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Find out what their role is driving primary health care reform for people with complex and chronic illness.

The federal budget was announced on Tuesday, 12 May 2015. Overall the budget includes $2 billion worth of funding cuts to the health system.

The Victorian State Budget for 2015-2016 was released on Tuesday, 5 May 2015.

Minister for Health Sussan Ley recently announced the successful applicants to run Primary Health Networks (PHNs) across Australia following a tender process.

There is an opportunity for consumers personally affected by cancer to contribute to the next Victorian Cancer Plan.

On Thursday, 19 March 2015, Health Issues Centre was invited to attend the Melbourne Life Saving Drugs Programme (LSDP) consumer consultation.

The Report is a summary of the issues raised by consultation participants in workshops and submissions between February-April 2014 last year.

In October 2014, the Government established an independent Panel to undertake a review of medicines and medical devices regulation in Australia.

The Victorian Department of Health have released the online National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards education program.

On 1 January 2015, the Victorian Government established the Department of Health & Human Services.