Anaesthesia & Respiratory Care Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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How long does it take to train a surgeon? 11/10/2009

Restrictions on the working hours of doctors may be compromising surgical education and patient care. Gretchen Purcell Jackson and John Tarpley argue that greater flexibility is ...

Dementia seen as major disease of this century: report 11/5/2009

A report released last month has found that the number of Australians with dementia is expected to quadruple to more than 1.1 million people by 2050, according to Glenn Rees, Chief ...

Screening advances offset Down’s syndrome increase 11/3/2009

The number of diagnoses of Down’s syndrome has increased by almost three quarters (71%) from 1989/90 to 2007/08, largely due to the considerable increase in the number of older ...

Hospitals need to spend money to save money: study 10/29/2009

Hospitals will save health care resources worth up to $333 per patient if they adopt an intervention aimed at reducing the risk of emergency re-admissions among elderly Australians, ...

Public hospitals new report card reveals need for more funding 10/15/2009

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has welcomed the support of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) for strengthening Australia's public hospital system. ...

Bureaucratically run hospitals are a health hazard for Aussies 10/13/2009

It is time for public hospitals to once again become the trusted and well-run institutions they used to be, says a new report.

Input and feedback sought for new healthcare standards review 9/15/2009

Consumers, healthcare professionals, industry bodies and the broader community are among those invited to provide feedback on the accreditation standards used by the majority of ...

Vic hospitals set to benefit from Rudd Govt cash injection 9/8/2009

Three Victorian hospitals have received nearly $9 million in funding from the Rudd Government - to be used for capital infrastructure projects, surgical workforce initiatives and ...

Anaesthetists say new Surgical Safety Checklist will save lives 8/27/2009

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists welcomes the introduction of the Surgical Safety Checklist, an important clinical tool for Australian hospitals launched ...

New public health Bill 2009 released for public consultation 8/20/2009

Tougher enforcement powers and huge fines form part of a new Public Health Bill released for public consultation.

$46.9 million health research Institute for South-West Sydney 8/11/2009

The Rudd Government is committed to investing in health and medical research.

Planning to improve South Australia's future health services 8/6/2009

Three new plans to improve health services for older South Australians, those affected by stroke and people receiving palliative care have been published.

Latest statistics show that anaesthesia still remains very safe 8/4/2009

Anaesthesia in Australia and New Zealand remains extremely safe, according to the latest statistics released recently.

NHHRC points to efficient and integrated future health system 8/4/2009

The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission’s recommendations offer Australian patients the prospect of a more efficient and better integrated healthcare system, Medicines ...

Primary Health Care Roundtable is seen as a vital opportunity 6/23/2009

Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) attended the Primary Health Care Roundtable discussion at Parliament House recently to give a professional nursing perspective in a long ...

Waiting lists to grow: 216,000 extra public hospital admissions 6/18/2009

Four times more people than predicted by Treasury may go without private health insurance as a result of changes to the private health rebate and Medicare levy surcharge, Catholic ...

$1.25 million has been awarded to prostate cancer research 6/9/2009

New treatments to ease or even cure the most common cancer affecting Australian men are a step closer to reality with a $1.25 million grant awarded to QUT prostate cancer researcher ...

Has the latest budget placed health firmly on the back burner? 5/19/2009

Major health reform seems to have been placed on the back burner in considerations of the Federal Budget, according to Tony McBride, Chair of the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance ...

AMA says budget will do nothing to satisfy vital health needs 5/14/2009

The AMA says tonight’s budget does nothing to provide Australians with confidence that their health needs will be met in the face of the recession. There is nothing to cushion ...

New partnership and era starts in health and hospital reform 5/14/2009

In the 2009-10 Budget, the Rudd Government is delivering a record $64 billion boost to health and hospital funding to drive vital reform in the nation’s health and hospital system.

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