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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
New CEO to continue Organ and Tissue Donation Reforms
Ms Yael Cass is to head up the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority from 5 February 2011.
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
New Deputy Chair appointed to key Mental Health Advisory Group
South Australia's Social Inclusion Commissioner, Monsignor David Cappo, has been appointed deputy chairman of the National Advisory Council on Mental Health - a key strategic group providing specialist policy advice on mental health to the Australian Government.
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Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Organ donations highest in Australia's recorded donation history
More Australian families are consenting to their loved ones becoming organ donors, with November recording the highest rate of donations for the same month in Australia's recorded organ donation and transplant history, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Catherine King announced today.
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Monday, 13 December 2010
Early Successes in Efforts to 'Close the Gap'
A new report on the Australian Governments multi-million dollar commitment to tackling chronic disease in Indigenous communities shows positive progress is being made.
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Monday, 13 December 2010
New Director for the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Mr David Kalisch has been appointed the new Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Monday, 13 December 2010
MyHospitals - Shining a light on Australian Hospitals
The MyHospitals website, which gives the community clear, comparable and user-friendly information about the services and the performance of their local hospital, was launched on 10 December.
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