services – Warren Entsch MP

Organisations to receive funding to improve disability support for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Media ReleasesBy Warren Entsch MP 15 November, 2021

Three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations in Far North Queensland have received a $22,000 grant from the Australian Government to improve delivery of National Disability Insurance Scheme support services in the region. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the local recipients of the grant were Bandaar Walaaybaa Community Hub at Earlville, NPA Family and Community…

Telehealth services extended until the end of the year

Media ReleasesBy Warren Entsch MP 29 April, 2021

Telehealth services have been life changing for many in need of support over the past year which is why the Morrison Government is investing more than $114 million to extend the service until the end of the year. Telehealth items were rapidly implemented in March 2020 to ensure our primary care sector could continue to…

Medicare bulk billing rates in Leichhardt continue to grow

Media ReleasesBy Warren Entsch MP 22 February, 2021

Far North Queenslanders are receiving the medical care they need at no cost to themselves with recent data showing almost nine out of 10 visits to the GP over the year to December were provided with no out-of-pocket cost. GP bulk billing rates in Leichhardt reached 86.8 per cent for the year to date to…

No changes to veteran gold card in Cairns and Far North Queensland

Media ReleasesBy Warren Entsch MP 16 November, 2020

The Morrison Government is rejecting recommended changes to the Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card, providing veterans and their families in with clarity and assurance for the future of their benefits. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Enstch said the proposed changes to the Gold Card, recommended in the Productivity Commission report, A Better Way to Support Veterans, did…

Delivering better access to doctors across Far North Queensland

Media ReleasesBy Warren Entsch MP 29 March, 2019

Far North Queenslanders will have easier access to doctors and shorter waiting times after the federal government today announced $62.2 million to fast track the National Rural Generalist Pathway program. The program will fund initiatives such as coordinated training for regional and rural generalists along with the expansion of the Rural Junior Doctor Training Innovation…

Commonwealth Government delivers record funding for Cairns Hospital

Media ReleasesBy Warren Entsch MP 12 October, 2018

The Federal Government is continuing to deliver record hospital funding to the Cairns Hospital which is providing more doctors, more nurses and importantly more services for patients. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch categorically rejected Queensland Labor Health Minister Steven Miles’ claims today about current funding levels to the Cairns Hospital. “It is an undeniable fact…

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