2012 Media Releases from the Minister for Health

2012/12 - December
- Main works set to begin at Campbelltown [23 December 2012]
- New Local Health District Board Appointments [20 December 2012]
- New research into alcohol and energy drink consumption [18 December 2012]
- NSW Government Delivers Ambulance Reform [18 December 2012]
- Accelerating more cancer services at Orange [17 December 2012]
- More support for HIV patients: new rapid test for HIV [17 December 2012]
- Health of NSW on par at home and internationally [16 December 2012]
- Discovering more than Sydney's sights: launch of new STI prevention campaign [13 December 2012]
- Kids can drown without a sound [13 December 2012]
- New era for medical education begins at Concord [13 December 2012]
- Next stage of planning for Byron Shire Central Hospital [11 December 2012]
- Interim upgrade for Lismore Hospital [11 December 2012]
- Minister visits Casino Hospital [11 December 2012]
- Minister Announces New Patient Lounge Facility [11 December 2012]
- Gaming Technology Aids Hospital Redevelopment [7 December 2012]
- NSW Meets Elective Surgery Targets For First Time: Hospitals Performing Well With Influx Of Patients [6 December 2012]
- Work to Start on Raymond Terrace GP Super Clinic/Healthone [5 December 2012]
- Emergency Services Personnel Officially Praised for their Efforts at Quakers Hill Nursing Home Fire [5 December 2012]
- New Robots call Royal North Shore home [2 December 2012]
2012/11 - November
- EOI Open To Find New Hunter Valley Hospital Site [29 November 2012]
- Another Step Forward for New Maitland Region Hospital [22 November 2012]
- Getting On With The Job: Tender Awarded For Gulgong MPS [22 November 2012]
- Thank A Paramedic Day [21 November 2012]
- United Front Against Skin Cancer in NSW [16 November 2012]
- More milestones for $110m upgrade of Port Macquarie Hospital [16 November 2012]
- Minister Seeks Proposals for Community-Based Palliative Care Services [15 November 2012]
- Minister Pictures Progress On Wagga Wagga Redevelopment [6 November 2012]
- Tender Awarded For Lockhart MPS [6 November 2012]
- Minister launches Rural Health Advisory Committee [6 November 2012]
2012/10 - October
- Milestones Reached At Tamworth Hospital [31 October 2012]
- Cancer Treatment First For Liverpool Hospital [31 October 2012]
- Another step forward for Ambulance at Albury [31 October 2012]
- Innovation Helping Older Patients To Avoid Unnecessary Hospitalisation [30 October 2012]
- Picture Of Progress On New Bega Hospital [24 October 2012]
- NSW Government Reforms Organ Donation [24 October 2012]
- NSW Government Boosts Cancer Research [23 October 2012]
- Make Time For A Mammogram This Pink Ribbon Day [22 October 2012]
- Minister Recognises Illawarra Excellence At NSW Health Awards [22 October 2012]
- Minister Recognises Local Excellence At NSW Health Awards [22 October 2012]
- Minister Recognises Hunter Excellence at NSW Health Awards [19 October 2012]
- Minister Recognises Excellence at NSW Health Awards [19 October 2012]
- Health Minister opens inaugural innovation symposium [19 October 2012]
- New Werris Creek Health Service Officially Open [11 October 2012]
- Ground Works Start At Tamworth Hospital [11 October 2012]
- DaVinci Robot Lands At Nepean [11 October 2012]
- Labor lies: No $3 billion cut and no cuts to frontline nurses [8 October 2012]
- Hospital bed numbers [8 October 2012]
2012/09 - September
- Minister Marks Momentous Day for Medical Research [28 September 2012]
- Chief Executive appointed for NSW Kids and Families [26 September 2012]
- NSW Ends Discriminatory Autopsy Practices [19 September 2012]
- Community To Picture Progress At Dubbo Hospital [19 September 2012]
- New Royal North Shore Hospital no longer a construction site [17 September 2012]
- Minister awards NSW medical research grants [13 September 2012]
- Front-line initiatives improve care for seriously ill patients [13 September 2012]
- New Cancer and Advanced Treatment Centre for Prince of Wales Hospital [7 September 2012]
- New Deniliquin Oncology Outreach Unit Open [7 September 2012]
- NSW Government Launches Australian Transplant Games [7 September 2012]
- NSW Public Hospitals Perform Under Pressure [6 September 2012]
- Applications Open for New Medical Devices Fund [4 September 2012]
- New MRI Suite for Children's Hospital at Westmead [3 September 2012]
- Patients to Benefit as Telehealth Care Transcends Borders [3 September 2012]
2012/08 - August
- NSW Government Launches Medical Devices Fund [31 August 2012]
- Mount Druitt Hospital Celebrates 30 Years of Caring for the Community [30 August 2012]
- Life Saving Technology Boosted at Lismore Hospital [28 August 2012]
- Progress on $300M Blacktown Mt Druitt Redevelopment [21 August 2012]
- NSW Government Passes Anti-Smoking Legislation [15 August 2012]
- Busy Night in Emergency Not Due to Lack of Funds [10 August 2012]
- Work Set to Start on Armidale Cancer and Ambulatory Care Services [8 August 2012]
2012/07 - July
