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'Serious concerns' for future surgical workforce 6/25/2014

At a time when the number of surgeons in Australasia needs to be growing, medical student interest in surgery as a career is stagnant, a new report claims – raising serious concerns ...

"Very difficult" commonwealth policy affected NSW budget 6/18/2014

The Mike Baird-led Liberal government has left NSW patients high and dry by ignoring the need for increased basic funding to hospitals in its pre-election budget, Opposition Leader ...

Review your business systems, prepare for successful financial year 6/12/2014

As the End of Financial Year approaches, The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging businesses to review their existing systems and processes to prepare for a successful ...

COAG health system improvements 'threatened' by Budget measures 6/12/2014

There are some notable health system improvements detailed in COAG Reform Council Healthcare Performance Report, however these could be reversed as a result of the government's latest ...

Emergency department crisis 'to get worse' with federal cuts 6/5/2014

The federal government's plan to cut $55 billion from hospital funding and introduce a GP co-payment ought to be immediately abandoned, the Health Services Union has said in a ...

GP co-payments: readers have their say 6/4/2014

It has been nearly a month since the federal government delivered the 2014 Federal Budget.

Unwarranted surgery 'costing millions' 6/2/2014

A new government report into the dramatic variations in rates for some surgical procedures should spur a vigorous response to curb unwarranted surgery costing the taxpayer many ...

'Strengthen' performance reporting for more efficient health system 5/30/2014

'Can we improve the health system with performance reporting?' is the latest issue brief published by the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research, the research arm of the Australian ...

PHAA supports 'No GP Tax in our name!' Campaign 5/30/2014

The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has thrown its support behind the 'No GP Tax in our name!' Campaign.

Govt to inject $52m into palliative care services and training 5/30/2014

The Australian government will provide $52 million over three years to improve palliative care services and training, the Assistant Minister for Health, Fiona Nash, has announced.

Health minister 'let down' by colleagues on co-payment sell 5/27/2014

The proposed GP co-payment scheme is a practical measure necessary for the long-term sustainability of Medicare however Health Minister Peter Dutton has been "let down" by colleagues ...

Reject 'ruthless' budget policies: ANMF 5/19/2014

The Senate should reject the federal budget's policies on Medicare, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has said, labelling policy measures "ruthless".

State Minister's plan for GPs in ED hospitals 'misguided' 5/19/2014

Proposals by the NSW State Minister for GPs to be put into state hospitals to deal with the probable influx of GP-type patients to emergency departments are misguided and will end ...

Budget 2014: more for medical research, less for hospitals 5/15/2014

A bright future lies ahead for medical research with the creation of the 'world's largest medical research endowment fund', although $15 billion will be shaved off the commonwealth's ...

Voters 'strongly opposed' to Medicare co-payment plan: poll 5/12/2014

Most Australians oppose paying to see a doctor and believe a co-payment will simply mean more people going to emergency departments, new research commissioned by the Consumers Health ...

'If you've got the money, you're universally covered' 5/7/2014

While the National Commission of Audit makes much of the predicted increases in health expenditure it makes no recommendations that encourage a greater focus on health promotion and ...

NCA puts health care 'out of reach' for Australians: AMA 5/7/2014

The health recommendations proposed by the National Commission of Audit (NCA) would put health, medical and pharmaceutical care out of reach for Australian families, said AMA President ...

NCA recommendations slammed by key health bodies 5/7/2014

Five key health organisations have written to Tony Abbott to express deep concern in relation to the reports and recommendations of the National Commission of Audit (NCA), which ...

Protect patients from drug-resistant infections, WHO urges 5/6/2014

Infections in health facilities are often resistant to the antibiotics used to treat them, initial results from a new World Health Organisation (WHO) global survey have confirmed.

Using telehealth to treat chronic heart failure patients 5/1/2014

The ability of nurse-supported telehealth to efficiently enable the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) could soon be realised, thanks to a new trial set up by ...

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