Press Clippings

2010 Press Clippings

The following is a collection of health-related clippings, collated into daily PDF files for direct download (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these). These PDF files are only available for AMA Members. The titles shown are only the first article in the document.

September

• 02/09/2010: Alcohol ads get banned from Gloucester Park
• 01/09/2010: Less walking raises health fears

August

• 31/08/2010: Parents 'overdosing their kids'
• 30/08/2010: Booze back in 2011 - Premier wants Skyworks alcohol return
• 27/08/2010: Ad blitz targets smokers with tough new rules
• 26/08/2010: Flu alert after New Zealand deaths
• 25/08/2010: GPs get guide on privacy for patients
• 24/08/2010: Doctors won't dob in colleagues
• 23/08/2010: Pills pump 24/7 doctors
• 20/08/2010: Labor health plan fails to win GP vote
• 19/08/2010: 'Ample' rebates offset by savings
• 18/08/2010: Both parties lose way on reform
• 17/08/2010: Rebates for check-ups by video
• 16/08/2010: Ban on WA obstetrician
• 13/08/2010: Glass ban at late night spots backed
• 12/08/2010: Flaws found in flu jab safety
• 11/08/2010: Hames under fire over ramping
• 10/08/2010: Doctors targeting ALP plan
• 09/08/2010: WACA Ashes booze curb
• 06/08/2010: Hospitals fail to meet waiting time targets
• 05/08/2010: Coalition stirs $3bn fight on health
• 04/08/2010: Doctors angry over super clinic rival
• 03/08/2010: Jettison super clinics: doctors
• 02/08/2010: Doctors must cut wait list

July

• 30/07/2010: Inquiry into child mental health care
• 29/07/2010: Health policy slammed
• 28/07/2010: Ambulance chaos over wait times
• 27/07/2010: Gillard stumbles over hospital policy pledge
• 26/07/2010: GP shortage gets worse
• 23/07/2010: Questions need answering over Green fight
• 22/07/2010: Threat to reforms as doctors hit out
• 21/07/2010: Uproar over cheap cigarettes
• 20/07/2010: Fee cuts threaten medical services
• 19/07/2010: Health deal barney set to drag on beyond poll
• 16/07/2010: Schisms exist at hospital, says doctor
• 15/07/2010: Health chief says $540k pay fits a 'very tough job'
• 14/07/2010: Roxon to discuss new deal for west
• 13/07/2010: Gillard's special deal for the west
• 12/07/2010: Top surgeon writes off hospital
• 09/07/2010: Hospitals stretched as winter illnesses soar
• 08/07/2010: Roxon confirms her health reform targets
• 07/07/2010: Cousins had just switched pills
• 06/07/2010: Another blow to health reform
• 05/07/2010: PM keen to settle WA health row
• 02/07/2010: Reform row freezes WA health funds
• 01/07/2010: WA should not cave in to new PM: AMA chief

June

• 30/06/2010: Health cash on collison course
• 29/06/2010: Barnett under pressure over health reforms
• 28/06/2010: Foreign GPs dilemma
• 25/06/2010: Health reform 'doomed'
• 24/06/2010: Homeopathy has nothing to offer
• 23/06/2010: State to rejig hospital partnership
• 22/06/2010: Snowball to take on $540,000 health job
• 21/06/2010: Waiting list for surgery still long despite $600m boost
• 18/06/2010: PM's health reform plan still on the drawing board
• 17/06/2010: PM dumps key health watchdog
• 16/06/2010: Nurses chase 20pc pay rise
• 15/06/2010: Specialist 'pleaded' but patient refused surgery
• 14/06/2010: Epidemic fears as more reject flu vaccinations
• 11/06/2010: PM punts on health to cure polls
• 10/06/2010: Barnett firm on health reform
• 09/06/2010: Rudd's new tack in health stand-off
• 08/06/2010: Nobody immune to fear
• 04/06/2010: Not in greatest health: report
• 03/06/2010: Hospitals not likely to meet new targets
• 02/06/2010: Vaccinations risks 'being suppressed'
• 01/06/2010: Good health sparks vaccine row

May

• 31/05/2010: New hospital finalised as ageing RPH languishes
• 28/05/2010: Child vaccination rates plunge
• 27/05/2010: Wealthy are well healed
• 26/05/2010: Smoking is a dying habit in WA
• 25/05/2010: Suspended anaethetist still pockets $2000 a day
• 24/05/2010: Health boss to be named
• 21/05/2010: It's still not enough, says AMA
• 20/05/2010: $200m surplus tipped in Barnett's Budget
• 19/05/2010: AMA pushes for Budget increase
• 18/05/2010: Parts of health system slammed as Jurassic
• 17/05/2010: A throne fit for royalties
• 14/05/2010: Concerns at third WA medical school
• 13/05/2010: Dial-a-GP plan fails to win over doctors
• 12/05/2010: Dial a doctor' for 24-hour care
• 11/05/2010: Cash for GPs to hire nurses
• 10/05/2010: Flu vaccine in short supply
• 07/05/2010: State health system was 'destined to fail'
• 06/05/2010: Hospital boss resigns over Peel problems
• 05/05/2010: Roxon takes on AMA
• 04/05/2010: Smoking is clearly a dying habit
• 03/05/2010: Flu vaccine program for kids stays on hold

