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Politics
Callum Godde

Privacy concessions for contentious Vic health bill

The Victorian government has bowed to crossbencher pressure, signing off on changes to its controversial health information sharing legislation.

Amendments to the Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill have been agreed to by the Andrews government after debate began in the upper house.

The bill will enable public hospitals and other health services to more easily share patient information through a centralised database.

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