Prayer for the Hon Sussan Ley MP: Minister for Health and Aged Care
Sussan Ley was first elected as the Federal Member for Farrer in NSW in 2001.
Before entering Parliament, Minister Ley worked a variety of jobs which provided a range of 'real life' experiences.
At age 19, she enrolled in flight school and gained her commercial pilot's licence, which she still holds.
This led to roles as an air traffic controller and commercial pilot - she has also been a shearer's cook, wool and beef farmer.
While raising three children, ten years of part time study led to a Bachelor of Economics,
Master of Taxation Law and a Master of Accounting before she took up a senior position with the Australian Taxation Office.
Since 2004 Ms Ley has been allocated responsibility in a number of portfolio areas and was appointed Minister for Health and
Minister for Sport in December 2014. On 30 September 2015, the Aged Care portfolio was added to Ms Ley's responsibilities.
Living in and representing regional Australia, the Minister is a strong advocate for regional and rural issues,
especially those which assist in bridging the city-country divide.
Prayer:
Dear Father in Heaven, I pray that you will provide good and godly wisdom to the Hon Sussan Ley.
I ask that you provide a team of godly people around her, so they will support her and encourage her to lead the ministry of Health
according to your way Father God. Let your will be done in the department of Health as it is in Heaven.
We ask this in Jesus' name Amen.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Please pray for Indigenous Health:
The Australian Government is committed to the delivery of effective and efficient health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In 2014-15 more than $920 million will be spent on the provision of health programmes specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This includes Medicare and access to pharmaceuticals through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Overall, funding levels for Indigenous health will continue to grow over the next four years. From 2014-15 to 2017-18, the Australian Government will invest $3.1 billion in Indigenous specific health programmes and activities - an increase of over $500 million compared to 2009-10 to 2012-13 (excluding funding provided through Medicare and access to the PBS).
The Indigenous Australians' Health Programme was established on 1 July 2014, consolidating four existing Indigenous health funding streams: primary health care base funding; child and maternal health activities; Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Health); and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Chronic Disease Fund. This provides more flexibility to ensure funding is allocated to where the need is greatest and reduces red tape and workloads for grant recipients. A new funding allocation methodology for Indigenous health funding will be developed by the Department of Health during 2014-15 and implemented from 2015-16. This will ensure investments are directed to areas of need, priorities and population growth and deliver the most effective outcomes.
This funding allocation methodology will include funding under the Indigenous Australians' Health Programme for Indigenous specific comprehensive primary health care, child and maternal health services, the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Health) and activities under the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Chronic Disease Fund. The Australian Government through the 2014-15 Budget will also expand activities in key areas to close the gap and achieve health equality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, including child and maternal health, and improved chronic disease prevention and management. The Government is expanding programmes that have demonstrated their effectiveness in improving health outcomes including:
$94 million to expand efforts to improve child and maternal health through Better Start to Life; and
$36.2 million to expand the Healthy for Life programme into a further 32 Aboriginal community controlled health organisations to improve the management of chronic disease.
Indigenous people in remote areas of the Northern Territory will also have access to essential services through the $11.9 million re-investment from 2015-16 for Indigenous primary health care service delivery amongst high needs populations in the Northern Territory and to enable some regions to move to community control.
Prayer:
Divine Father, how our hearts yearn to express our love for you!
Thank You for Your grace. Thank You for knowing exactly what we need before we even ask.
Thank You for never abandoning us or leaving our children begging for bread. Thank You for being our faithful source.
We have always been able to depend on your goodness.
We take delight in You, Lord. We commit everything we do to you because we know we can trust you to help us.
You direct our steps and you delight in every detail of our lives.
Even though we sometimes stumble, we will never fall because you hold us by your hand.
You love us with an unfailing love and your faithfulness endures forever.
We find comfort in knowing that the very hairs on our heads are all numbered.
Therefore, we are not afraid because we know how much you value us.
We praise You Lord, for you have shown us the wonders of your unfailing love!
Conditions and Diseases Information
Please find information on a range of conditions and treatments below and pray for each section to be directed by God:
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Health direct
A gateway to a wide range of up-to-date and reliable information on health and wellbeing, this site is backed by federal, state and territory governments.
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Better Health Channel
Award-winning health and medical information website of the Victorian State Government.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Health information website of the United States Government Department of Health and Human Services.
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My Health Record system
My Health Record is an electronic summary of your key health information.
