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Butler under fire over plans to cut spending
Health Minister Mark Butler’s plans to rein in spending on the $220 billion care sector are coming under attack, as state premiers take Labor to task over hospital funding and disability reform. Source: The Age.
Pope chooses theme for World Day of the Sick
Loving someone who is sick requires “concrete gestures of closeness”, just like that shown in the Gospel story of the Samaritan who helps the person beaten by thieves, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development says. Source: CNS.
ACT Government approves Calvary hospital plans
A redevelopment of Calvary John James Hospital in the Canberra suburb of Deakin was conditionally approved by the ACT Government this week, and work is expected to commence in the next six months. Source: Canberra Times.
Healthcare costs drive young people to lenders
A disturbingly high number of people aged 18 to 35 are resorting to “buy now, pay later” loans or tapping their superannuation to pay for health care, a national patient survey has found. Source: The Australian.
Companions promote hope and hospitality
Ministry leaders in health care, aged care, community services and education gathered from across Australia and New Zealand for two days of talks and workshops at the fourth annual Mercy Ministry Companions conference last week. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Catholic doctors’ conference will be a ‘Dantean progression’
“Truth and Integrity in Medicine” is the theme of this year’s Catholic Medical Association of Australia conference, to be held in Melbourne in October. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
‘Hostile’ takeover of hospital completed with $65m payment
Calvary will receive another $65 million from the ACT to settle the takeover of its public hospital in Bruce, Canberra, which was fully absorbed into the territory’s public health system ahead of a new $1 billion hospital project. Source: Canberra Times.
Catholic allied health professionals hold retreat day
More than 80 Catholic allied health professionals gathered simultaneously at four Australian locations for a retreat titled ‘Hope in the Imago Dei”. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Refugee mentoring program provides pathways to health careers
A Calvary community initiative is helping people from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds gain valuable work experience in an Australian workplace.