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Flu season adds stress to NSW hospital emergency departments 7/11/2017

NSW emergency departments failed to meet length-of-stay targets during the winter flu seasons of 2010-14, with more patients waiting longer to be seen and increased numbers giving up ...

More Aussies seeking drug treatment 7/4/2017

More Australians are undergoing treatment for drug use, with a rising number seeking help due to amphetamines, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and ...

Government responds to medical research concerns on 457 visas 7/4/2017

Changes to the 457-visa program show the Government is prepared to listen and act in support of medical research.

Record $1.9 billion budget for NSW mental health 6/27/2017

The NSW Government will invest a record $1.9 billion in mental health in the 2017-18 Budget, an increase of $87 million from last year.

Cancer impacting Australia’s health more than any other disease group 6/20/2017

Cancer is the disease group with the biggest impact on our health-costing us, as a nation, more years of life than any other-according to a report released recently by the Australian ...

GPs concerned about changes for prescribing medicinal cannabis 6/20/2017

The body that represents over 90% of Australia’s GPs has concerns about the medicinal cannabis disallowance motion in the Senate recently.

GPs welcome taskforce report on urgent after-hours home visit services 6/13/2017

The body that represents over 90% of Australia’s GPs and fights for the interests of their patients, has welcomed the Australian Government’s review of urgent after-hours home visit ...

Hospitalisation - preventing the preventable necessary, but not easy 6/13/2017

"Reducing preventable hospitalisations in order to improve health outcomes and reduce unnecessary healthcare system costs is a longstanding concern, but finding solutions requires ...

New range of pharmacy vaccinations pose risks to patients: RACGP SA 6/6/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) South Australia, the peak body for South Australia’s GPs, has strongly condemned the state government’s announcement of ...

$33m medical research funding boost for new clinical trials underway 6/6/2017

A new $33 million investment in clinical trial capacity will allow Australians to access some of the latest breakthroughs in medical research thanks to the Medical Research Future ...

Investing $5.9 million to tackle antimicrobial resistance 5/30/2017

The Australian Government will invest $5.9 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to help tackle the threat of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses or parasites ...

End of the big freeze signals shift towards preventative healthcare 5/30/2017

RACGP says the end of the Medicare rebate freeze signals a pivot - a genuine commitment by the Australian Government to reinvest in preventative health and general practice - the ...

Hospital admissions growing steadily, more Aussies going private 5/23/2017

While public hospital admissions are growing steadily and in pace with those to private hospitals, a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that ...

$4 million for schizophrenia research funded by NSW Govt 5/23/2017

People with schizophrenia will benefit from $4 million in State Government funding awarded to Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) for the prevention, improved treatments and ...

Aus provides $2m to global efforts to fight infectious diseases 5/23/2017

Australia will be providing $2 million to support international efforts to develop vaccines to fight emerging infectious diseases, the Federal Minister for Aged Care and Minister ...

Govt lifts Medicare rebate freeze with other positive health measures 5/16/2017

AMA President, Dr Michael Gannon, said on 9 May that the Government has begun to win back much of the goodwill it lost with the disastrous 2014 Health Budget with the announcement ...

Smaller, specialised hospitals - the way of the future 5/16/2017

Big budget mega hospitals are set to become a thing of the past, with smaller hospitals that focus on only one or a few specialties (for example, a cardiovascular hospital) or a ...

New data on use of restraint in mental health facilities: AIHW 5/16/2017

For the first time, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has published national data about the use of restraint in Australian specialised public mental health hospital ...

First imports of medicinal cannabis arrive in Australia 5/9/2017

The first two commercial shipments of medicinal cannabis products to be legally imported to Australia have arrived in Melbourne and Perth, following action taken by the Australian ...

Healthcare system failing people with obesity 5/9/2017

The Australian public health system is failing people with obesity according to Professor Louise Baur, who addressed the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) annual Congress ...

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