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Report seeks to extend prescribing powers for nurses 11/15/2013

A new report recommending an extension of nurses' scope of practice to diagnose and prescribe medication will lead to optimal health outcomes for patients across the national health ...

eHealth program 'struggling': health minister 11/13/2013

Australia's personally controlled electronic health records program is "struggling", the federal government recently admitted.

Health workforce shortage to reach 12.9m 'within decades' 11/12/2013

The world will be short of 12.9 million healthcare workers by 2035, with a figure already standing at 7.2 million, according to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report.

Major research project to evaluate 'overdiagnosis' 11/11/2013

An investigative study into the evaluation of disease and cost burdens of "overdiagnosis" has been announced as one of several new research projects within Macquarie University to ...

Reports highlight the need for coordinated health services 11/8/2013

Reports released by the Council of Australian Government Reform Council (COAG) and the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) have highlighted the importance of health services ...

Govt's decision to 'scrap the cap' applauded 11/6/2013

The coalition government's decision to scrap the former Labor government's proposed $2000 cap on tax deductions for work-related self-education expenses has been praised by the ...

Prognosis for Medicare Locals 'still unclear' 11/6/2013

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) is calling on health minister Peter Dutton to come clean on the federal government's plans for Medicare Locals.

ABC's Catalyst 'putting lives at risk' 11/5/2013

People should not change their medication or ignore their cholesterol levels, the Heart Foundation has urged, following ABC media reports questioning the benefits of statins in the ...

Frequent callers to Triple Zero 'almost halved' through initiative 10/30/2013

A NSW Ambulance program has almost halved calls to Triple Zero (000) by the state's most frequent callers, providing them with a more appropriate means of health care, while freeing ...

AMA 'condemns' Qld govt's move on Senior Medical Officers 10/28/2013

The Federal AMA has condemned the Queensland government's decision to move all Senior Medical Officers in its public hospital system on to unfair and unbalanced individual contracts ...

Abbott announces $559.1m for health, medical research 10/25/2013

Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently announced $559.1 million for Australian health and medical researchers to generate new health discoveries across Australia.

"Help-negation" preventing at-risk heart patients from consulting GP 10/25/2013

Many people experiencing heart disease symptoms won't tell their doctor, even though they recognise the need for medical care for such symptoms, according to University of Wollongong ...

Doctors should test for and treat 'poverty', summit told 10/23/2013

General practitioners should screen patients for chronic diseases for which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified poverty as a key risk factor, a NSW Health Ministry ...

Historic nursing partnership to shape future of primary health care 10/23/2013

The Australian Medicare Local Alliance (AML Alliance) and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) have created a new partnership to enhance the role of the ...

ALP keeps experience in shadow health portfolio: AMA 10/18/2013

Catherine King was congratulated by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) on her recent appointment to the position of Shadow Minister for Health.

Emergency department waiting times fallen: report 10/18/2013

In 2012-13, almost three-quarters of emergency department patients were 'seen on time' for their urgency (triage) category, according to a report recently released by the Australian ...

Building Australia's 'quietest' hospital 9/30/2013

A team of CSIRO scientists have carried out sophisticated acoustic studies, in a quest to help create the quietest hospital in Australia.

Unis join forces to address rural doctor shortage 9/4/2013

Deakin and Monash Universities have joined forces to address the shortage of doctors in rural and regional Victoria.

Reducing ambulance delays by 'empowering' paramedics 9/2/2013

A paramedic educator from Charles Sturt University (CSU) has backed calls for ambulance paramedics to be able to offer alternate pathways to treatment rather than transport patients ...

Doctors 'behind nurses' in hospital hand hygiene 8/27/2013

Doctors lag behind nurses in hand hygiene in hospitals, despite widespread evidence that alcohol-based hand rub is the cheapest and most effective way to prevent infection, according ...

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