Letters to the Editor || Record health investment || Sharon McGowan, CEO, Stroke Foundation

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Updated May 15 2018 - 10:10am, first published 10:01am
Letters to the Editor || Record health investment || Sharon McGowan, CEO, Stroke Foundation
Letters to the Editor || Record health investment || Sharon McGowan, CEO, Stroke Foundation

The Stroke Foundation has welcomed the Federal Government’s 2018 Budget record investment in health (announced on May 9) and called for a targeted focus on support for Australians to avoid and recover from stroke. The Government’s commitment to essential services provided reassurance, but for the Australians who will suffer more than 56,000 strokes this year and their families, more is needed. It was encouraging to see the Government’s continued commitment to improving the health of Australians through funding to our hospitals, Medicare and pharmaceutical benefits systems. These services are at the heart of our health system and all Australians can have confidence in continued access to health care, however it is important to recognise not all access is equal.

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