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Friday 12 July 2019
Message from our Acting CEO
Cath travelled to Darwin yesterday and is appearing before the Royal Commission into Aged Care Safety and Quality. The Darwin hearing will focus on aspects of care in residential, home and flexible aged care programs and examine rural and regional issues and quality of life for individuals in care.

Cath has also taken the opportunity to attend some face to face meetings with some of our NT members whilst in Darwin.

I am sure that the 30 degree days and around 20 degree temperatures overnight are a welcome relief from the freezing cold days and nights we are currently having in Canberra. Thanks Cath for sending through the lovely pictures we are not jealous at all.

Meanwhile in Canberra it is 10 degrees!!

Hope you all have a great weekend
Deslie
SARRAH 2020 Conference
The SARRAH 2020 conference will be held on the 14 & 15 September 2020. Make sure you save the date in your calendar and come to Townsville to help us celebrate 25 years of SARRAH.
SARRAH Celebrating 25 Years

Image: View of the Shore from the Strand Jetty - Photographer Megan MacKinnon
Invitation to the Compass Teaching Learning Conference 2019
Northern Territory PHN incorporating Rural Workforce Agency NT are inviting primary health care professionals to attend the Compass Teaching & Learning Conference taking place on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 August 2019 at the Darwin Convention Centre. More information here
NOTE - Regional and remote NT delegates who reside outside of Darwin/Palmerston (MMM 3-7) are eligible for a grant of up to two nights' accommodation on Friday 30 & Saturday 31 August at the Vibe Hotel, Darwin Waterfront to enable them to attend the conference.
The accommodation application form can be completed during registration. Register now
Upcoming Events and Conferences

JULY
CICM Regional and Rural Critical Care Conference
18 - 19 July - Darwin, NT
The National Suicide Prevention Conference
22-25 July - Melbourne, VIC
3rd Annual Palliative, Aged and Dementia Care Forum
24 - 26 July - Melbourne, VIC
20th International Mental Health Conference
31 July - 2 August - Gold Coast, QLD



For information on other upcoming events later in the year please visit our website here. 

Other News

$5.6 million for research into healthy ageing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - Coinciding with NAIDOC week and the release of two key Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reports, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) will provide the funding to support six research projects.

Commission CEO named as National Suicide Prevention Adviser to the Prime Minister - The National Mental Health Commission welcomes the appointment of its CEO, Christine Morgan, to the new role of National Suicide Prevention Adviser to report directly to the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison.

National cancer screening programs participation data - Cancer screening programs aim to reduce illness and death from selected cancers.

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety - Mildura - The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has published details of the scope and purpose for its upcoming Mildura hearing, to be held from Monday 29 July to Wednesday 31 July. 

Use of emergency departments for lower urgency care: 2015-16 to 2017-18 - Some presentations to hospital emergency departments that are for lower urgency care may be avoidable through provision of other appropriate health services in the community.
Would you like to advertise your job vacancies with SARRAH?
Please contact us for more information.

Current Vacancies

Physiotherapist - Riverland Community Health Services, Berri
ABOUT SARRAH
SARRAH exists so that rural and remote Australian communities have allied health services that support equitable and sustainable health and well-being. SARRAH is also nationally recognised as the peak body representing rural and remote allied health professionals (AHPs) working in the public and private sector. SARRAH develops and provides services for AHPs to confidently and competently carry out their professional duties in providing a range of clinical and health education services to people who reside in these settings.
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