General News
Hospitals get thumbs up from people
who count
Nineteen out of every 20 patients being treated in Victorian public
hospitals say they were either satisfied or very satisfied with
their experience.
Focus on carers’ health
The theme for Carers Week 2004 will be Health and Wellbeing.
Tracey Slatter to head rural council
Colac Otway Shire Council has appointed Tracey Slatter as its new
Chief Executive Officer.
Conference calls for people to dig in
Therapeutic garden design, food insecurity, community-supported
agriculture and gardening in schools will be among topics for discussion
at the Horticultural Therapy Association of Victoria (HTAV) and
Cultivating Community’s Dirty Hands—Happy Hearts
conference.
Funding boost for medical research
institutes
Eighteen of Victoria’s top medical research institutes will
share more than $22 million in State Government infrastructure funding.
New housing for people with a disability
The $1 million redevelopment of a former aged care facility in
Beaumaris will give people with a disability the opportunity to
participate more fully in community life.
Project tackles manual handling
injuries
WorkSafe Victoria will work with health and aged care facilities
to identify the best ways to reduce the risk of manual handling
injuries occurring to health and community services workers.
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Metropolitan Health
Research looks at postnatal care
in Victoria
A group of La Trobe University researchers is conducting a state-wide
review of public hospital postnatal care (PinC).
Austin opens Medihotel
The Austin’s new Medihotel will provide accommodation for
patients who require treatment in the hospital throughout the day
but do not require overnight medical care.
Group advises on care for young people
with cancer
Representatives of medical, corporate and philanthropic fields
make up the onTrac @ Peter Mac advisory group.
Austin help for Athens athletes
Paralympians competing in Athens in September will have the backup
of an Austin Health expert to ensure they don’t miss an event
because of problems with artificial limbs.
Bayside appoints Jennifer Williams
Bayside Health has appointed Jennifer Williams as Chief Executive.
Ovarian cancer trials begin at the
Austin
Up to 20 ovarian cancer patients will be recruited by a selection
of Melbourne’s leading gynaecological oncologists for phase
two of a cancer vaccine trial at Austin Hospital.
Public Health
Cancer services learn breast care
program lessons
Hospital chief executive officers, consumers, clinicians and representatives
of peak national cancer groups took part in the Informing Cancer
Services Improvements: Lessons learnt from the Breast Services Enhancement
Program in Victoria forum.
Who wants measles to go? We all
do
The World Health Organisation Western Pacific Region will propose
a campaign to eradicate measles by 2012.
Health and safety drive walking school
bus
Health Minister Bronwyn Pike and Melbourne Lord Mayor John So have
launched a transport initiative with a difference at Errol Street
Primary School, North Melbourne.
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Disability Services
Program points to better behaviour
A $5.43 million Government funding boost will help more parents
manage the difficult behaviours of children with a disability.
A Show on Platform 2
Selected work by artists with Down syndrome will be displayed on
Platform 2, Flinders Street Railway Station from October 4 to 22.
Rise and dine to beat bone risks
People with a disability are urged to eat well, be active and get
out in the sun to reduce the risk of broken bones.
Better access to libraries for people
with disabilities
Victoria’s public libraries will be easier to access for people
with a disability through a new Government initiative.
Speech therapy service is a first
for Victoria
A new speech therapy service will help people with a disability
in north-east Victoria improve their communication skills.
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Community Care
Funding boost for foster care families
More than 250 foster carers in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs
will benefit from a $20.7 million Government funding boost to care
for vulnerable children.
$1 million to fight problem gambling
in local areas
The Government will provide $1 million for local community groups
to tackle problem gambling in their neighbourhood.
Community Health
New community health service centre
for Manningham
Health Minister Bronwyn Pike has opened spacious new premises for
the Manningham Community Health Service in Doncaster Road.
Aged Care
Diversity must for service provision
Culturally-sensitive health and community services should be the
norm, not an afterthought, says Aged Care Minister Gavin Jennings.
Harvie Krumpet creator to address
dementia seminar
Oscar-winning creator of Harvie Krumpet Adam Elliot and
international leader on ageing research Professor Zaven Khachaturian
will headline a public forum on dementia on World Alzheimer’s
Day on Tuesday, September 21.
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Housing
Housing history a meaty tale
The stock saleyards and abattoirs that were for many years part
of the Flemington and Kensington scene are long gone.
Housing boost for St Kilda
The former Chelmsford Rooming House in St Kilda was saved from
private purchase and possible demolition when the Government stepped
in and bought the site in 2002.
Victory Boulevard unveils major
public housing revamp
Almost 50 years after the original Victory Boulevard housing estate
in Ashburton was completed, Premier Steve Bracks and Housing Minister
Candy Broad have officially opened a $6 million redevelopment.
Seymour units win builders award
A nine-unit housing complex in Seymour has been recognised by the
Master Builders Association for its excellence.
Mental Health
Group to advise on mental health
Victorian mental health bodies now have top-level input into $650
million in State funding.
Rural and Regional Health
Fast-track for rural surgery
More than 1,800 country patients will have their elective surgery
fast-tracked as a result of a Government hospital initiative.
Latrobe students look to careers
in health
More than 80 local students in Years 10, 11 and 12 attended the
Look Local Careers in Health day at Latrobe Regional Hospital.
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Rise
and dine to beat bone risks
