http://www.yourhealth.gov.auen-auyourhealth@health.gov.auFri, 12 Mar 2010 16:13:42 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/RSS.xml/$FILE/yourhealth.jpghttp://www.yourhealth.gov.auhttp://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/xml/RSS.xmlhttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr039.htmThe Australian Government will take full policy and funding responsibility for GP and primary health care services in Australia.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr039.htmThu, 04 Mar 2010 12:47:29 +1000http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr040.htmThe Australian Government’s new National Health and Hospital Network will help ensure the long-term sustainability of Australia’s finances and underpin high-quality health services into the future.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr040.htmThu, 04 Mar 2010 12:46:29 +1000http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr042.htmLocal Hospital Networks will be established across the country and paid directly by the Australian Government for each public hospital service they provide.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr042.htmThu, 04 Mar 2010 12:45:10 +1000http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr041.htmThe Australian Government will for the first time become the majority funder of the public hospital system.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr041.htmThu, 04 Mar 2010 12:43:10 +1000http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr038.htmThe Australian Government announced major structural reforms to Australia’s health and hospital system on Wednesday 3 March 2010. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr10-nr-nr038.htmWed, 03 Mar 2010 13:27:35 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0747Phil calls for more drastic action to stop people from smoking.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0747Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:31:42 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0749Daniel says that the government should allocate more money to the states and territories to fund health care. http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0749Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:27:25 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0748Phillip would like to see more national policies to support community and aged care teams and to help them “move faster when people are in real need”.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0748Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:25:23 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0720Luke says the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge sends young people a strong preventative health message, and would like to see more funding for the inter- school competition. http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0720Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:16:06 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0719Scott believes there should be a greater push for nurse practitioners and physician assistants to be allowed to provide medical care in hospital emergency departments to reduce patient waiting times.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0719Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:14:21 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/story0058Patricia is concerned over waiting times for dental treatment, her daughter has a hole in her tooth, and has been on a waiting list for more than six months. http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/story0058Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:11:06 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0710Anthony says that primary care, drug prescription and surgery are "not the exclusive domains of someone who has completed a medical degree."http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0710Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:30:40 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/story0057Jill is a 33 year old mother of two and would like to tell the world to stop smoking after losing more than half her tongue to cancer.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/story0057Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:28:34 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/story0055Marissa says she cannot afford to see a specialist to find out what has caused her to have digestive problems for nearly 12 months.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/story0055Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:17:53 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0684Louisa believes that e-health should be a completely voluntary system that people can either opt for or against.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0684Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:10:40 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0683Catherine believes health professionals in Australia could be better matched with the right health care services.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0683Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:08:38 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/event20100127bThe Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, held a roundtable discussion on health reform at Cloncurry in Northern Queensland on Wednesday 27 January 2010.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/event20100127bFri, 29 Jan 2010 11:49:51 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0389Lynne would like to see more preventative, community based care to reduce the number of people needing acute care treatment in hospitals. http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0389Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:58:54 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0116Carolyn would like to see a more holistic approach to the treating mental illness, and more focus on prevention and early intervention.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/whatyouthink0116Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:57:06 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/event20100110On Monday 27 January 2010, the Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, held a health reform consultation at Mount Isa Hospital, in North Western Queensland.http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/event20100110Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:01:44 +1000