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Medicare Rebate - Comprehensive Health Assessment

Submitted By bthill - 13-September-2007 11:14 am

The Department of Human Services has just informed Country Care that a special comprehensive health assessment is available to people with intellectual disabilities, allowing G.P's to recieve an increased rebate from Medicare to cover the costs.

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Aquired Brain Injury Increased Support

Submitted By bthill - 11-September-2007 4:07 pm

Move over Bracks, the Brumby Government has started a campaign to assist young people recovering from severe brain injuries as a result of accident and other causes.

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Nurse-on-Call Success

Submitted By Editor - 6-July-2007 7:51 pm

Health Minister Bronwyn Pike reports that Nurse-on-Call in the Hume and High Country is a hit with Families as more than 10,700 calls were made to the Nurse-on-Call hot line.The service was used for people seeking information and advice on medical conditions ranging from vomiting and fever, abdominal pain and discomfort, diarrhoea to nausea and chest pains.The latest figures show

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COMMONWEALTH SHOULD FUND DISABILITY SERVICES

Submitted By Editor - 10-August-2007 12:47 pm
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