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This page features articles from local and national media which features GPs, practice staff and clinics in the Murray Mallee, Murraylands headspace and other related news. Each article is attributed to its source.

ENTREPRENEURIAL EFFORT - Murray Valley Standard 9/12/08downloads: 0 | type: pdf | size: 3 MB

Profile of Jaylene Phillips, project officer at Murraylands headspace

SUPPORTIVE ACTION FOR LOCAL FARMERS - Murray Valley Standard 28/11/08downloads: 2 | type: pdf | size: 708 kB

The Murraylands Drought and Rural Support Centre join forces with other organisations to provide relief for drought affected farmers - in the form of a river cruise.

DOCTORS RECOGNISED FOR DEDICATION TO WORK - Murray Valley Standard 21/11/08downloads: 3 | type: pdf | size: 358 kB

Several Murraylands GPs recognised at the Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Long Service Medal Award ceremony.

COUNCIL YOUTH PROJECT SHINES - Murray Valley Standard 21/11/08downloads: 0 | type: pdf | size: 938 kB

Murraylands headspace project wins National Awards for local council

SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL GPs - Murray Valley Standard 18/11/08downloads: 1 | type: pdf | size: 509 kB

The issue of Medicare benefits for international medical graduates is discussed by MMGPN's Cynthia Nicholson and Bridge Clinic's Dr Peter Rischbieth.

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS - Murray Valley Standard 18/11/08downloads: 0 | type: pdf | size: 1 MB

Murraylands headspace recognised in 2008 National Awards for Local Government.

COUNTRY HEALTH PLAN STRATEGY RE-RELEASED - Murray Valley Standard 11/11/08downloads: 0 | type: pdf | size: 624 kB

The re-released Country Health Care Plan is an improvement on the last according to Rural Doctors Association of South Australia vice president and Murray Bridge doctor Peter Rischbieth.

50 YEARS SERVICE - Murray Valley Standard 31/10/08downloads: 0 | type: pdf | size: 1 MB

Mannum Medical Centre's Mary Underwood celebrates 50 years with the practice

HEALTH PLAN A WORRY - Murray Valley Standard 31/07/08downloads: 46 | type: pdf | size: 107 kB
Meningie residents have asked overwhelmingly for a State Government guarantee that health services in their district will be maintained as they presently stand.
RURAL HEALTH PLAN FLAWED - Murray Valley Standard 11/7/08downloads: 47 | type: pdf | size: 168 kB

Resources in Murray Bridge are likely to be overstretched to cope with demand proposed for 'hub' hospitals in the Country Health Plan.

TASKFORCE ESTABLISHED FOR COUNTRY HEALTH PLAN - Murray Valley Standard 4/7/08downloads: 42 | type: pdf | size: 624 kB

In what has been described as a shift in the State Government's Country Health Care Plan, Health Minister John Hill has announced a new taskforce will be appointed to assist in the formation of the 43 'GP Plus' hospitals across the state

LOVING COUNTRY LIFE - Riverland Weekly 29/6/08downloads: 45 | type: pdf | size: 1 MB

Making the switch from metropolitan to country medicine is a hard enough adjustment to make, let alone in an entirely different nation.

GP FEARS FOR SMALL HOSPITALS - Riverland Weekly 29/6/08downloads: 46 | type: pdf | size: 636 kB

Country doctors are a rare breed, especially in isolated areas

AT ODDS WITH HEALTH PLAN - Murray Valley Standard 20/6/08downloads: 44 | type: pdf | size: 12 kB

Patients could soon be forced to travel hundreds of kilometres for treatment, according to Rural Doctors Association of South Australia vice president and Murray Bridge doctor Peter Rischbieth.

BLACK FRIDAY - Murray Valley Standard 17/6/08downloads: 45 | type: pdf | size: 98 kB
Coorong Medical Centre is lobbying for an overhaul of the State Government’s plans to downgrade regional health services.
TROUBLED BUSH SENDS OUT CALL FOR HELP - Weekend Australian 24/5/08downloads: 38 | type: pdf | size: 553 kB

A lack of rural nursing staff is threatening patient and community health, warns the Rural Doctors Association of Australia.

GPs CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS - Murray Valley Standard 5/9/08downloads: 27 | type: pdf | size: 573 kB

Local doctors awarded their RACGP Fellowship

ADVENTURES ALL HOURS - Australian Rural Doctor Magazinedownloads: 1 | type: pdf | size: 263 kB

Dr Peter Joyner tells how you never know what you'll encounter on a late-night call...


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