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Posted inHealth
Should you consider self-insurance? Health insurance premiums skyrocket
Health insurance premiums skyrocket. Hear what Consumer group CHOICE has to say about it.
Posted inGunnedah, Health, Moree, Narrabri
Rural Mothers Receive Postnatal Support Via PHN’s Innovative Virtual Psychologist Pilot
Rural mothers in Narrabri, Gunnedah, and Moree to receive crucial postnatal mental health support through a new pilot program.
Posted inHealth, Tamworth
New England women driving for hours to access understaffed midwifery units
A NSW Parliamentary inquiry has heard the Tamworth midwifery team are short 58% of the required staff.
Posted inHealth, Volunteering
Bloodbikes hoping to ramp up volunteer operations locally
Volunteer motorcycle organisation Bloodbikes Australia has been operating in New England for the last few years, but it plans to ramp up its activities in the area very soon.
Posted inGlen Innes, Health
New design released for the Glen Innes Hospital redevelopment
New design plans for the $50 million Glen Innes Hospital Redevelopment is now on public display.
Posted inHealth, Local News
Service NSW “Kangaroo Bus” visiting Aboriginal communities
A number of New England towns will soon have better access to government services and transactions with a dedicated Service NSW Mobile Service Centre.
Posted inFederal Politics, Health
Rural health still on life support after modest budget
Rural healthcare has received only a modest lifeline in the federal budget, despite the government’s grand vision for the future of Australia’s regions.
Posted inGunnedah, Health, Indigenous, Tamworth
New England pharmacies get a boost of power
A pilot program to improve health outcomes for First Nations peoples will launch in the New England region with $70,000 of seed funding.
Posted inHealth, Tamworth
Tamworth man fights to get much-needed medication on the PBS
Tamworth resident, Ryan Harding, is currently going head-to-head with the Australian Government in a bid to get the drug Belzutifan on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).