'Big win' for patients as border controls updated for specialist treatment

  • 📰 abcnews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 58 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 27%
  • Publisher: 83%

Australia Headlines News

Australia Latest News,Australia Headlines

New South Wales residents requiring specialist medical treatment in Queensland will no longer have to pay thousands of dollars to quarantine in government accommodation for 14 days.

New South Wales residents requiring specialist medical treatment in Queensland will no longer have to pay thousands of dollars to quarantine in government accommodation for 14 days under updated rules announced today.

"There's been many cases of children with cancer and so on, but now we've got a way forward that they can apply for these permits and seek that treatment as required," he said. Wayne Jones, the head of the Northern NSW Local Health District, said the news would come as a relief to many."What tends to happen when these large decisions are made about restricting access across borders, it is the finer detail that causes the confusion and problems.

"We believe the vast majority of confusion and problems people have experienced should be dealt with now that this policy directive is clear."To access specialist health services in Queensland, NSW residents should apply for a"Entering Queensland to obtain specialist health care that cannot be obtained at your place of residence, or as a support person to a person obtaining such care and can provide evidence of the time and place of the specialist appointment.

When crossing the border by road into Queensland, residents will need to present their border declaration as well as documentation confirming their medical appointment or treatment.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Meanwhile in SA people from Vic can't do the same. Will be interesting when Clive wins his high court case

You mean before this patients had to be quarantined just to attend a medical specialist appointment? WHAT KIND OF OUTRAGEOUS NONSENSE WAS THAT? Atrocities are committed by state governments freely without any consequences! DYSTOPIA2020

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in AU

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

New Zealand confirms 12 new COVID-19 cases | Sky News AustraliaNew Zealand has confirmed 12 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the nation’s total number of active cases to 48. \n\nDirector-General of Health Dr Ashely Bloomfield revealed 30 cases were linked to the community outbreak and only one virus patient was receiving hospital care. \n\nMr Bloomfield praised health officials' contact tracing efforts, saying 771 close contacts were identified and 514 were so far contacted. \n\nTwo NZ schools and a preschool closed their doors after confirmed cases of the virus were linked to all three facilities. \n\nA student who attended Glamorgan School in Auckland’s north shore and another from south Auckland’s Southern Cross campus returned positive tests, as well as a pre-schooler from Taeaofou i Puaseisei Preschool. \n\nAll Auckland-based positive cases were asked to relocate to the Auckland quarantine facility. \n\nImage: AP There you go Draconian lock downs don't work at all going on NZ results. So why are we continuing to lock down Victoria? They had no cases 2 days ago. Maybe this virus has been around a lot longer than we think, like flus etc. DrLimengYan's exposure on how CCP modified ZC45 and ZXC21 bat viruses owned by PLA lab,and published in 2017 and 18 genebank database from NIH, and made CCPVirus‼️Now if the virus gene sequenceisnotdisclosed, there is no way to invent effective vaccine ‼️
Source: SkyNewsAust - 🏆 7. / 78 Read more »

Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons reveals why he really quitJim Parsons opened up about the “intense summer” that made him realise it was time to step away from his starring role on The Big Bang Theory. Did he realise it was total shit? Bc he is a satanist?
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »

Alan Jones discusses the big stories in sports from Australia's past and present | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Alan Jones has looked at some of the big stories and issues in Rugby League, Rugby Union, AFL and also revisited some historical moments in horse racing from Australia's past. \n\nMr Jones spoke with the Vice Chairman of the Shoalhaven City Turf Club, Ian Whitby, about famous moments from the Melbourne Cup in years' past, along with some of the most successful horses to take part in the historic race. \n\nMr Jones also discussed horse racing with the host of Saturday Sky Racing Simon Harrison. \n\n AlanJones needs to get a grip...this is a new disease Alan.... not cancer, not a car crash....not the common flu....who cares what is already here killing people....this is new...so your adaptations of other illnesses doesn’t fly....unbelievable....COVIDIOT
Source: SkyNewsAust - 🏆 7. / 78 Read more »

New Zealand must not repeat Victoria's COVID-19 mistakesEditorial: Armchair epidemiologists too often reduce the choice to either lockdown or total freedom but New Zealand is taking a measured approach Remdesivir: $3,200 per patient Hydroxychloroquine: $5.95 to $19.95 WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines: Remdesivir × Hydroxychloroquine √ Can anybody tell me which one is the better choice Things were looking so good for mainstream media’s poster girl until she destroyed NZ’s economy by slow death and ended up with Covid anyway.
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »

Three of the theories for New Zealand's coronavirus revival and how they stack upAfter more than 100 days without community transmission, New Zealand is now grappling with a fresh coronavirus outbreak in Auckland. The resurgence of the virus has puzzled health officials, who were quietly confident they had eliminated COVID-19. Save the theories for the fools, fact of the matter is, coronavirus just like any other cold causing viruses and the flu, CANNOT be eradicated. Lockdown is a crude, unscientific, destructive and harmful interventions which provides no benefit. In fact, it hinders achieving HI. World pattern, happening in Spain,France,Germany,Greece etc, seems the virus can reappear simultaneously around the world, you couldn’t make this stuff up! Interesting. My own thought (not even a theory since I'm not virus expert) is that people could be infected and the virus lays dormant. Like the shingles virus which can spontaneously activate years after infection. Anyway - just a thought. nzpol covid19nz
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victoria records 278 COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths; NSW has 12 new cases; New Zealand cluster grows to 13The number of active coronavirus cases in Victoria fell for the first time in two months, and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned of harsher restrictions if she doesn't see more people in masks. Thanks for the lockdown Is that why LiarFromTheShire is hiding AGAIN!
Source: theage - 🏆 8. / 77 Read more »