Posts Tagged ‘Jillian Skinner’
[7.1.13] Anti-smoking advocates say strict new laws that come into force in New South Wales today banning smoking at many outdoor venues, will help reduce the health impacts on non-smokers. [ As of Monday, January 7 the new smoking restrictions ] will be banned at bus stops, children’s playgrounds, swimming pools and other public places – with [...]
[6.12.12] Cancer Council NSW has welcomed the announcement today by the Minister for Health, Jillian Skinner that there will be an overhaul of the complex administration system of the Isolated Patient and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS) from January 2013. The announcement will be good news for the thousands of patients who face high levels of complicated paperwork [...]
On Thursday November 24, the public gallery at NSW Parliament House was full of people keen to hear the response of politicians to the almost 60,000 signatures calling for more funding for palliative care. The petition was the largest to be accepted by the NSW legislative assembly in recent years. Those present were heartened to hear Minister Skinner [...]
[27.10.12] It’s the fear that gets you. Fear of the end, fear of pain. Three years ago Margaret Ashton was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and given five years to live. The 63-year-old grandmother says she still has days where she wishes she could be put out of her misery. For Ashton, the recent debate in the [...]
Radiotherapy is an important part of cancer treatment but in some areas of NSW there is only a private radiotherapy service. In other areas, public radiotherapy services may have waiting lists for treatment where private services do not. Patients must choose between travelling to a public radiotherapy centre or paying a large gap fee to [...]
Cancer Council NSW acknowledges the traditional custodians, both past and present, of the lands on which we live and work.