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A federal government telehealth initiative will target seniors, cancer patients and those in palliative care. Cancer patients and the elderly will be able to see their specialist or GP with the click of a mouse, even if they are hundreds ...

Public encouraged to comment on activity-based funding framework. A new federal government agency has released a framework for defining which public hospital services may be funded under national health reforms. Labor last year passed laws to set up the Independent ...

Dr Frances Hughes will step into the role from March, following a lengthy search. Following a six month search, Queensland Health has appointed Dr Frances Hughes, a former health advisor to the New Zealand government to be the state’s chief ...

Organ donations reach highest level in Australia’s history. More than 1000 lives were saved or significantly improved due to a record number of organ donors in 2011 but Australia still lags behind the world's leading countries for transplants. A total ...

Research suggests rise in caesareans is largely driven by medical advice not choice. The popular belief that caesareans are on the rise because women are ‘too posh to push’ is incorrect, a new study shows. University of Queensland researchers surveyed ...

New patient safety figures reveal a decline in hospital errors. South Australia's public hospitals have seen a drop in serious errors and mishaps, new figures show. The latest patient safety report said the number of major events, including deaths of ...

Nurses in NSW to decide on ratio offer and further action. NSW nurses will soon find out the details of the state governments new offer on their ratios and staffing claim, with the deal to be considered tonight by the ...

Controversy surrounds new agreement for Tasmanian nurses. The new Tasmanian Public Sector nursing agreement is a positive step forward for the nursing profession and the Tasmanian community, says the ANF. However, the Health and Community Service Union (HACSU) continues to ...

Flooded rural communities are being urged to access the support available to them. Rural communities in Queensland, NSW and Victoria that are now entering the recovery and re-building phase will be assisted by community support workers through the Commonwealth funded ...

College of Nursing says disaster-affected students can defer without penalty. Students of The College of Nursing who are affected by floods in Queensland and Victoria and natural disasters in other states have the option of deferring their studies for one ...