Tag: Rehabilitation
Injured workers told to hurry back to work
Tasmanian employees who are injured at work have been advised to return to their jobs as soon as possible.[MORE]
Mental health treatment changes urged
Mental health groups want urgent changes to the treatment of young people who show early signs of a mental illness.[MORE]
Vietnam vets seek new home
A Sunshine Coast Vietnam veterans' support group could soon have a new home in Mapleton.[MORE]
Duchovny out of sex rehab
Actor David Duchovny has checked out of a treatment facility for sex addiction.[MORE]
New drug rehab services
The Salvation Army is rolling out new drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in the state's north and north-west.[MORE]
Rehab boost for young patients
Rehabilitation services for young patients boosted at Women's and Children's Hospital.[MORE]
New ways to cut brain injury rehab costs
New techniques to help people with brain injuries cope with everyday life could help reduce the cost of their rehabilitation. [MORE]
Sex offenders freed without rehab: Oppn
Convicted sex offenders being freed without doing rehabilitation programs, says the SA Oppn.[MORE]
Dog lick costs leg, toes, fingers
A lick from a small dog cost a woman her toes, fingers and a leg.[MORE]
Teen smash victim's condition improves
The 16-year-old victim of a car crash at Coonawarra five weeks ago, has been transferred to Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital in a stable condition.[MORE]
Winehouse risks 'slow and painful death'
Amy Winehouse's father fears his daughter will suffer a painful death if she relapses into drug use.[MORE]
Tyler blames rehab stint on feet
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler says he entered rehab earlier this month because he needed "a safe environment to recuperate" following a series of painful foot surgeries.[MORE]
Dunst reveals depression battle
Actress Kirsten Dunst reveals she sought treatment for depression, not drugs.[MORE]
Forum to consider lack of rehab services
A public forum is underway in Launceston today over concerns about a lack of rehabilitation services in northern Tasmania.[MORE]
Short term drug rehab service for ACT
An Assembly committee has recommended the ACT establish a short term drug rehabilitation service.[MORE]
Rehab, not 'pot of gold' for crime victims: Shine
Queensland Attorney-General Kerry Shine says the state's compensation scheme for victims of crime should focus on rehabilitation and not bulk payments.[MORE]
SA crash victim creates trauma help site
A South Australian man who was seriously injured in a road crash has created an interactive website to help victims of trauma.[MORE]
More equipment for the handicapped
The Tasmanian Government plans to reduce the number of people on waiting lists for wheelchairs.[MORE]
Sending cancer patients to Adelaide 'unsustainable'
A spokesman for the Royal Adelaide Hospital says current cancer treatment arrangements for Territory patients aren't sustainable.[MORE]
Minister accepts responsibility for WorkCover
The South Australian Industrial Relations Minister, Michael Wright, says he accepts some responsibility for the problems with the state's WorkCover scheme.[MORE]
Unions vow to fight WorkCover changes
Unions have voted to fight the South Australian Government's WorkCover legislation.[MORE]
SA Govt urges support for WorkCover reforms
The South Australian Government is urging the Opposition to support WorkCover reforms to be brought before Parliament tomorrow.[MORE]
WorkCover cuts 'betray Labor principles'
A threat of industrial action has been made by unions if the South Australian Government reduces WorkCover compensation entitlements.[MORE]
WorkCover report urges 13-week benefits
A report on WorkCover ordered by the South Australian Government recommends that payments to injured workers be cut after 13 weeks to 80 per cent of average weekly earnings.[MORE]
LGH rehab services under threat: Opposition
The Tasmanian Opposition says rehabilitation services at the Launceston General Hospital are about to be closed.[MORE]