- Junior Medical Officer Positions Open [26 July 2012]
- An Overhaul For Pain Management In NSW [18 July 2012]
- Public Urged to Take Precautions As Flu Season Begins Early [11 July 2012]
- Kempsey Hospital Design Team Appointed [10 July 2012]
- Westmead Hospital Leads the Way With the Latest in Cancer Technology [6 July 2012]
- Health Minister Welcomes New Transitional Care Support For Elderly [5 July 2012]
- NSW Government Delivering Better Frontline Health Services [5 July 2012]
2012/06 - June
- Office for Preventive Health Fulfills Election Promise [29 June 2012]
- More Hospital beds For South East NSW [28 June 2012]
- Getting On With A New Hospital For The Bega Valley [28 June 2012]
- New Ambulance Station for Batemans Bay [28 June 2012]
- A Bright Future for Ambulance Services in Albury [25 June 2012]
- NSW Government Invests In Hospital Parking [20 June 2012]
- NSW Government Commits to Medical Research [20 June 2012]
- $37.3 Million for NSW Medical Research [18 June 2012]
- Getting on with the Job at St George Hospital [15 June 2012]
- Record Investment in the Future of Medical Research [12 June 2012]
- NSW Government Pledges Record $18 Billion to Health [12 June 2012]
- Consider a Healthier Lifestyle During Diabetes Awareness Week [9 June 2012]
- Government Funds Historic Private Sector Clinical School [7 June 2012]
- Mental Health Services Boosted at Hornsby [7 June 2012]
- Labor Misleads on Emergency Data [7 June 2012]
2012/05 - May
- Ground Breaking Anti-Smoking Legislation Introduced on World No Tobacco Day [31 May 2012]
- Wayside Chapel Upgrade for Sydney's Most Vulnerable [19 May 2012]
- Hospital Planning Application Approved [17 May 2012]
- Major Milestone in Wagga Wagga Hospital Redevelopment [16 May 2012]
- Consumer and Community Participation Framework Launched [14 May 2012]
- Liverpool Hospital's RAPTOR Saving Lives [14 May 2012]
- Minister for Health says "Thank You" to Nurses and Midwives [11 May 2012]
- Woy Woy Hospital Redevelopment Begins [11 May 2012]
- Funds Welcome for Peak Hill MPS [9 May 2012]
- $80M for Kempsey Hospital Redevelopment [7 May 2012]
- A New Chapter in the Graythwaite Story [7 May 2012]
- NSW Secures Yamba Community Health Centre [4 May 2012]
- Funds Secure for Lismore Base Hospital [4 May 2012]
- Opening of Nepean Clinical School [3 May 2012]
- Armidale Hospital Tenders Called [3 May 2012]
- Raising Awareness of Heart Health [2 May 2012]
2012/04 - April
- New Ambulance Plane Welcomed [26 April 2012]
- Plan to Improve Health of Diverse Communities [26 April 2012]
- New Era of Health Care Welcomed [24 April 2012]
- Work Starts on New Patient Care Unit at Belmont [24 April 2012]
- Upgraded Acute Dialysis Unit at John Hunter Hospital [18 April 2012]
- A New Ambulance Station for Cessnock [17 April 2012]
2012/03 - March
- Work Begins on Port Macquarie Base Hospital [30 March 2012]
- Record number of new Nurses employed [26 March 2012]
- Improvements to emergency unit at Wellington [23 March 2012]
- Significant step forward for Dubbo Hospital redevelopment [23 March 2012]
- Skinner Halts Labor's Mental Health Sell-Off [22 March 2012]
- Closing The Gap: A 10-Year Plan To Improve Aboriginal Health [22 March 2012]
- Tenders Issued for Campbelltown Hospital [21 March 2012]
- NSW Government Unveils Plans For Campbelltown Hospital Upgrade - Work Set To Begin In May [21 March 2012]
- Better Cancer Care For South-West Sydney [21 March 2012]
- More Health Infrastructure - another win for patients in rural and regional NSW [20 March 2012]
- Work To Start On New Rehab Facility At Kurri Kurri [19 March 2012]
- New Life for Blue Mountains Hospital [19 March 2012]
- Western Sydney patients win: $300M for Blacktown MT Druitt Hospitals [14 March 2012]
- Works to start on refurbishment of Gunnedah Hospital ED [14 March 2012]
- New surgical wing of Nepean Hospital to reduce waiting times in Penrith [12 March 2012]
- Progress On Nepean Car Park [6 March 2012]
- NSW Hospitals top hygiene results [6 March 2012]
- More Acute Care Beds, More Aged Care for Manilla [5 March 2012]
- Lismore design team appointed for Lismore Base Hospital redevelopment [1 March 2012]
- Upgrade for Goulburn Hospital and new beds for Chisholm Ross [1 March 2012]
2012/02 - February
- $10,000 Scholarships To Attract More Nurses [29 February 2012]
- Successful tenderer for Port Macquarie Hospital Redevelopment [23 February 2012]
- Sweeping New Tobacco Reforms [21 February 2012]
- Progress for Raymond Terrace GP Super Clinic / HealthOne [14 February 2012]
- Progress on the Illawarra Cancer Centre [14 February 2012]
- NSW Government To Strengthen Forensic Mental Health System [9 February 2012]
- Overhaul of IPTAAS a win for country patients [8 February 2012]
2012/01 - January
- Record numbers of new graduate nurses [30 January 2012]
- New Dialysis unit a win for Inner West [25 January 2012]
- New Doctors Welcomed [17 January 2012]
- $11 million injection into cancer research [13 January 2012]
- New equipment to aid mental health patients [10 January 2012]