Investing in the Way Back for Redcliffe and Caboolture
Investing in the Way Back for Redcliffe and Caboolture
The Liberal National Government will invest $1.2 million to secure the future sustainability of The Way Back Support Service and to expand their suicide prevention support beyond the Redcliffe Hospital to also deliver services to patients from Caboolture Hospital.
Minister for Health Greg Hunt said the funding means that The Way Back Support Service, delivered by the Richmond Fellowship Queensland, will be able to continue providing their high quality one-on-one, non-clinical and practical support to patients discharged from Redcliffe and Caboolture Hospital.
“I visited The Way Back Support Service in December with Luke Howarth and saw the fantastic and vital work they do in the Redcliffe community to support patients get back on their feet following an attempted suicide, so I was only too pleased to be able to make this important investment.
“Luke Howarth has been a strong supporter of this service and has lobbied strongly on behalf of the Richmond Fellowship Queensland to secure this funding,” Minister Hunt said today.
Member for Petrie, Luke Howarth, said he was delighted to be able to secure this increased funding for patients discharged from Redcliffe and Caboolture hospitals.
“The Way Back Support Service is all about keeping people safe, connected to services and well-supported following discharge from hospital when they are most vulnerable.
“The service fills a vital gap in community services and I am proud that the Liberal National Government is not only ensuring that patients discharged form Redcliffe in my own electorate will have access to this service, but patients discharged from Caboolture, in neighbouring Longman, will also now benefit from the service’s expansion,”
“It’s only because of the strong economic management of the Liberal Nationals Government that we can invest in essential community services like this,” Mr Howarth said today.
The Liberal National Government’s strong economic management ensures the continued record investment of funding into vital health initiatives including mental health, life-saving medicines, Medicare and hospitals.
