Tag: Health
Mum’s dementia inspires family to raise awareness
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DEMENTIA doesn’t have to be the “scary monster” many perceive it to be - and that’s from someone now in their...
Top surgeon loses job, slams Barwon Health
A ROYAL commission should be launched into the national health regulator and into hospital administration decisions damaging medical staff and care levels, according to...
Robot dispensing pills at Geelong Hospital
ROBOTICS and pills are unusual new bedfellows set to save Barwon Health $250,000 a year.
Geelong Hospital is the first Australian hospital to install an...
More men are obese, says Deakin research
MORE young Australian men are likely to be obese than previously estimated, Deakin University research has revealed.
The study by researchers with Deakin’s IMPACT Strategic...
Epworth Hospital creating jobs at Waurn Ponds
By NOEL MURPHY
THE $277 million first stage of the Epworth Geelong hospital under construction at Waurn Ponds has generated 250 jobs and 30 apprenticeships,...
Health shake-up to cost jobs: Medicare Local
By John Van Klaveren
MEDICARE Locals in Geelong, Ballarat and Warrnambool plan a merger to tender for Federal Government’s new Primary Health Network.
Geelong Medicare Local...
In brief
Surgeons visit
Specialist surgeons will travel to Geelong for operations on children, saving families trips to Melbourne, Health Minister David Davis has announced.
Mr Davis said...
My cancer warning to women
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG mum of six Misty Wells is pretty blunt these days.
“I tell my family and friends directly to stop procrastinating and...
Government ‘duds north’ over hospital
By NOEL MURPHY
LABOR MPs have savaged plans for a hospital at North Geelong after the state budget allocated $3.4 million to the project next...
Fatigue illness spreads in city
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Chronic fatigue syndrome is spreading around Geelong, according to a local support group.
Chronic Fatigue/ME Support group’s Sue Collins said more people...
$50m Epworth hospital deal ‘stinks’, call in Ombudsman, says MP
By NOEL MURPHY
CALL in the Ombudsman because "something stinks" about a secret $50 million Epworth Hospital deal at Waurn Ponds, says Bellarine MP Lisa...
$1 million handout ahead of Ann Nichol protest
THE State Government has given Bellarine Community Health a $1 million handout a day ahead of a public protest rally against the sale of...
Treat hospitality staff with respect
Summer can be a great time for dining out, but it can be a hetic and difficult time for those working in kitchens and...
