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General News
Healthy hospitals—budgets
in the black
Victoria’s public hospital
system is in the black with hospital annual reports tabled in Parliament
showing a combined surplus of almost $30 million.
Concessions provide heat relief
An expanded, extended Government
concessions program will give relief to more people suffering from heat-related
medical conditions for a longer period.
Cancer services join
international group
Five major Victorian cancer
institutions have joined Cancer Trials Australia (CTA).
More assistance for hard-hit
householders
Needy Victorian households have
been urged to take advantage of a $16.2 million Government initiative to help
replace faulty essential home appliances.
Boost for palliative care
services
More terminally-ill Victorians
will be able to stay at home with loved ones thanks to a $4 million funding
boost to community palliative care.
Music therapy hits the right
note for cancer survivors
An onTrac@PeterMac Victorian
Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Service patient music therapy project has led
to the production of a CD.
School crossing project gets the
star treatment
A project to reduce road trauma
of young pedestrians has been the subject of a presentation at the 9th
International Conference on Walking in Barcelona.
Paramedics on the scene for a
rooftop rescue
Gippsland paramedics and
Coongulla’s Wal Grant have got to know each other really well.
New forensic medicine institute
chief
The Victorian Institute of
Forensic Medicine (VIFM) has announced the appointment of Mari-Ann Scott to the
newly-created position of Chief Operating Officer.
Visit provides food for thought
The Department of Human
Services’ Aboriginal Staff Support Network had an informal lunch meeting with
Director of the National Centre for Indigenous Studies at the Australian
National University Professor Mick Dodson recently.
Hawks win—she’s not
happy, Anne!
Diehard Geelong Football Club
supporter and Department of Human Services employee Anne Fairbairn was not
happy after losing a bet with new Barwon-South Western Regional Director Jim
Higgins.
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Metropolitan Health
Hospital report card shows real
improvement
Victorian hospitals improved
their performance on key measures of emergency department treatment, elective
surgery and bypass despite increased demand and a record number of patients,
the latest Your Hospitals report shows.
Breast cancer foundation grant
for Peter Mac researcher
The Peter MacCallum Cancer
Centre’s Robin Anderson has been awarded one of two National Breast Cancer
Foundation (NBCF) Career Fellowships.
Alfred Hospital joins lung
transplant group
The Alfred Hospital has become
the first centre in Australia to join an international effort to collate data
on paediatric lung transplants.
Investigating alcohol and
osteoporosis links
A new study—by Caulfield
and Western Hospitals—is looking for a definitive link between alcohol
and the development of osteoporosis.
Study seeks to improve patient
quality of life
Improving the quality of
everyday life for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is the aim of an Alfred
Hospital study.
Southern Health heart project a
hemisphere first
A new computerised tomography
(CT) scanner will lead to a faster, more accurate diagnosis of heart attack and
stroke patients thanks to a $2 million Government investment.
Top 10 men’s health issues
addressed
A new men’s health booklet,
produced as part of The Alfred Hospital’s Fathers’ Day Appeal, focuses on the
10 top health issues affecting men.
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Public Health
Victoria tops immunisation rates
The Government’s new
immunisation strategy will ensure Victoria’s immunisation rates remain among
the best in Australia and the world.
Long-time support earns
recognition
Department of Human Services
Public Health Branch Director Jim Hyde has received the People Living with
HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) President’s Award for his visionary leadership and long-time
support in improving the quality of life for HIV-positive people.
Community Services
UK social workers for child
protection
Community Services Minister Lisa
Neville has welcomed 30 new child protection workers from the United Kingdom
and Ireland in a ceremony in Melbourne.
New TAFE diploma to add child
protection worker numbers
Child protection worker numbers
in Gippsland will receive a boost with the establishment of an East Gippsland
TAFE Diploma of Community Welfare course.
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Aged Care
Peninsula expo proves popular
More than 1,300 people attended
the Mornington Peninsula’s third annual Ageing Well Expo.
Older residents hold the phone
with help from hi-tech whiz kids
Ted Haw, 80, of West Rosebud now
knows how to send SMS messages to his family and friends from his mobile
phone—thanks to coaching from IT whiz kid Russell Currie.
Caring for loved ones with
dementia leads to 20-year bond
Kevin Roberts and his friends
have all cared for a loved one with dementia.
DVD promotes community tech
skills
Two Gippsland-based health
service providers, with the Department of Human Services, have produced a DVD
on the importance of technology in home and community care.
Aged care facility opens in
Grovedale
The opening of a 108-bed
residential aged care facility in Grovedale completes a $99 million Government
pledge to boost the area’s health and aged care, says Minister for Senior
Victorians Lisa Neville.
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Housing
New housing units open in St
Kilda, Elwood
Three new residential
developments totalling 89 affordable units for low-income earners and people
with disabilities have been opened in St Kilda and Elwood thanks to a $15.2
million investment by the Government.
Docklands apartments going up
An innovative development to
boost affordable housing for those on low and medium incomes is taking shape in
Melbourne’s Docklands precinct, following an almost $14 million investment by
the Government.
Mental Health
Shared support helps teens talk
through troubles
Helping teenagers recognise and
talk through mental health concerns can play a big role in providing them with
the right treatment and support, says Minister for Mental Health Lisa Neville.
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Rural and Regional Health
Fast track for rural surgery
More than 900 country patients
will have their elective surgery fast-tracked over the next year thanks to a
$5.7 million Victorian Government initiative.
Plaque honours retiring doctor
Swan Hill District Hospital has
honoured retiring nephrologist and consultant general physician Dr John Niall
with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque.
Forum focuses on Deakin,
Department partnerships
A Department of Human Services’
Barwon South West/Deakin University symposium on university-government
partnerships has showcased best practice.
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