The Hon Tony Abbott MHR - Media Items
Listed below are media items for The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Former Minister for Health and Ageing
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Previous MinistersAugust 2005
31 August 2005
Palliative care grants to benefit terminally ill
People with terminal illnesses, their families and carers, will benefit from the $23 million Commonwealth Government grants program to improve palliative care services in local communities, which was announced in the Budget.
30 August 2005
Wholesale distribution of PBS medicines – release of summary of submissions
The Commonwealth Government today released a summary of the submissions received in response to its recent consultation paper on payments for the wholesale distribution of medicines.
26 August 2005
Health Reform - Its possibilities and limitations
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott's, speech notes for the Queensland Press Club, Carlton Crest in Brisbane.
26 August 2005
Improvements in Indigenous mortality rate
The Commonwealth Government is pleased to see modest but significant improvements in the health status of Indigenous people as revealed in the 2005 edition of The Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
26 August 2005
GP bulk-billing rate reaches its highest level in the bush
The nation's GP bulk-billing rate has almost reached 75 per cent as a result of the Australian Government’s measures to strengthen Medicare.
24 August 2005
Invitation to apply to provide MRI services in Dubbo
The Australian Government today advertised for applications to provide a Medicare-eligible Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) service in Dubbo.
22 August 2005
$1 million for Make-A-Wish Foundation
As part of the Strengthening Cancer Care initiative, the Howard Government committed $1 million to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help support families of children with cancer.
19 August 2005
New national guiding principles for safer use of medicines
The Australian Government has released new national guiding principles to encourage safer use of medicines for consumers, the Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, said today.
19 August 2005
More doctors in all states
Tthe latest AIHW report, Medical labour force 2003, shows that the number of doctors increased in all regions of Australia in the year to 2003.
09 August 2005
Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement - wholesale distribution of PBS medicines
The Australian Government has released a consultation paper for payments for the wholesale distribution of medicines funded under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. These payments are part of the negotiation of the Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement between the government and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
06 August 2005
The trouble with reform
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott's, speech notes for Consilium at Coolum, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
02 August 2005
Health Informatics Conference
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, spoke at the Health Informatics Conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre on 2 August 2005.
02 August 2005
Leading Australian research showcased in new book
A new national publication showcases the work of some of Australia’s leading researchers.
01 August 2005
New drugs subsidised on the PBS
People with cancer, asthma, diabetes and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will benefit from several new drugs now subsidised through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).