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HCA wishes to acknowledge the achievements of Ashleigh Moore, from Cancers Voices, and Rosemary Warmington, of Carers SA. Both received honours in the recently announced Australia Day Awards. Rosemary was honoured has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her support for carers. Ashleigh has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to cancer support and community health.

The Health Consumers Alliance of South Australia would like to congratulate the winners and finalists nominated for the annual Dr. Margaret Tobin Awards. The awards were established in memory of the late Dr. Margaret Tobin and her inspirational contribution to South Australia’s continuing mental health reforms. The winners were announced on Monday 10th October 2011, at a ceremony that officially marks the start of Mental Health Week in South Australia. EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP & COMMITMENT…

Health professionals from across the State gathered on Friday to celebrate the achievements of their colleagues at the 2011 SA Health Awards. Health and Ageing Minister John Hill said, “The nominees and winners have made outstanding improvements to the delivery of health services in South Australia. The SA Health Awards recognize individuals, teams, projects or programs that demonstrate outstanding achievement of South Australia’s Strategic Plan goals and objectives, or the work of the State’s Safety…

CHF has issued a Media Release in response to the Australian Government’s release of TGA Reforms: A blueprint for the TGA’s future. This can be viewed at: https://www.chf.org.au/pdfs/med/med-TGA-blueprint-response.pdf

The Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) has called on all Australian governments to “get serious” about adopting best practice in delivering public services. A policy discussion paper developed by IPAA found there were few national, State or Local Government agencies with publicly disclosed service strategies that matched best practice internationally. The paper also found that apart from South Australia and to some extent the Commonwealth, it was hard to find directives and guidelines on…

SA Health has launched a campaign to tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness through its ‘Let’s Think Positive’ campaign. Mental Health Minister John Hill said “Stigma and discrimination are among the biggest barriers that people face when they’re recovering from a mental illness and that’s an extra burden they really don’t need. A change to more positive thinking by the friends, families, employers and workmates of people who’ve had or are still dealing with mental…