Author: healthprofessionalradio

Overview

• Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says the recent drop in waiting times at Townsville Hospital are due to direct action from the hospital.

• The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital Health Service has said that incorrect media reports have been the chief cause of delays in the construction of a new mental health facility.

• Australian scientists have discovered a link between Alzheimer’s disease and the blood disorder anaemia.

• The Australian Medical Association has appealed to the Queensland Government to scrap a proposed trial for pharmacists to administer flu shots.

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• India’s government has said that stopping new cases of polio is a landmark achievement. The government’s vaccination program has resulted in no new polio cases in over 3 years.

• It’s hoped that a new alliance between 3 of the Hunter Valley’s largest healthcare providers will increase quality of care for people in the region living with chronic illness.

• A Bathurst psychiatrist says Dubbo is about to lose the services of three mental health experts due to the of travel expense payments by the Western Local Health District.

• Concerns over declining immunisation rates for South-East Queensland children have sparked the launch of a new Australian-first health program.

• The NSW state government will ban cigarette smoking in apartment and unit housing after a recent study found smoking increases health risks for all occupants.

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• A group of global health experts is appealing to health authorities and food manufacturers around the world to reduce the amount of sugar used in their products.

• The NSW Opposition has called on the government to release concrete details on their plans to construct a new hospital at Maitland.

• Health warnings have been issued as a scorching heatwave starts to move from Western Australia into the country’s south-east.

• The Federal Government needs to start using its power to introduce Opal fuel to some outback petrol stations, the Central Australian Youth Link-Up Service has said.

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• The Queensland state coroner is soon to commence an investigation into the case of a 9-year-old boy from south Brisbane, who died less than a day after being discharged from hospital in Brisbane.

• There are concerns from Wagga residents who are advocating a hospice for the area that they are being silenced. Craig Hesketh, a local advocate said the Murrumbidgee Local Health District has declined to hold a public forum on the issue.

• In NSW paramedic union has raised concerns that some New South Wales stations are being staffed entirely by interns.

• As millions of people return to work this month after enjoying a summer break, beyondblue CEO Kate Carnell has reassured people that it‟s normal to experience the “back-to-work blues” for a few days.