Registering for a My Health Record to help you better manages your health,
the treatment you receive and the medications you are prescribed over time.
Scripture:
Isaiah 41:10 "so do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Education and Prevention
Health promotion and disease prevention:
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Alcohol
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Child and Youth Health
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Environmental Health
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Flu Hygiene
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Food
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Illicit Drugs
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Immunisation
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Injury Prevention
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International monitoring
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Maternal and Infant Health
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Mental Health
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My Health Record registration
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National Drug Strategy
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Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Patient Education
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Reproductive Health
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Tobacco
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Travel Health and Biosecurity
Prayer:
Heavenly Father we come before your throne of grace, asking you to release your people from all addiction
and bring healing across your land, send someone to minister to them and help them get over their addictions.
Healing Prayer of Surrender
Dear Lord Jesus, it is our will to surrender to you everything that we are and everything that we are striving to be.
We open the deepest recesses of our hearts and invite your Holy Spirit to dwell inside of us.
We offer you our lives, hearts, minds, bodies, souls, spirits, all our hopes, plans and dreams.
We surrender to you our past, present and future problems, habits, character defects, attitudes, livelihood, resources, finances, medical coverage,
occupation and all our relationships.
We give you our health, physical appearances, disabilities, families, marriages, children and friendships.
We ask you to take Lordship over every aspect of our lives.
We surrender to you all our hurts, pain; worries, doubts, fear and anxieties, and we ask you to wash us clean.
We release everything into your compassionate care. Please speak to us clearly, Lord. Open our ears to hear your voice.
Open our hearts to commune with you more deeply. We want to feel your loving embrace.
Open the doors that need to be opened and close the doors that need to be closed.
Please set our feet upon the straight and narrow road that leads to everlasting life. Amen.
Ethical Research
Please pray for the Department of Health Human Research Ethics Committee.
All information is in the link below - go through this to commit everything there to the Lord and ask God to provide His grace and power into this sphere.
Any research involving humans, or requiring access to personal information, will require approval from a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)
that is registered with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Further information on the role of the NHMRC, and the Department of Health Human Research Ethics Committee
Scripture:
Deuteronomy 10:14 "Behold, to the LORD your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it."
Gene Technology
The Gene Technology Act 2000 is a national scheme for the regulation of genetically modified organisms in Australia,
in order to protect the health and safety of Australians and the Australian environment by identifying risks posed by
or as a result of gene technology, and to manage those risks by regulating certain dealings with genetically modified organisms.
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Gene Technology
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2011 Review of the Gene Technology Act 2000 (GT Act)
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Evaluation of Cost Recovery for the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
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Gene Technology Standing Committee
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Guidelines for emergency response under the Gene Technology Act 2000 and the Gene Technology Agreement
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Legislative and Governance Forum on Gene Technology
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The Gene Technology Agreement
Please pray for each section as God leads and remember that God is in charge and He will transform each section to His glory.
Scripture:
Psalm 139
Health products and medicines
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Clinical Trials
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Medicines
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Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
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Complementary medicines
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Medical devices
Prayer:
Dear Lord you created the whole medical industry to provide good service for us human beings,
we ask you that you monitor all the manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies to use ethical practices
and we ask you Lord that you provide healthy environment and core Christian values in the conscience
of those scientists and medical experts who produce these medicines and all hospital equipment
Scripture:
Jeremiah's Prayer for Deliverance
Jeremiah 17:13-15 "O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You will be put to shame.
Those who turn away on earth will be written down, Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the LORD.
Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; Save me and I will be saved, For You are my praise.
Look, they keep saying to me, "Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!""
Public and private healthcare
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Hospitals
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Private health insurance
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Private Health Insurance Consultation 2015-16
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Private Health Ministerial Advisory Committee
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Public healthcare system
Prayer:
Remember all doctors, nurses, specialists, administration and everyone working in these public and private healthcare facilities and please pray for all patients who are suffering and they need the love of Christ and His healing.
Powerful Prayer for Healing
Jesus,
With just one touch from your Almighty creative hand,
You have healed the sick and raised the dead.
How amazing is your Lordship over all the earth,
How powerful is your redeeming love.
How great was your sacrifice to go before us and bring forgiveness and hope.
By your stripes I ask for healing.
Standing within your reign and rule I ask for restoration.
May life and wellness grow in fullness until it overflows. Amen.
(a modern prayer for healing from www.lords-prayer-words.com)
Medicare
Medicare aims to ensure that all Australians have access to free or low-cost medical, optometry, midwifery and hospital care and in special circumstances, allied health.
