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Latest news: Rachel Stephen-Smith

Canberra Liberals: ACT’s elective surgery waiting list lengthens

Elective surgery waitlists have increased by 30% since 2022, and more than 8,800 people are waiting for their operations, the Liberals say.

Canberra Liberals: Rebates for IVF

The Canberra Liberals have made an election commitment of rebates for IVF or certain Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatments.

Rachel Stephen-Smith: Health ministers’ meeting; emergency dept.

The ACT health minister discusses the National Health Reform Agreement and Canberra Hospital's emergency department's impressive improvement.

Canberra Hospital’s ‘state-of-the-art’ intensive care unit opens soon

The new intensive care unit in the Critical Services Building at Canberra Hospital will open in August, the ACT Government announced.

AMA: ACT public hospitals fall short of national standards

ACT public hospitals are not meeting national standards; the problem, the AMA ACT says, lies with care in the community.

ACT Government publishes 10-year disability strategy

The ACT Government has released a 10-year ACT Disability Strategy 2024-2033 and the First Action Plan 2024-2026.

ACT politics: Wednesday 10 April

Construction delays, renting, electric buses, healthcare challenges, and legislation for jury reforms and the night-time economy.

Politics roundup: Monday 8 April

A new endoscopy suite; consultation on property contract laws; a renewed schools program; maternity scholarships; and a new dog park.

ACT Government’s weekly roundup

Record-breaking tourist numbers; Canberra Health Services's research; a dragon boat facility; a playgroup for detainees' children; and more.

ACT’s new assisted reproduction act

The ACT Government has legislated increased protections for people who access and are conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART).

ACT Government: Amendment ‘step forward’ for child protection

The Children and Young People Amendment Bill 2024 (No. 2) was introduced in the ACT Legislative Assembly today.

New operating theatres for Canberra Hospital ‘a milestone’

Canberra Hospital’s Critical Services Building will open later this year, and 22 new operating theatres have been completed.

Take-up of ACT financial assistance for student nurses encouraging

More than 200 nursing, midwifery and allied health students have been approved for a Study Incentive Program.

Construction starts on ACT southside hydrotherapy pool

Monarch Building Solutions is "diving straight into" the construction of the hydrotherapy pool at the Lakeside Leisure Centre in Greenway.

Commissioner to protect ACT’s Indigenous children begins her term

The ACT’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner began her five-year term today.

Demolition of Canberra Hospital admin buildings begins

The ACT Government will demolish two buildings at Canberra Hospital to make way for a new facility for pathology and other clinical services. 

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