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Roll out the barrel Election time means the government media industry is eerily silent while we have much squawking from the political parties (see Page 27 for one event's coverage). But just before the power was cut, the health minister with the aid of the (now diminishing) Royalties for Region cash announced that Cunderdin and Pingelly would pilot new primary health care centres – a GP working alongside allied health and maybe the odd specialist – as part of $43.4m earmarked for the Southern Inland Health region.
Research push for CBTs TICHR's Dr Nick Gottardo (Medical Forum, October edition) recently hosted like-minded researchers for a Global Symposium of Brain Tumours funded by UIF 5FMFUIPO "EWFOUVSFST 0WFS BU 8"*.3 Dr Susan Peters published study results showing a correlation between childhood
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Growing to meet Western Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health care needs We are gearing up for the future with major redevelopments at our Bunbury and Murdoch Hospitals, completing in 2012 and 2015, and new public and private hospitals in Midland, opening in late 2015.
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There will be more career prospects for doctors as we grow to six Western Australian hospitals, with new and expanded specialties. St John of God Midland Public Hospital will have signiďŹ cant specialist and junior medical workforce requirements.
s 59,400 more patients a year s 551 new beds s 1,230 extra staff s Extensive new facilities s Education and training prospects s For more information, visit www.sjog.org.au HEAD OFFICE Ground Floor 12 Kings Park Road West Perth WA 6005 T (08) 9213 3636 F (08) 9213 3668 E info@sjog.org.au
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BUNBURY Cnr Robertson Drive & Bussell Hwy Bunbury WA 6230 T (08) 9722 1600 F (08) 9722 1650 E info.bunbury@sjog.org.au
GERALDTON 12 Hermitage Street Geraldton WA 6530 T (08) 9965 8888 F (08) 9964 2015 E info.geraldton@sjog.org.au
MIDLAND PO Box 1254 Midland WA 6936 T 1800 735 719 F 08 9213 3668 E info.midland@sjog.org.au
MURDOCH 100 Murdoch Drive Murdoch WA 6150 T (08) 9366 1111 F (08) 9366 1133 E info.murdoch@sjog.org.au
SUBIACO 12 Salvado Road Subiaco WA 6008 T (08) 9382 6111 F (08) 9381 7180 E info.subiaco@sjog.org.au
PATHOLOGY 23 Walters Drive Osborne Park WA 6017 T 1300 367 674 F (08) 9204 2974 info.pathology@sjog.org.au
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