Prayer:
We give thanks to our Medicare system and we ask you Lord to improve it especially for people who can't afford to pay for their medical bills.
Pray for each section under Medicare and for the improvement of the system:
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Primary care (GP, nursing, allied health)
subsidised primary care for the management of chronic disease, autism, disability, diabetes, and eye health. Also access to health assessments.
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Diagnostic imaging under Medicare
subsidised diagnostic imaging services including ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine, radiography (x-ray), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and bone densitometry.
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Healthier Medicare
About the activities to create a 'Healthier Medicare' across three priority areas.
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MBS Online
A searchable version of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) list of health services subsidised by the Australian government.
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Specialist video consultations under Medicare
Access to video consultations with health specialists under Medicare.
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Optometry under Medicare
Public and private optometry services and how to access national eye health schemes.
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Radiation therapy under Medicare
The Australian Government supports radiation oncology services (including radiation therapy) through Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) rebates,
safety net benefits for patients, and funding for radiation oncology treatment equipment.
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e-Health records Medicare data
Data, including organ donor and immunisation registers.
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Extended Medicare Safety Net
Rrebates for eligible out-of-hospital expenses.
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Pathology under Medicare
Accessing Medicare-subsidised Pathology services.
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MBS Reviews
Systematic Reviews of Existing MBS Services
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Medical Services Advisory Committee
Evaluation of medical technologies and procedures.
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Medical Treatment Overseas program
Financial assistance for Australian residents with a life-threatening condition for which there is no effective alternative treatment available in Australia.
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Statistics under Medicare
Medicare data from the preceding quarter and previous years.
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Claiming from Medicare
The Medicare web site including benefits, claims and payments.
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Legislation
The ComLaw web site and the Australian law that provides for Medicare.
Scripture:
Acts 19:11-12
"God gave Paul the power to work great miracles. People even took handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched Paul's body,
and they carried them to everyone who was sick. All of the sick people were healed, and the evil spirits went out."
Mental Health
A mental illness is a health problem that significantly affects how a person thinks, behaves and interacts with other people.
It is diagnosed according to standardised criteria. One in 5 Australians will suffer from a mental illness in any given year.
A mental health problem also affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, but to a lesser extent than a mental illness.
Mental illnesses are of different types and degrees of severity.
Some of the major types are:
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anxiety
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schizophrenia
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bipolar mood disorder
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personality disorders
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eating disorders
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depression
These illnesses may also be referred to as a mental disorder, mental impairment or psychiatric disability.
Prayer for People who suffer Mental Health problems
Lord
Only you know how hard life has been for many Australians who suffer Mental Health issues.
Only you have seen each moment of their day and night.
Only you feel their pain and understand their discomfort.
Only you are beside them through their grieves and sorrows.
Only you have been within each moment to comfort them.
O Lord, break through the loneliness of their suffering.
You have encountered sorrow and laid a glorious path
Of hope, healing and the promise of heaven in their hearts. Amen
(a prayer for healing and comfort from www.lords-prayer-words.com)
National Men's and Women's Health
The Australian Government has committed to developing National Men's and Women's Health Policies, to ensure that specific health needs of both men and women are addressed.
The policies were developed in consultation with state and territory governments, health service providers, consumer and advocacy groups and the community.
Scripture:
1 Corinthians 19-20 "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?
You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your bodies."
Palliative Care
The Australian Government recognises the importance of helping people who are terminally ill access the best care and support available
to maintain their dignity and quality of life.
The Australian Government continues to provide financial assistance to state and territory governments to operate palliative care services,
a form of sub acute care, as part of their health and community service provision responsibilities.
On 1 April 2016 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed a Heads of Agreement between the Commonwealth and the States and
Territories on public hospitals funding (the Agreement) from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2020 ahead of consideration of longer-term arrangements.
In return for additional funding, the States have been asked to develop and implement a range of reforms to improve health outcomes
and decrease demand for public hospital services by 1 July 2017.
These include coordinated care for patients with chronic and complex disease; incorporating quality and safety into hospital pricing;
and reducing avoidable hospital readmissions.
In May 2015, the Government announced the successful organisations to receive funding under the National Palliative Care Projects until June 2017.
