http://www.yourhealth.gov.auen-auyourhealth@health.gov.au (yourHealth Webmaster)Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:27 +1000http://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/RSS.xml/$FILE/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.yourhealth.gov.auhttp://www.yourhealth.gov.au/internet/yourhealth/publishing.nsf/xml/RSS.xml http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp043.htmAn online “learning centre” which details how the Australian Government’s new electronic health record system will work for patients and practitioners has been launched.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp043.htmFri, 11 May 2012 16:47:55 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-mb-mb032.htmUnder landmark changes to the aged care system, more people will get to keep their home, and more people will get to stay in their home as they receive aged care. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-mb-mb032.htmFri, 20 Apr 2012 10:20:50 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-ck-ck014.htmVisiting Australia for the 2012 Annual DonateLife Network Forum, Dr Laura Siminoff from the USA and Associate Professor Marti Manyalich from Spain have joined delegates to share their experience of organ and tissue donation reform in their home countries and explore opportunities to further Australia’s.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-ck-ck014.htmWed, 28 Mar 2012 11:48:49 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp026.htmResidents of Penrith will have shorter waiting times and greater access to surgical procedures with the opening of a new surgical wing at Nepean hospital.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp026.htmMon, 12 Mar 2012 10:53:30 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp024.htmPatients at the Mersey Community Hospital are set to benefit from a new $5.3 million Emergency Department which was officially opened on 9 March 2012.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp024.htmFri, 09 Mar 2012 -1:-1:-1 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp025.htmA once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernise, expand and improve health care services for all Tasmanians has been realised in a new redevelopment masterplan for the Royal Hobart Hospital.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp025.htmFri, 09 Mar 2012 -1:-1:-1 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp021.htmDoctors and nurses will be given more information about how they can continue to protect their patients from the spread of infectious diseases with the release of new national data on how often hospital staff wash their hands.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp021.htmTue, 06 Mar 2012 11:46:48 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp018.htmHealth Minister Tanya Plibersek has welcomed the final report of the National Advisory Council on Dental Health.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp018.htmMon, 27 Feb 2012 09:34:01 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp017.htmA record number of medical school graduates have this year begun their vocational training to become GPs under a $150 million Australian Government program.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp017.htmThu, 23 Feb 2012 09:14:12 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp010.htmHealth Minister Tanya Plibersek has welcomed a new study which shows the Australian Government’s policy of cutting the time patients wait in hospital emergency departments can “save lives.”http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp010.htmMon, 06 Feb 2012 09:15:36 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-mb-mb003.htmThe Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, launched Australia’s first National Mental Health Commission on 23 January 2012.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-mb-mb003.htmMon, 23 Jan 2012 14:01:13 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-mb-mb002.htmFrom 21 January 2012, advertisements are appearing in newspapers across the country inviting Australians with a lived experience of mental illness to help shape national mental health reform.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-mb-mb002.htmSat, 21 Jan 2012 -1:-1:-1 +1000 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp001.htmParents celebrating the arrival of a baby in the New Year are reminded about the Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Helpline – 1800 882 436.http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr12-tp-tp001.htmMon, 02 Jan 2012 10:59:53 +1000