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Monday, 21 September 2009
Closing the Gap - Indigenous Health Project Officers in Divisions of General Practice
The Australian Government has provided $34.7 million over three years to fund 94 full-time equivalent new Indigenous Health Project Officer positions
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Monday, 21 September 2009
Bill to enhance Medicare compliance
The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today introduced into the parliament the Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009 that will enhance the compliance program for the Medicare scheme.
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Monday, 21 September 2009
Organ & tissue donation rates
The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, today unveiled the National Communications Charter Signatories Wall at the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority.
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Monday, 21 September 2009
CATSIN Conference gets Underway 'We Can Do It - Yes We Can'
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, today congratulated the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN) on its 11th national conference in Melbourne.
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Monday, 21 September 2009
Extended Medicare Safety Net measure
Today the Government's Medicare Safety Net changes passed the Senate. The Rudd Government knows that patients rely on the Safety Net.
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Monday, 21 September 2009
Indigenous Health Minister Gets Down to Business
Business improvement and corporate governance will be the main topics of discussion during a two-day conference beginning today in Sydney for Indigenous health organisations from across NSW.
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