Hospital Equipment & Supplies Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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New $12 Million rural health construction and equipment boost 2/3/2009

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has announced $12 million to be invested in rural and regional health infrastructure under the Government’s new National Rural and ...

Aust technology used to improve health record keeping 2/3/2009

CSIRO is helping to address an issue vexing the health system worldwide – the need for quality, accurate information in electronic health records.

Number of public sector medical indemnity claims on the decline 1/29/2009

The fifth annual report on public sector medical indemnity claims, released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, shows the number of new public sector medical indemnity ...

New govt research funding allocated for a healthy planet 1/29/2009

$10 million of new government funding announced recently provides a vital step towards addressing targeted research priorities identified in 2007 in Research Australia’s report ...

Govt provides $5.6 mln for new initiatives into cancer research 1/27/2009

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced $5.6 million in funding for new research and clinical trial initiatives to reduce the impact of cancer on all Australians.

Gold Coast residents to benefit from a new operating theatre 1/20/2009

Health Minister Stephen Robertson has visited the Gold Coast Hospital's new $14.5 million day surgery centre which is on track to be opened on January 19.

Commitment to Northern Territory Aged and Community Care 1/15/2009

The Rudd Labor Government is committed to the long-term viability of the Northern Territory’s aged care sector and the protection of the Territory’s frail and elderly.

Biggest NSW trial ever launched to prevent type 2 diabetes 1/13/2009

NSW Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, has announced a new $5 million trial to address the growing problem of type 2 diabetes among the NSW adult population.

Blood management system delivers for public and private health 12/18/2008

A new blood management system introduced by Queensland Health is delivering better patient outcomes and cost savings in public and private hospitals, Health Minister Stephen Robertson ...

More info needed on what happens in health inside GP clinics 12/16/2008

A report released recently by the AIHW sets out the gold standard for general practice reporting on primary health care.

Independent audit conducted into hospital triage times 12/11/2008

NSW Health has released an independent report into triage indicators used within Emergency Departments at the state's public hospitals, which confirms the commitment of clinical ...

Reform package should double Australian's rate of donation 11/18/2008

Australia should set itself a target of doubling our rate of organ donation following the Rudd Government’s commitment to overhauling our organ and tissue donation and transplantation ...

Healthtec provides comfortable tables for the health industry 11/13/2008

Matt Horne, the director of sales and marketing at Healthtec, talks to MedicalSearch about the benefits that his company's tables provide to health practitioners.

Medical pract. supply up, but primary care doctor supply falls 11/11/2008

The overall supply of medical practitioners in Australia rose between 2002 and 2006, while the primary care doctor supply fell, according to a report released today by the Australian ...

Pay for performance - learning from mistakes from the past 11/4/2008

Learning from the evidence and avoiding the traps of the past are the keys to developing successful pay-for-performance programs within the health sector, according to a new article ...

New scholarships are set to be awarded to nurse practitioners 10/30/2008

The Australian Government is investing $2.1 million to help build the nation’s nurse practitioner workforce.

CareWell Health beds provide plenty of comfort for the elderly 10/21/2008

CareWell Health is an Australian owned and operated company that manufactures, designs and supplies health care equipment and furniture.

$546 million to improve home and community care in NSW 10/21/2008

More than 210,000 older Australians and people with disabilities living in NSW will receive more help at home, personal and respite care, home modifications, community transport and ...

$100 million facility will supersize nanotechnology research 10/21/2008

Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has launched a $100 million collaborative research facility that will provide Australia's researchers with ...

Fresh concerns have been raised over use of central catheter 10/16/2008

NSW Health has temporarily suspended the use of one type of peripherally-inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC), following the issue of an advice on the product from the Therapeutic ...

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