Health
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Equipment upgrades for Dhelkaya Health
Castlemaine Hospital operating theatre equipment and aged care facilities at Maldon Hospital and Ellery House will undergo upgrades.
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Kyneton nurse named a finalist
Paediatric nurse Grace Larson has been named a finalist for the 2024 Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award for the second time.
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Vape import ban comes into effect
The first stage of the federal government’s vaping reforms began on January 1 with a ban on importation of disposable single-use vapes.
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A passion for paramedicine
Tash Jacobi found her perfect fit in paramedicine and began a new role at Kyneton in November.
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Finding comfort in company
A program offering a three-day retreat to dementia sufferers and their carers has been praised by the Minister for Health Mary- Anne Thomas.
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Health access to change
Community pharmacists will be able to provide treatment and advice for a range of common conditions under a new state government 12-month pilot program.
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Health service awards finalist
Central Highlands Rural Health has been selected as a finalist in two categories in the 2023 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
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Move the needle men
Chiropractic Life Kyneton is hosting a free men’s health evening on Wednesday October 25 with Jeremy Forbes from HALT as…
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GoodSAM a lifesaver
A Gisborne father and his family last week thanked the GoodSAM responder and paramedics who saved his life, when he suffered cardiac arrest earlier this year.
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New treatment options approved
The Castlemaine chapter of Mind Medicine Australia is celebrating the recent announcement that the Therapeutic Goods Administration will reschedule the…
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Pandemic impacts on mental health
A new door-to-door mental health and wellbeing survey has found that one in four householders in the Macedon Ranges said…