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Industry & Reform
Code yellow at Gosford and NT hospitals
Nurses and midwives at Gosford and Wyong Hospitals have held an own time rally in an attempt to escalated their concerns around widespread understaffing this winter. Gosford Hospital experienced a ‘code yellow’ emergency last month.
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News
Doctor suspended for alleged sexual harassment
A senior doctor who was allegedly employed by NT Health while facing multiple sexual assault allegations has been suspended by the national regulatory board. The AHPRA suspension came after multiple staff had made formal complaints.
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News
Do pharmaceutical tariffs threaten the PBS?
There are fears that, if implemented, the tariffs could cost the Australian economy up to $2.8 bn. That’s both in direct exports and as inputs to third countries that produce drugs also hit by tariffs.
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Wages
“We will not be gaslit” : Qld hospitals brace for more strikes
Stage 2 of the protected action will see QMNU members refuse overtime without at least four hours’ notice, take their full meal and rest breaks, and step back from admin duties including internal meetings unrelated to patient care.
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Industry & Reform
Calls to strip Medicare funding from high-fee specialists
Specialist doctor fees have soared 73 per cent in real terms since 2010, according to a new Grattan Institute report, with one in 10 patients spending almost $600 a year for services such as psychiatry, endocrinology, cardiology and pediatrics.
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Culturally Informed Care
Indigenous families globally face unfair treatment during pregnancy and birth
Researchers have found many Indigenous families experience racism, neglect of the cultural aspects of their care, or poorly designed healthcare unable accommodate their needs, while being treated during pregnancy and birth.
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Clinical Practice
How pregnant women are tested for gestational diabetes is changing
These latest recommendations form the first update in screening for gestational diabetes in more than a decade, and potentially affect more than 280,000 pregnant women a year across Australia.
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Clinical Practice
Early onset cancer diagnosed at unprecedented rates
Among 30- to 39-year-olds, rates of prostate cancer have climbed by 500 per cent, pancreatic cancer by 200 per cent, liver cancer by 150 per cent, uterine cancer by 138 per cent, and kidney cancer by 85 per cent.
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AI
Cloud and genAI usage in sector brings new cyber risks
The healthcare sector has consistently been Australian cyber’s weakest link, suffering the highest volumes of data breaches across sectors since 2018. Experts say healthcare is a prime target due to the valuable data the industry holds.
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