April

• 30/04/2010: Disease scare hits 250 patients
• 29/04/2010: No-frills packaging for cigarettes
• 28/04/2010: Swine flu jab 'gives third of toddlers fever'
• 27/04/2010: WA flu vaccine crisis deepens
• 26/04/2010: Child flu vaccine alert was too slow: parents
• 23/04/2010: Funding threat over health stance
• 22/04/2010: Health millions at risk: Labor
• 21/04/2010: Barnett defies Rudd on $5.4b health deal
• 20/04/2010: Health impasse: Barnett digs in
• 19/04/2010: PM vows $1.7b extra for WA in health deal
• 16/04/2010: Rudd back-up plan will punish States
• 15/04/2010: State fear GST raids by Rudd
• 14/04/2010: Rudd health plan stalls as States launch attack
• 13/04/2010: Rudd's new $650m health offer to states
• 12/04/2010: Aged-care plan to free up beds
• 11/04/2010: Scheme change causes pain
• 09/04/2010: Brumby health proposal deals blow to PM's plan
• 08/04/2010: WA boost for Rudd health plan
• 07/04/2010: Rudd on attack over health system
• 06/04/2010: New rules to 'muzzle' bureaucrats
• 05/04/2010: Awards to honour promising doctor
• 01/04/2010: Bonuses for GPs to treat diabetes

March

• 31/03/2010: Abbott's about-turn on health
• 30/03/2010: Zoo bars smokers in health deal
• 29/03/2010: Little for WA patients in Rudd's health plan
• 26/03/2010: Health plan meets opposition in WA
• 25/03/2010: Rudd in hospital plan hard sell to Barnett
• 24/03/2010: Rudd wins debate despite backflip
• 23/03/2010: Tough task, tough decisions, but it's time for action
• 22/03/2010: I want the top job: Health boss's bid for $540,000 salary
• 19/03/2010: PM set to debate Abbott on health
• 18/03/2010: Hospitals plan 'not beneficial'
• 17/03/2010: GPs want extra to train registrars
• 16/03/2010: GPs by thousands in PM's plan
• 15/03/2010: Rudd's reform a good first step
• 12/03/2010: Child therapy wait times soar
• 11/03/2010: Salary rorts scandal costs 60 health jobs
• 10/03/2010: States lash health plan
• 09/03/2010: The pollie waffle in mental health
• 08/03/2010: PM vows health changes will slash bureaucracy
• 05/03/2010: Private care for wait list patients
• 04/03/2010: Rudd's huge health gamble
• 03/03/2010: Shake-up of health likely to cost $17b
• 02/03/2010: Rudd gears for a gamble with his health overhaul
• 01/03/2010: Rudd scales back health expectations

February

• 28/02/2010: Medical lesson from a Russian doll
• 26/02/2010: Liver debate rages: Taxpayers may help pay the cost of risky live transplant
• 25/02/2010: Plea for her life: Dying Perth drug addict denied second liver transplant
• 24/02/2010: Private health fees to climb by 6 per cent
• 23/02/2010: Doctors' plan would save $15 a script
• 22/02/2010: Barnett unveils plan for $1b children's hospital
• 19/02/2010: Double drop-off falls by wayside
• 18/02/2010: Barnett gives nod to $250m health blowout
• 17/02/2010: Health costs jeopardise WA surplus
• 16/02/2010: Bus to offer health, education assistance
• 15/02/2010: GPs fed up with public hospital referral delays
• 12/02/2010: Under-5s to get free vaccine to combat flu
• 11/02/2010: Doctor admits to 'careless' treatment
• 10/02/2010: Unrest grows in WA hospitals
• 09/02/2010: Mother let down by staff: doctor
• 08/02/2010: WA's lap-band cops: We help pay for fat police to lose weight
• 05/02/2010: March start for health body
• 04/02/2010: RPH staff cancer probe widens
• 03/02/2010: Woman wants dignified death
• 02/02/2010: Government must listen to warnings on health
• 01/02/2010: Desperate need for rural GPs

January

• 30/01/2010: We need tough treatment for high healthcare costs
• 29/01/2010: WA ranks badly in hospital errors
• 28/01/2010: Hospitals to go under PM's knife
• 27/01/2010: Private hospitals seen as quick fix
• 25/01/2010: Cash over care fears: Major shift for health funding
• 22/01/2010: Pathology to be tested
• 21/01/2010: Surgery hope for 1700 on wait list
• 20/01/2010: AMA push for hospital funds shift
• 19/01/2010: Robust figures really rubbery
• 18/01/2010: Health chief 'to balance the budget'
• 16/01/2010: Swine flu looms with the return to school
• 15/01/2010: Health problem needs complex solution
• 14/01/2010: Only Premier can cure Health's ills
• 13/01/2010: Staff shortage hits rehab unit
• 12/01/2010: Liberals warned not to gag new health chief
• 11/01/2010: Living wills set to become law
• 09/01/2010: More health staff caught up in expenses scandal
• 08/01/2010: Funds found for two new doctors
• 07/01/2010: Clashing flu advice for pregnant women
• 06/01/2010: Health fund premiums to soar
• 05/01/2010: More patients accepting generic drugs
• 04/01/2010: Home delivery

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