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Physicians welcome additional govt funding for codeine upscheduling 10/31/2017

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) welcomes the Federal Government's commitment of an additional $1 million to support the move to making codeine medicines prescription-only ...

Better access: private health insurance reform 10/31/2017

More young people in the private health system and easier access to mental health services are key features of the recent private health insurance reform package that the Australian ...

AAMRI welcomes $100 million boost to fight brain cancer 10/31/2017

The first large scale funding strategy from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) will provide $100 million in funding for medical research to fight brain cancer, the sixth leading ...

4 Aussies die from brain cancer daily, with no improved survival rate 10/24/2017

Despite a history of increasingly positive outcomes for many types of cancer in Australia, brain and other central nervous system cancers buck the trend, with no improvement in ...

Voluntary assisted dying law one step closer in Vic 10/24/2017

Victorians who are terminally ill are one step closer to having access to voluntary assisted dying after the Legislative Assembly voted to pass the historic Voluntary Assisted Dying ...

GPs demand more transparency from private health insurance industry 10/17/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says the shake-up of Australia’s private health insurance industry is a step in the right direction but far more needs ...

Access to mental health services through Medicare on the rise 10/17/2017

Almost 1 in 10 Australians access government-subsidised services.

Improving communication between health services and doctors 10/17/2017

The AMA has released a new Guide, which sets out 10 minimum standards that should apply for communication between health services and general practitioners and other treating doctors ...

Govts chipping in more for health, as individual Aussies pay less 10/10/2017

Government funding for health has risen, with individuals now funding a smaller proportion of health costs, according to a report released recently by the Australian Institute of ...

Australia joins international push to halve medication errors 10/10/2017

A global drive to reduce medication errors by 50% within five years will be launched in Brisbane today (10 October 2017), as part of a new push by the World Health Organization to ...

Private patients treated in public hospitals is lose-lose: APHA 10/3/2017

The public hospital system's continued rorting of private health insurance forces privately insured patients to pay higher premiums.

Govt underspends on medical services last financial year 10/3/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has revealed a significant Federal Government underspend on medical services last financial year and called for a ...

Huge compo win should be a warning to employers 10/2/2017

A recent landmark compensation case awarded to a Queensland man, and covered in the Sunshine Coast Daily, highlights the dangers of forcing workers to move and lift heavy loads all ...

Online services pose serious risk to patient safety: RACGP 9/26/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says the increasing prevalence of some online services fragments care and poses a serious risk to patient safety.

A dose of 'wait-and-see' reduces unnecessary antibiotic use 9/26/2017

Asking patients to take a 'wait-and-see' approach before having their antibiotic prescriptions filled significantly reduces unnecessary use, a University of Queensland study has ...

AMA rejects proposals to limit patients using PHI in public hospitals 9/26/2017

The AMA is advising the Federal Government to reject any policy proposals that limit patients’ ability to use their private health insurance for treatment in a public hospital, ...

Fallshaw Group partners with HFESA for 2017 ergonomics conference 9/20/2017

We were on hand for this year's Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA) conference to help reinforce the message of safety and ergonomics in the workplace.

Mental health issues the main reason Australians see their GP 9/19/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says Australians are now presenting to their GP with mental health issues more than any other health concern.

After-hours services boom fails to reduce emergency dept presentations 9/19/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) recently presented new evidence that the boom in urgent after-hours home visit services is doing little to reduce ...

Private hospitals ready to answer AMA call for more training places 9/12/2017

Australia's private hospital sector stands ready to answer the Australian Medical Association's call for more training places for early career doctors, with the sector already ...

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