Projects funded will support quality service delivery, by focusing on the following areas:
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service provider skill development (frontline worker education and training);
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service quality improvement (in acute and community health settings);
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research and benchmarking (build and enhance capacity within the palliative care sector);
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advance care planning (strengthen understanding and uptake);
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knowledge building and awareness (improve sector knowledge and community awareness);
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improve collaboration and linkages between all Governments' palliative care activities; and
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collate and distribute palliative care information across the sector.
The Australian Government has considered the 38 recommendations made in the Report, and detailed responses in relation to each recommendation of the
Senate Community Affairs References Committee report on Palliative Care in Australia (the Report) are below. Details are correct at time of drafting.
More information here if you wish to know more
Scripture:
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."
Pharmacy
Pharmacies in Australia are mostly independently owned by pharmacists, often operated as franchises of retail brands
offered by the three major pharmaceutical wholesalers in Australia:
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Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API),
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Sigma Pharmaceuticals, and
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Symbion Health.
A minority of pharmacies are owned by friendly societies, particularly in Victoria and South Australia.
Chemist Warehouse is a major disruptor and is a low frills store similar to Aldi in the grocery/supermarket sector.
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API brands
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Pharmacist Advice
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Priceline Pharmacies
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Soul Pattinson - formerly owned by Washington H. Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd
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Sigma brands
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Amcal - formerly the Allied Master Chemists of Australia Limited
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Discount Drug Stores
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Guardian Pharmacies
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Symbion brands
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Chemmart Pharmacy
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Terry White Chemists
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Pharmacy 4 Less
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Chemistworks
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National Pharmacies South Australia
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Pharmasave
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Quality Pharmacy Group
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SmarterPharm Group
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Cincotta Discount Chemist
Prayer:
Remember all these pharmacies in your prayer time and include all pharmacists who provide good
(and often free) care of patients and for all age groups, the Lord is the Lord of Chemists in Australia. Amen
A Pharmacist Prayer
Lord, As I work behind this counter
may I feel Your presence here.
And help me to fill each prescription
with knowledge, caution and cheer.
And may I always be humbled
by the privilege that is mine
of making a life more comfortable and healthier
and with a greater peace of mind.
For all who seek assistance
Give me wisdom to meet their needs.
And for each encounter
I pray that I shall follow as You, Lord, lead. Amen
(alvinryanonglee.blogspot.com.au/2006/03/pharmacist-prayer.html)
Primary Care
Prayer:
Pray for accessible and effective after hours primary health care for people whose health condition cannot wait for treatment
until regular primary health care services are available.
Scripture:
Health blessing for those who work in Primary Care
Psalm 28:8 "The LORD is their strength, And He is a saving defence to His anointed."
Eye health
Eye health conditions are very common in Australia, and may be present from birth, as a result of illness or injury, or developed over time.
Five common eye health conditions affecting Australians are cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and uncorrected refractive error.
Living with a vision disorder may cause disadvantage due to delayed childhood learning, reduced participation in education and employment, and social isolation.
Prayer:
Pray that God restore the eyesight of people who are blind in this nation and help researchers in finding the best cures for them.
We pray for more provision, more support and total healing.
Scripture:
Meditate on John 9 when Jesus heals a man born blind
Chronic Disease Prevention and Service Improvement Fund
The Chronic Disease Prevention and Service Improvement Fund is an initiative administered by the Department of Health
to support initiatives that address the rising burden of chronic disease.
Fund objectives:
The objective of the fund is to support targeted action related to chronic disease prevention and service improvement,
particularly within the primary care and community sectors to:
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Reduce the incidence of preventable mortality and morbidity
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Maximise the wellbeing and quality of life of individuals affected by chronic disease from initial diagnosis to end of life
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Reduce the pressure on the health and hospital system including aged care and
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Support best practice in the prevention, detection, treatment and management of chronic disease.
Fund priority areas:
The following priority areas were identified to achieve the fund's objectives and translate its key principles into practice:
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Prevention across the continuum
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Early detection and appropriate treatment
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Integration and continuity of prevention and care and
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Self management.
Scripture:
Psalm 40
GP Super Clinics
Australia needs a health care system that keeps people well, not just one that looks after them when they are sick.
This requires a primary health care system that is efficient, lowers rates of avoidable hospital admissions, reduces health inequalities
and improves health outcomes. Around $650 million has been committed to:
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build more than 60 GP Super Clinics around Australia and
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for Primary Care Infrastructure Grants to upgrade and extend around 425 existing general practices, primary care and community health services, and Aboriginal Medical Services.
