Head
lice get the treatment
Problem gambling ads target young
Campaign
urges kinder for all|
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General News Victoria sends medical lifeline to East Timor A $250,000 medical equipment grant will allow more East Timorese patients to be treated in Dili, close to family and friends. Barbecues fire up for Heart Foundation Thousands of Australians are expected to fire up the barbie in support of the Heart Foundation’s National Barbecue Day on November 25. Multicultural focus on services A new advisory council will help improve delivery of health, housing, aged care and community services to Victoria’s multicultural community, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Acute Health Extra nurses for all public hospitals Every public hospital in Victoria now has more nursing staff than ever before with the Government funding 2,650 extra nurses to rebuild the public health system, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Thumbs up from ambulance patients The quality and efficiency of Victoria’s Metropolitan Ambulance Service have received a ringing endorsement from the people who are best placed to judge them–patients who have experienced them first-hand. Peter Mac revamps home service Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute has relaunched its visiting nurse service. $34 million wing opens in Ballarat Residents in western Victoria can be assured of world-class patient care at Ballarat Base Hospital with the opening of a new $34 million wing, including a new 20-bed emergency centre,’ says Premier Steve Bracks. Newborn transport service celebrates birthday Victoria’s Newborn Emergency Transport Service (NETS)—which has just celebrated its 25th birthday—is in high demand with a growing number of premature births, says Health Minister John Thwaites. More help for sick babies in Ballarat The expansion of the special care nursery at the Ballarat Base Hospital will provide vital help to more sick babies, says Health Minister John Thwaites Extra nurses to fight hospital infection Country hospitals will be even cleaner and better equipped to combat infection, including new antibiotic resistant micro-organisms, with new infection control nurses employed in five rural regions, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Award recognises teaching excellence Western Hospital’s Director of Emergency Medicine Anne-Maree Kelly has been awarded an inaugural Teaching Excellence Award by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. A new home therapy service aims to provide alternative treatment options for people in Melbourne’s northern communities. Aged Care Extra funds for Ivanhoe centre A $35,000 Government funding boost will improve social activities for isolated older people in Ivanhoe. Boost for palliative care funds Community-based palliative care services will receive a funding boost of $320,000, says Minister for Housing and Aged Care Bronwyn Pike. Public Health Victorian parents will no longer have to scratch for answers to their child’s head lice problem with Health Minister John Thwaites launching a kit to help families, schools and hairdressers tackle the age-old problem. Call for limit on temazepam capsules Health Minister John Thwaites has called on Victorian doctors and pharmacists to stop prescribing and supplying temazepam gel capsules because of the horrific health effects to injecting drug users and an associated crime wave at chemists. WHO award for tobacco control work The National Public Health Partnership has received a World No Tobacco Day medal for its achievements in tobacco control. Women and addiction the focus of forum Psychologist, author, counsellor and prison reform campaigner—and former heroin addict—Helen Barnacle was a guest speaker at a Public Health Forum focused on women and addiction. A new four-bed withdrawal unit in Ballarat has already helped more than 50 young country Victorians to get off drugs.
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DisAbility Services DisAbility Plan sets course for the future The Government has unveiled the State’s first disability plan to recognise disability as a whole-of-community responsibility. A Statewide self-help group for families of children with a disability has just published a completely revised edition of its Through the Maze information booklet. Invitation to star in work of art People of all abilities have been invited to star in Victoria’s first mixed ability sculpture to promote the International Day of People with a DisAbility. Housing Melbourne Knights Soccer Club gained new fans during the school holidays when it hosted a tour of club facilities for families of the Mews Housing Estate in Westmeadows and the Banksia Gardens Housing Estate in Broadmeadows. Community vision for Carlton housing Local residents and community organisations have unveiled their vision for the redevelopment of low-rise public housing in Carlton. Program promotes fire awareness Increased fire awareness could save the lives of public housing tenants and prevent expensive property damage, says Premier Steve Bracks. New dental service for homeless A new dental service will provide free treatment to homeless people in the northern suburbs. Community Care Victoria’s record-setting blood donor Peter Schiff has been given a State Government award on behalf of the State’s 131,000-strong legion of volunteer donors. Police projects lead to mutual understanding Police and young offenders are taking part in activities to broaden their view of each other to more than just ‘cops and crooks.’ Protection agencies forge links More than 100 staff from across the human services sector took part in the Eastern Metropolitan Region’s Child Protection Reference Group (CPRG)s inaugural Perspectives conference. Family support workers play a key role in helping families in need, says Community Services Minister Christine Campbell. Commendation for foster grandparents Thirteen founding members were among foster grandparents who received International Year of Volunteer (IYV) recognition for their contribution to the scheme. Problem gambling ads target young Younger Victorians have been identified as dangerously vulnerable to problem gambling habits, says Minister for Community Services Christine Campbell. New ad urges kinder for all four-year-olds Community Services Minister Christine Campbell has unveiled a new television Community Service Announcement acclaiming the benefits of kindergarten. Mental Health Rural psychiatry will be given a major boost with a new research unit based in Mildura to better understand and treat mental illness.
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