Senate report seeks solutions for dental services in rural areas
The National Rural Health Alliance says several of their key recommendations on access to dental services in rural Australia have been incorporated in a Senate report.
National Rural Health Month highlights healthcare inequities
November is National Rural Health Month highlighting the inequities that rural, regional and remote Australians face when trying to access health care.
Tripling bulk billing won’t increase GP numbers: Marshall
Adam Marshall has welcomed an announcement this week by the Federal Government tripling the bulk billing incentive, but says it will do little for people in rural areas with little or no access to a GP.
Anderson frustrated by delay on Tamworth PET scan
Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson says the Labor Government’s commitment to deliver a PET Scan to Tamworth Hospital by the end of 2023 is on shaky ground
Local health organisation finalist in national awards
Local non profit HealthWISE has been named as a finalist for two National Rural and Remote Health Awards.
Petition to bring a doctor to Barraba
Kevin Anderson has lodged a petition with 1000 signatures calling on the government to address the doctor shortage in Barraba
Inverell Hospital short on doctors for the long weekend
Health department officials are scrambling to find locum doctors to cover the long weekend at Inverell Hospital but admit there may be some shifts without a doctor in the building.
Calls to not fear people living with dementia during Dementia Action Week
Despite increasing awareness and dementia being the second leading cause of death, fear and a lack of understanding about the condition leads to real-world impacts on people living with dementia.
Baristas whip up coffee and convos for R U OK? Day
Free cuppas sparked conversations on mental health in cafés across the region this morning for R U OK? Day
Health scholarships for students from Moree, Warialda, Bingara or Collarenebri
Two $10,000 scholarships have opened applications for locals in their second year of a health degree at university.