SCUH transport pilot update
After 18 months of negotiations and ‘roundtables’ with Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH),...
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Category: Health, Wellbeing and Disability
Illicit drug reform: conversations we need to have
Often you will hear me in Parliament, through columns or our newsletter, raise ‘conversations we need to have’. These are the ones often regarding complex or conflicting decision-making. Last year, in response to inbox concerns...
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Wait times at casualty/emergency at various hospitals during peak periods is being assessed, and it was good to meet with the Regional team regarding both causes, and solutions. Causes identified included residents using...
Read MoreNoosa Hospital – Update
A progress meeting with Shane Mitchell, CEO of Noosa Hospital regarding the lease renewal for 2020 which is currently being finalised. No items of concern.
Read MoreMP Media – People not politics
MP MEDIA – Courier Mail – Thankyou Sarah Vogler for highlighting the importance that recommendations from the current inquiry be handled by those Members of Parliament who authorised it. Out of compassion and...
Read MoreMP Speech – Voluntary Assisted Dying
VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING LAW REFORM MP SPEECH – VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING – With the current inquiry nearing completion, I made a heartfelt plea on behalf of all Queenslanders.This is not about politics, it is about...
Read MoreMP News – Voluntary Assisted Dying
MP MEDIA Courier Mail In outlining the importance of a bipartisan approach regarding VAD in my Private Members Statement, I made a plea. This is not about politics. This is about our people, genuine compassion for them and their...
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Qld Ambulance Service – Dementia Friendly pack
Wonderful to meet with our Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) for feedback and input into the...
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Katie Rose Cottage Hospice update
Today we welcomed the announcement of the State Government funding partnership with Katie Rose...
Read MoreYoung Agents Of Change Set To Shape Queensland’s Future
Evidence of the power of young leaders to sway negative attitudes to violence against women among their peers has been released today. The report, Young people as agents of change in preventing violence against women, evaluated...
Read MoreGrants to tackle Cyberbullying
The Queensland Government is tackling cyberbullying head on with a $500,000 grants program over two years to support young people and community organisations to play their part. The grants program is in response to the...
Read MoreCooroora Family Health Clinic update
As those in attendance at the public meeting in Pomona were advised, Dr Ann Buchan, the principle of Cooroora Family Health is leaving the practice on 31 May 2019. However be assured that the practice will stay open, provided...
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