Australia’s first mental health commission launched
24 January 2012
Commissioners will meet today to begin work on Australia’s first national report card on mental health.
QLD Health plan criticised as spin
24 January 2012
QLD Premier Anna Bligh has released details of the state’s planned health restructure.
Online medical services a new reality
24 January 2012
A federal government telehealth initiative will target seniors, cancer patients and those in palliative care.
New agency to scrutinise hospital services
24 January 2012
Public encouraged to comment on activity-based funding framework.
Former NZ advisor appointed QLD’s chief nurse
19 January, 2012
Dr Frances Hughes will step into the role from March, following a lengthy search.
Record number of organ donors in 2011
19 January, 2012
Organ donations reach highest level in Australia’s history.
Caesarean myth dispelled by study
19 January, 2012
Research suggests rise in caesareans is largely driven by medical advice not choice.
Serious accidents down in SA hospitals
19 January, 2012
New patient safety figures reveal a decline in hospital errors.
Health professionals welcome new minister
13 December 2011
Tanya Plibersek will be sworn in as federal minister for health in Sydney tomorrow.
Futile treatment under spotlight
13 December 2011
New research will examine the legal, human and economic impacts of treatment given to dying patients.
Doctors slam WA plan to lift smoking bans
13 December 2011
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has voiced its opposition to a parliamentary push to review smoking laws in mental health facilities.
