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General News
Report
shows 4,000 fewer wait for surgery
The number of people
on elective surgery waiting lists is the lowest it has been since
1998 and is almost 4,000 below the number of people waiting at the
end of 1999.
Victoria
welcomes its 7,000th extra nurse
The Victorian Government
has recruited more than 7,000 extra nurses into the State's public
hospital system since 1999, says Premier Steve Bracks.
More
energy savings for low-income homes
About 30,000 low-income
Victorian households using bottled LPG or non-mains metered power
for cooking and heating are now eligible for Government energy rebates
of up to $141 a year.
Therapy
over the airwaves
Listeners to RRR's
weekly Radiotherapy program will be familiar with Dr Mal
Practice, BabyDoc and Dr Malice.
Young
carers attend national conference
Young Victorian carer
Teresa Morgan and Try Youth and Community Services Young Carer Project
Worker Hanna Maxwell took part in the 2nd National Young Carers
Summit 2006 on the Gold Coast.
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Public Health
Diabetes
study wins award
A groundbreaking insight
into Australia's diabetes epidemic was one of the success stories
of the 10th annual Victorian Public Health Awards.
Head
injuries dominate ladder falls
Trauma researchers
at the Alfred Hospital have begun looking at preventative measures
to improve ladder safety following the release of statistics that
show one-in-three ladder falls results in severe head injury.
Youth
smoking rates plummet in Victoria
Youth smoking rates
in Victoria have hit their lowest point since records began more
than 20 years ago, according to results from a new survey.
Disability Services
Council
commits to access
The Shire of Campaspe
is working towards making all its buildings provide universal access
so people with a disability are not discriminated against.
Refurbishment
and replacement program for community houses
The first home to be
built under a $39.5 million Government scheme to refurbish or replace
community houses across Victoria has been officially opened by the
Minister for Community Services Sherryl Garbutt.
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Public Housing
Help
for Geelong public housing communities
Housing Minister Candy
Broad has launched several programs to be managed by Geelong's Bethany
Community Support.
School's
in for older people and families in Heathmont
The site of the long-closed
Heathmont Primary School has been given a new lease of life with
the completion of 21 architect-designed social housing units to
provide much-needed accommodation in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.
Neighbourhood
renewal hits the road
Traralgon College has
received a $17,000 grant to enable Year 11 and 12 students to receive
automotive training and work towards raising funds to help young
people with cancer at the same time.
The
flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la
Across the state, the
lack of rain is creating hardship for rural landowners and residential
garden lovers.
Mental Health
Lecture
addresses history of grief
The Sixth Annual Grief
Lecture will explore the features and causes of a profound transformation
in the 20th century history of loss and grief.
Helping
kids keep a spring in their step
Victorian children
needing help to deal with life's challenges can now tap into advice
on an interactive website.
Centre
gives hope to young people
A new facility in Ringwood
will provide an important resource for young people with mental
health problems.
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Metropolitan Health
Hospital
with a history has a bright future
The
Royal Women's Hospital has a proud 150-year history of innovation
and achievement but its future looms just as exciting, says Premier
Steve Bracks.
Victoria
leads the way in world-first trauma trial
In a world-first medical
trial, doctors and nurses will be guided by prompts on a 'superscreen'
to help reduce the number of Victorians dying as a result of trauma.
New
program aims to prevent patient DVT
Awareness of the risks
of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on a long haul flight has
become as much a part of overseas travel as jetlag or dehydration.
Blast
from the past helps train anaesthetists
Anaesthesia trainees
at the Alfred Hospital will benefit from a specialist field anaesthesia
machine, donated to the hospital by engineering company Ulco Medical.
Program
cuts hospital visits
One hundred thousand
chronically-ill Victorians have saved themselves a record 600,000
days in hospital thanks to a five-year Government program.
Northern
nurse is Australasian best
Northern Hospital Emergency
Department Clinical Nurse Educator Julie Considine has been named
Emergency Nurse of the Year by the College of Emergency Nursing
Australasia (CENA).
Alfred
leads world hyperbaric trial
The Alfred Hospital's
hyperbaric service will lead an international multi-centre trial
to investigate whether the early use of hyperbaric oxygen can reduce
complications and improve outcomes for people with severe lower
leg injuries.
Transplant
man gets new life
Just over two years
ago, Andy King had a double lung transplant at the Alfred Hospital.
World
first in breast cancer
A world-first Victorian
cancer trial has enabled specialists to predict breast cancer patients'
chances of survival—and better inform them about which treatment
option has the best probability of success.
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Office for Children
$1.1
million more to counsel abused children
The Government will
eliminate counselling waiting lists for sexually-abused children.
Construction
starts on new Dimboola children's centre
Minister for Children
Sherryl Garbutt has turned the sod to mark the start of work on
a new $365,000 children's centre in Dimboola.
Long-time
foster carers honoured during celebration day
Victorian foster carers
who have dedicated 20 or more years of care to vulnerable children
were honoured at a Foster Care Celebration Day at Collingwood Children's
Farm.
Awards
honour excellence in helping vulnerable children
Five child, youth and
family workers have been recognised for making a significant difference
to the lives of Victoria's most vulnerable children and young people.
Experts
for childhood summit
Chair of Public Health
and Divisional Director of Research at the University of Warwick
in the UK, Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown, and Director of the Irving
B. Harris Infant Studies Program at Erikson Institute's Graduate
School in Child Development in Chicago, USA, Professor Linda Gilkerson,
are keynote speakers at the Queen Elizabeth Centre's 4th biennial
Early Childhood conference.
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Aged Care
New
housing for homeless people opens in Kew
Aged Care Minister
Gavin Jennings joined Archbishop Denis Hart and 150 guests including
the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Charity Sister Elizabeth
Dodds at the opening of St Vincent's Health's new purpose-built
Prague House for the homeless in Kew.
Rural and Regional Health
Barwon
Health researchers win local awards
Two Barwon Health researchers
were saluted at the Smart Geelong Network Researcher of the Year
Awards.
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Victoria
welcomes its 7,000th extra nurse
