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Monday, 04 April 2011
Record Number of Doctors in Training Delivered by National Health Reform
A record 900 GPs have started training this year, as a result of the Australian Government 2019 national health reforms.
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Monday, 04 April 2011
Food and Health Dialogue Community
The Australian Government Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, chaired the sixth meeting of the Food and Health Dialogue on 25 March 2011.
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Friday, 01 April 2011
Measles outbreaks in Australia
Queensland Health is alerting general practitioners to be on the lookout for the symptoms of measles, due to current outbreaks of the disease in Australia.
Given the frequency of interstate and intrastate travel, further measles cases could present anywhere in Queensland over the next few weeks.
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Thursday, 24 March 2011
QEII Emergency Department to Double in Size
The upgrade of Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee (QEII) Hospital has been given a significant boost with an additional $68.5 million in funding from the Australian Government including a doubling of the size of the emergency department.
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Thursday, 24 March 2011
50 Bed Boost for Logan Hospital Redevelopment: National Health Reform Delivering
The upgrade of Logan Hospital has been given a shot in the arm with a boost of $175 million in new funding from the Australian Government to deliver 50 new beds and a new emergency department building.
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Thursday, 24 March 2011
182 GP Training Places for Queensland
182 new GPs will begin training in Queensland this year as the Australian Government continues to deliver national health reform benefits, helping Queenslanders to see and contact a doctor when they need to.
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