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Solving the aged care problem is much more than about beds 9/17/2009

Solving the issues facing aged care also means supporting family carers, not counting aged care beds, the CEO of Carers Australia, Joan Hughes has said.

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 ...

Stroke patients tend to ignore symptoms and delay treatment 9/15/2009

Research has found 70 per cent of stroke patients and 46 per cent of bystanders did not recognise stroke at the onset of symptoms, and 85 per cent did not call an ambulance immediately, ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Expert says E-health strategy is critical for new health reforms 7/30/2009

A Scottish e-health expert who is visiting the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute based at The Australian National University has applauded the National Health and ...

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 ...

Minister welcomes results of a new independent AIHW report 6/23/2009

Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot has welcomed the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report - Residential Aged Care in Australia 2007–08: a statistical overview.

Emergency care crisis needs new ideas for national approach 6/18/2009

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has called for a national approach to addressing the current crisis situation within public hospital emergency departments. ...

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 ...

NHMRC announces six new leaders in Australian health care 6/4/2009

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has announced the awarding of six 2009 NICS Fellowships to help improve the use of evidence in key areas including cardiovascular ...

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.

AMA says importance of health must be reflected in the budget 4/30/2009

The AMA has urged government to ensure the importance Australians place on health is reflected in the budget process.

$100 mln for Lifehouse at RPA - the new Sydney cancer centre 4/21/2009

The Rudd Government has announced a further $100 million for the new Lifehouse at RPA cancer care, research and education facility at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.

$5 million to be allocated for nanotech healthcare research 4/21/2009

The projects are funded through the council's ‘Nanoscience through Engineering to Application' programme, which supports research that aims to develop nanotechnologies for the targeted ...

Fall in CVD death rate leads to huge savings of Aust lives 4/9/2009

Deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) have been declining since the late 1960s, resulting in a substantial saving of lives, and in the extension ...

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