Department of Health

Part of the Health portfolio and a Federal authority, also called Health

Services for the aged, including carers; Public health and medical research; Health promotion and disease prevention; Primary health care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Pharmaceutical benefits; Health benefits schemes; Specific health services, including human quarantine; National drug abuse strategy; Regulation of therapeutic goods; Notification and assessment of industrial chemicals; Gene technology regulation.

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COI for participants in review on the regulation, sale and marketing of e-cigarettes
Internal review request sent to Department of Health by Andrew Thompson on .
Successful.
It has been a month since the Department of Health authorised the waiver of charges, yet we've received no reply. How to proceed? Yours sincerely,...
Social media policy
Response by Department of Health to James Smith on .
Successful.
  Good morning,   As agreed, following the withdrawal of your FOI request, the Department of Health is providing you with the documentation to w...
Mechanisms for managing any COI in review on the regulation, sale and marketing of e-cigarettes
Response by Department of Health to Andrew Thompson on .
Long overdue.
Dear Mr Thompson   The FOI unit can confirm that it has received your email with the supporting document for a waiver of charges on 30 May 2016....
Number of operations covered by Medicare only for Revision of failed hips and knees
Response by Department of Health to B Bear on .
Information not held.
Attention: B Bear   The Department of Health (Department) has received your request for an internal review on the basis that you had not received...
Payments made to Orthopaedic Surgeons by Smith & Nephew
Response by Department of Health to Dianne Harvey on .
Information not held.
Dear Ms Harvey   Please find attached correspondence relating to your Freedom of Information request 199-1516.   Kind regards, Liz   Fre...
Therapeutic goods failures and the Rule of Law
Response by Department of Health to B Bear on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Bear,   I refer to your FOI request of 20 March 2016 to the Department of Health (as below).   Section 15 of the FOI Act requires that...
Response to NICNAS Report on MCS research needs
Response by Department of Health to Paul Swain on .
Successful.
Dear Mr Swain   I refer to your Freedom of Information request to the Department of Health: In 2010 NICNAS released a report into the research n...
details of payments made to Orthopaedic Surgeons by Smith & Nephew
Response by Department of Health to Dianne Harvey on .
Waiting clarification.
Dear Ms Harvey   I refer to your FOI request of 16 March 2016 to the Department of Health (as below).   Section 15 of the FOI Act requires tha...
Canteen foods in schools 2015
Response by Department of Health to Jarvis Small on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Small Your request for information regarding 'documents for food sold in school canteens ' as this relates to state/territory government matte...
Cancer drug trials
Response by Department of Health to Emma Grace on .
Refused.
Dear Ms Grace,   I refer to your FOI request of 29 February to the Department of Health (as below).   Section 15 of the FOI Act requires that a re...
Vaccination: whooping Cough.
Response by Department of Health to Jessica Prussing on .
Waiting clarification.
Dear Ms Prussing I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), dated 29 February 2016, regardi...
Medicinal Marijuana Usage
Response by Department of Health to Emma Grace on .
Waiting clarification.
Dear Ms Grace   I refer to your FOI request of 29 February to the Department of Health (as below).   Section 15 of the FOI Act requires that a...
Restricted Perscription Medicine
Response by Department of Health to Rachel Adler on .
Refused.
Dear Ms Adler I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), dated 26 February 2016, regarding p...
PBS Discount
Response by Department of Health to Rachel Adler on .
Long overdue.
Attention: Rachel Adler   Please see attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to the Department of Health.   Regards FOI Offi...
Restricted Perscription Medicine
Response by Department of Health to Rachel Adler on .
Successful.
Dear Ms Adler I refer to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Department of Health (ref: 185-1516). The medicines referred to in your FO...
Clearances of salmonella disease within coles and woolworths lettuce
Response by Department of Health to Patrick Staveley on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Staveley Your request for information regarding safety of a food product sold in Coles and Woolworths supermarkets relates to state/territory...
70 patients prescribed wrong chemotherapy dosage for 3 years at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Response by Department of Health to Madeleine Wilson on .
Information not held.
Dear Ms Wilson Review and recommendations in relation to an incident in a public hospital is a state/territory health government matter. As such the C...
The use of medical marijuana in Australia from 2015 to 2016.
Response by Department of Health to Brooke Gibbs on .
Withdrawn by the requester.
Dear Ms Gibbs Your request for information regarding the number of 'recorded medical authorities in Australia that have legally or illegally used medi...
Obesity levels for children
Request sent to Department of Health by Jarvis Small on .
Long overdue.
I request to know the information of obesity amounts for children aged 7-15 years old between the years 2010-2015. I would like to see how much this...
Statistics on the manufacturing of drugs 2014-2015
Response by Department of Health to Taylor Blachnig on .
Long overdue.
Dear Mr Blachnig I refer to your email below where you appear to be requesting a copy of the Commonwealth Department of Health's FOI application form....
Aged Care Services List 2014-15 - Funding
Follow up sent to Department of Health by Lynda Saltarelli on .
Successful.
Thank you for the informative response, much appreciated! Yours sincerely, Lynda Saltarelli
Objectives and performance of NCPIC
Response by Department of Health to Will Tregoning on .
Waiting clarification.
Dear Mr Tregoning   We note that you have requested on 20 October 2015, a copy of the document “2014 evaluations of NCPIC”.    In order for th...
Hospital Harassment
Response by Department of Health to Shri Rajen on .
Information not held.
Attention: Shri Rajen You have sent your FOI request to the Commonwealth Department of Health. The information you are seeking is a State related issu...
Food safety in a Cat cafe
Response by Department of Health to Rebecka Davidsson on .
Refused.
Dear Ms Davidsson You have sent your FOI request to the Commonwealth Department of Health. Food safety is a State related issue. You may wish to direc...
IGCD terms of reference and membership
Response by Department of Health to Will Tregoning on .
Long overdue.
Dear Mr Tregoning   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request for waiver of charges.   Regards   FOI Unit/ Governanc...

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