GP Super Clinics are a key element of the strategy to build a stronger primary health care system, including a greater focus on management of chronic disease,
health promotion and illness prevention and better coordination between privately provided GP services, community health and other state or territory government services.
It is intended that each GP Super Clinic will bring together general practitioners, practice nurses, allied health professionals, visiting medical specialists
and other health care providers to deliver primary health care services aimed at addressing the health care needs and priorities of their local communities.
This multi-disciplinary, patient centred model of care is attractive to many health care providers as well as patients.
Scripture:
Luke 12:24 "Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!"
Bible Verses About God's Provision
Genesis 3:21 "And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them."
Genesis 9:3 "Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything."
Exodus 14:22 "And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters beinga wall to them on their right hand and on their left."
Job 38:41 "Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and wander about for lack of food?"
Psalms 34:10 "The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing."
Psalms 81:10 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it."
Psalms 84:11 "For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin"
Maternity services
National Maternity Services Plan:
On 12 November 2010, the National Maternity Services Plan was endorsed by the then Australian Health Ministers' Conference.
The plan recognises the importance of maternity services within the health system and provides a strategic national framework,
as endorsed by state, territory and Commonwealth governments for the five year period 2010-2015.
The Maternity Services Inter-Jurisdictional Committee (MSIJC) has been delegated the responsibility of developing, supporting and monitoring the actions of the plan.
More information
Prayer:
Pray for all pregnant women, and all professionals who are involved in this field.
A Prayer for Pregnant Women
Philippians 4:6-7 "Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.
Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."
God of Infinite Goodness, watch over expectant mothers as they await the birth of their child.
Grant these women confidence and strength to dispel their anxiety and fear.
Bless them with the courage and faith of Mary, always listening to your will and trusting in your loving care.
As they prepare to bring new life into the world, grace them with good health and great joy.
We look to you and your Son, Jesus Christ, as a sign of mercy and joy.
We ask this through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes in the name of your Son, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. AMEN.
Pregnancy counselling
Pregnancy, Birth and Baby is a telephone helpline and online service that provides access to information and support for women,
their partners and families on pregnancy and the first 12 months of a baby's life.
Where appropriate, the helpline directs callers to maternity-related services including specialist and support services.
The helpline offers counselling on general antenatal and postnatal issues, non-directive counselling on pregnancy options
and will put you in touch with local specialist and support services if further assistance is required.
Pregnancy support counselling MBS items
The Pregnancy support counselling MBS items provide Medicare benefits for the provision of non-directive pregnancy support counselling
by eligible GPs, and psychologists, social workers and mental health nurses on referral from a GP.
Prayer:
Remember all people who are on the emergency phone calls, pray for all people working in this area and ask God to bless them.
Scripture:
Jeremiah 17:7-8 "But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
Persons with Chronic Illness and Pain
Scripture:
1 Peter 5:10 "The God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory through Christ [Jesus] will himself restore, confirm, strengthen,
and establish you after you have suffered a little."
Prayer:
God of Compassion, you willingly took on our human condition to experience the same pain, suffering and death that we do.
Through your Son's resurrection, you transformed suffering and death into new life and glory; and invite us to join our own pain and struggles to those of Jesus.
Increase the faith and hope of all who are suffering, especially those living with chronic illness and pain.
Strengthen and confirm in them the promise of new life and glory.
We pray this through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes and in the name of your Son, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is chronic damage to the valves of the heart, caused by repeated episodes of acute rheumatic fever (ARF).
While ARF is rare in industrialised countries, it remains a significant cause of disease in Australia among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Poor living conditions make streptococcal infections and therefore ARF, more likely.
Known risk factors include poverty, overcrowding and limited access to medical care for diagnosis and treatment.
To address the high rates of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities,
the Australian Government is funding the Rheumatic Fever Strategy, which includes:
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state-based register and control programs in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland,
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to improve detection, monitoring and management of ARF and RHD and a National Coordination Unit (RHD Australia)
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to develop national education and training resources, support jurisdictions and establish a data collection system.
Pray for the removal of the curses of this disease and for healing and restoration:
Lord God,
We dwell in your house,
Drink in your presence
And find peace and rest in your arms.
We believe in your name,
Ask for your healing
And believe and trust in your love.
We thank you for your sacrifice,
Receive all you have for us
And pray and ask for restoration.
We need your touch.
We wait on you.
You are our Saviour, our friend, and our hope.
Amen.
