News: Health Minister Opens New Clinical School at Greenslopes Private
Health Minister Opens New Clinical School at Greenslopes Private
Federal Health & Ageing Minister Nicola Roxon has officially opened a state-of-the-art clinical school at Greenslopes Private Hospital.
The clinical school is located within Greenslopes Private Hospital, which is Australia’s largest private hospital and owned and operated by Ramsay Health Care. In partnership with the University of Queensland, it is now Australia’s only private hospital to have a fully-fledged clinical school of this type.
In opening the Centre, Minister Roxon said Queensland families would have better access to more doctors and allied health workers.
“As we open the doors of this new clinical school, we also open the door to improved health services for Queenslanders,” Minister Roxon said.
“The extra 93 student places that are now available at Greenslopes will ultimately help to make it easier for Queensland families to see and contact a doctor, closer to home.
“A key advantage of Greenslopes is that it will bring together over 400 UQ students a year from a range of disciplines, including doctors, physiotherapists, pharmacists and occupational therapists, to train together in real-world settings.”
Greenslopes Private Hospital has received a total of $16.5 million in funding from the Federal Government, including:
- $13 million to expand the clinical school
- $2.42 million for staffing support for training to train additional students
- $1.1 million for emergency medicine training support.
In addition to supporting the clinical school, the Government is also funding 12 registrar placements at Greenslopes Private Hospital in 2011 in the fields of adult medicine, surgery, emergency medicine and radiology.
