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Health and welfare

Home page for Health and welfare departments and agencies including Medicare Australia, DoHA, DVA, FaHCSIA, DHS; other health and welfare agencies including CRS, Medibank Private, Australian Hearing, Comcare, VVCS, HSA, Land Councils, Aboriginal Health Services and Job Network providers.

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27 metres of mayhem… that Medicare management couldn’t ignore! - 5 March 2010
Thanks to the strong support of CPSU members – and 27 metres of butchers' paper - Medicare management have finally agreed to take positive action to fix problems with the phone system.

Wake up Medicare national management: fix our phones! - 3 March 2010
Branch staff across the country are reporting serious problems with the telephone system being used for call centre work.

CPSU slams Coalition plan to sell off Medibank Private - 17 February 2010
This week the Liberal opposition’s shadow Treasurer Mr Joe Hockey announced plans to sell Medibank Private if the Coalition wins the next election.

Wake up Medicare national management - fix our phones! - 16 February 2010
National management has chosen to ignore staff in NSW and Queensland offices who signed an open letter in unprecedented numbers.

Medicare to review its Performance Management System - 10 February 2010
The CPSU welcomes Medicare management’s review of its current Performance Management System (PMS). The union has long advocated that the current system lacks transparency, consistency and fairness.

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