HWA Workforce Innovation and Reform: Caring for Older People (CFOP) program as part of the HWA’s planned national program in workforce reform.