(www.prayerscapes.com/prayers/healing/prayer_for_healing.html)
Rural and Regional Teaching Infrastructure Grants (RRTIGs) programme Rural and Regional Health
The aim of the RRTIGs is to upgrade and/or extend the existing premises of existing general practices, in rural or regional locations,
to provide additional consultation rooms and space for teaching medical students and supervising general practice registrars.
The objectives of the RRTIGs are:
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Objective 1: To provide space for medical students and/or general practitioner registrars on clinical placements;
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Objective 2: To offer increased clinical placements for registrars and medical students to experience practicing primary health care services in rural and regional areas;
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Objective 3: To provide increased access to additional health professionals in rural and regional primary care; and
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Objective 4: To provide and increase supervisory opportunities for rural and regional health professionals.
Expected outcomes for the RRTIGs include:
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Additional teaching and training infrastructure in existing general practices;
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Increased opportunities for medical students to experience working in a rural and/or regional practice;
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Improved distribution of health workforce and increased access to services for consumers; and
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Increased opportunities for general practitioners to maintain and increase supervisory skills through professional support and linkages with training institutions.
Featured Prayer Quote:
"The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day.
Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish." ~ Adrian Rogers
Scripture:
1 Kings 8:28-29 "Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God,
to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said,
My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place."
Psalms 4:1 "Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer."
Psalms 64:1 "Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy."
Psalms 84:8 "O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah."
Psalms 102:17 "He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer."
Daniel 9:17 "Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake."
Jonah 2:7 "When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple."
Pray for Persons Suffering from War
Scripture:
John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid."
Prayer:
Gracious God, we pray for all persons suffering from war.
May they be held in your loving care and protection and given the strength to endure great suffering and hardship.
Transform the hearts and minds of all those who perpetuate violence and oppression.
Grant wisdom to world leaders in advancing efforts toward world peace; may they not be compromised by self-interest and blind indifference.
We ask all this through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes and in the name of your Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
(www.chausa.org/prayers/prayer-library/100-days-of-prayer/a-prayer-for-persons-suffering-from-war)
Pray for Refugees without Healthcare
Prayer:
Lord of Heaven,
I rest underneath you mighty wings of love.
I dwell within your gentle heart.
I know there is healing in your touch.
Through the sufferings of Christ I can ask for restoration
And trust in your goodness.
You are my Lord, my Saviour,
My healer and my friend.
I dwell within your gentle embrace. Amen.
(prayer courtesy www.lords-prayer-words.com)
Pray for Those at the End of Life
Prayer:
Dear Jesus,
You walked on the earth, understood the broken world, yet also rose from death into resurrected life.
I pray for my loved one that they would be held at this time in your loving arms.
Bless the work of the doctors, surgeons and hospital staff, and bring the power of your resurrection life into their body.
Come fill my loved one from top to toe with your restorative Spirit.
May your resurrection life bring healing and wellness into their being.
May your grace carry them through this hard time into a new season filled with hope and joy. Amen
(www.prayerscapes.com/prayers/healing/prayer_for_healing.html)
Pray for Children
Scripture:
Mark 9:36-37 "Taking a child he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it he said to them,
"Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me.""
Pray for Persons Suffering from Ebola
Prayer:
Please pray that God will stop this ugly illness and stop it from spreading.
Our Lord is the Lord of Healing power through the Holy Spirit.
We say to you satan, begone you and all your diseases in Jesus' name. Amen
Scripture:
Psalm 103:1-4 "All within me, Praise His Holy Name!
Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;
Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with loving kindness and compassion;"
Pray for Persons Suffering from Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking
Scripture:
Meditate on Psalm 102
Indigenous Health
Scripture:
Deuteronomy 4:30-32
"When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.
For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.
Indeed, ask now concerning the former days which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth,
and inquire from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it?"
Pray for the Ageing and Aged Care
Prayer:
All praise and glory are yours, Lord our God.
For you have called us to serve you, and one another in love.
Bless our sick today so that they may bear their illness
in union with Jesus' sufferings and restore them quickly to health.
Bless those who have grown old in your service
and give them courage and strength in their faith.
Lead us all to eternal glory.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
Pray for the Sick Near Death
Prayer:
Almighty and Everlasting God, preserver of souls, who dost correct those whom Thou dost love,
and for their betterment dost tenderly chastise those whom Thou dost receive, we call upon Thee, O Lord,
to grant Thy healing, that the soul of Thy servant, at the hour of its departure from the body,
may by the hands of Thy holy Angels be presented without spot unto Thee.
Amen.