health
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Anger over federal cuts to aged care
Opposition MPs and a Gisborne-based health service have slammed cuts to aged-care funding in this year’s federal budget. Aged-care providers will lose more than $1 billion…
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Romsey’s Annie Phelan shares cancer story
Romsey’s Annie Phelan shared her personal story of cancer and a few tales from her acting career during a charity event at the town’s library…
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Sunbury Community Health marks 40 years
When Sunbury Community Health opened its doors in 1976 it had just four staff, including a community health nurse, social worker, part-time physiotherapist and a…
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Funding needed to deal with dementia ‘tsunami’
Respect and resources are the key ingredients needed to help aged care providers such as Macedon Ranges Health deal with a ‘‘tsunami’’ of dementia cases,…
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Permanent BreastScreen clinic opens in Sunbury
Hume council mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou opened up about her own breast cancer battle while helping to open a permanent BreastScreen clinic in Sunbury on Monday.…
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Autism inspiration out of the blue
The amazing things people with autism can accomplish are being put firmly in focus as part of Autism Awareness Month events in Sunbury and the…
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Sunbury Medicare office ‘unlikely’
Sunbury residents are being urged to petition for a Medicare office in the town. But with growing numbers of people claiming rebates electronically at doctors’…
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Diagnostic fees may cost families ‘thousands’
Labor MPs have warned that Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents being treated for serious illnesses, including cancer, could face large bills for MRIs, X-rays and…
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Local dementia cases tipped to soar
Alarming new research shows the number of people living with dementia in Hume and the Macedon Ranges is expected to soar by more than 640…
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Longer wait for ambulances in Sunbury
New figures reveal that ambulance response times for emergency code one calls to Sunbury blew out from an average of 12 minutes and 51 seconds…
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Mental health first aid for teens in crisis
A Gisborne mum who took part in a youth mental health first aid program is encouraging others to equip themselves with skills that could save…
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Take a stand against sitting
Inner-west residents are being urged to get on their feet in the wake of research highlighting the ill-effects of prolonged sitting. Professor Stuart Biddle of…
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