‘People before profits’: Victoria to ditch private health providers in women’s prisons
by Benita Kolovos from World news | The Guardian on (#680JJ)
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The Victorian government's decision to take over health care across the state's women's prisons has been welcomed by the partner of an Aboriginal woman who died in custody after making repeated calls for medical assistance.
The state's corrections minister, Enver Erdogan, will on Friday confirm the contract for providing primary health services at Tarrengower Prison and the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre will transition from private firm Correct Care Australasia (CCA) to Dhelkaya (Castlemaine) Health and Western Health, respectively, on 1 July.
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