17 October 2018
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Review To Keep People Safe
October 5, 2018
Non-emergency patient transport providers who flout the rules and put patients at risk will be targeted by snap audits and tough new penalties. Minister for Ambulance Services Jill Hennessy today announced a re-elected Andrews Labor Government will review the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Act to strengthen compliance and enforcement and ensure the highest quality of care […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Health
More Cancer Research To Improve Care And Save Lives
October 2, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government is helping Victoria’s best and brightest researchers discover new breakthroughs in cancer prevention, treatment and care. Minister for Health Jill Hennessy today announced the 13 recipients who will share in the Labor Government’s $10 million funding boost to ensure they can continue working on ground-breaking discoveries and medical breakthroughs. The Victorian […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Health
Safescript To Save Lives In Western Victoria
October 1, 2018
Australia’s first comprehensive real-time prescription monitoring system being rolled out by the Andrews Labor Government will come online in Western Victoria from tomorrow. Minister for Health Jill Hennessy today joined clinicians at Ballarat Health Services to announce SafeScript would be rolled out from tomorrow across the Western Victoria Primary Health Network, and the rest of […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Health
Artwork Honours The Late Joan Kirner AC
October 1, 2018
Striking artwork honouring Victoria’s first female premier and the contribution of all Victorian women will take pride of place at the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Minister for Health Jill Hennessy today unveiled the statue, “Woman”, which will become the centrepiece of the state-of-the-art hospital’s foyer. The $200 million hospital, being built by the […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Health
Extra Rehabilitation Beds For Victorian Youth
September 27, 2018
A new youth residential rehabilitation facility will be established in Gippsland to provide extra support, closer to home for young regional Victorians suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing announced the new 20 bed facility today, which will help young people to address their alcohol and drug problems, while developing […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing
Labor Government Opens New Ambulance Station For Sale
September 26, 2018
Patients in Sale will get the urgent care they need faster and paramedics now have the safe, modern base they deserve thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Ambulance Services Jill Hennessy today joined hard-working local paramedics to open the cutting-edge Sale Ambulance Branch on Cunningham Street. The new branch replaces an ageing ambulance […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Health
Backing Gippsland’s Paramedics To Deliver The Best Care
September 26, 2018
Patients in Traralgon will get the urgent care they need faster and paramedics now have the safe, modern base they deserve thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Ambulance Services Jill Hennessy today joined hard-working paramedics to open the cutting-edge Traralgon Ambulance Station on Princes Street. The new branch will replace the small Campbell […]
More Hospital And Aged Care Beds For Melbourne’s East
September 25, 2018
Families in Melbourne’s outer-east will be able to access better hospital and aged care services close to home with a re-elected Andrews Labor Government to deliver a massive expansion of the Angliss Hospital at Ferntree Gully. Premier Daniel Andrews today unveiled the $20 million new intensive care unit, second short-stay unit, refurbished paediatric area and […]
Protecting Our Kids From The Flu As Canberra Fails To Act
September 23, 2018
The Andrews Labor Government will once again ensure kids under five can get a free flu shot next winter as new data shows flu cases have dropped dramatically. Minister for Health Jill Hennessy today announced the Labor Government will go it alone again and make flu shots available for children aged between six months and […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Health
Matthew Guy And The Liberals Undermine Nurses And Patients
September 21, 2018
Matthew Guy and the Liberals have once again let down Victorian nurses and patients by blocking moves that would enshrine in law better care for sick and injured Victorians. For too long nurses and midwives were forced to trade away their own pay and conditions to guarantee ratios in enterprise agreements, which make sure they […]
Categories: Media Release, Minister for Health
