Building of the new hospital and ambulance station for Glen Innes will start in just two weeks after Hutchison Builders won the tender for the major construction project.
Health
Quirindi Hospital supports visiting staff with new sustainable accomodation
Quirindi Hospital is now home to two new sustainable accommodation units, supporting visiting frontline health staff, as part of a $35 million Regional Housing Package.
Breaking: Decision overturned, funding restored to Uralla Medical Centre
The decision by Services Australia to withhold funding which threatened to close the Uralla Medical Centre has been overturned after the intervention of federal Health Minister Mark Butler.
Palliative care expansion for Tamworth Hospital as part of $743m package
A purpose-built palliative care unit to be built at Tamworth Hospital as part of a $743 million package from the NSW Government to improve end of life care.
Mayor, patients, add to calls to save Uralla Medical Centre
Uralla Mayor Rob Bell and patients have added their voice to the call from local MPs Adam Marshall and Barnaby Joyce for the federal government to intervene and keep the Uralla Medical Centre open.
Bureaucracy blamed as cause of threatened closure of Uralla’s only full time doctor
The small village of Uralla has been reeling from news that the town’s only full time doctor is going to close its doors in a matter of days due to what has been described as ‘bureaucracy gone mad’.
Breaking: Marshall, Joyce seek urgent intervention to save Uralla Medical Centre
Adam Marshall and Barnaby Joyce have called for urgent intervention to save the popular Uralla Medical Centre from closing.
Covid testing for Chinese travellers introduced after hesitation
After initial hesitation, the Australian Government will introduce pre-departure testing for COVID-19 for people travelling to Australia from China.
Cheaper prescription costs today for millions, but not those who need it most
The maximum cost of a PBS covered prescription will drop today for most people, but for those with a concession card their medication cost is increasing from $6.80 to $7.30 per script.
Voluntary-assisted dying now available in Queensland
Terminally ill Queenslanders are now able to ask for medically-assisted death after the state’s voluntary-assisted dying scheme came into effect at midnight.