The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has announced a national, cross-university network in a bid to advance Australia's digital health systems. The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health (the Council) will bring together academic leaders from ...
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“Private healthcare crisis” – St Vincent’s cuts ties with nib
Australia's largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, St Vincent’s Health Australia, has announced they will be cutting ties with private health insurance provider nib. St Vincent’s CEO Chris Blake said nib had left the organisation with no choice but to end their ...
More »Ambulance ramping is getting worse in Australia. Here’s why – and what we can do about it
Jonathan Karnon, Flinders University and Andrew Partington, Flinders University We’ve seen countless media reports in recent days, weeks and months about the ramping of ambulances at hospital emergency departments (EDs) around Australia. Ambulance ramping occurs when paramedics are made to ...
More »NSW Health trials body cams for hospital security staff
The Minns government will issue up to 300 body-worn cameras to public hospital security personnel as part of a 12-month trial to improve safety and protect hospital staff. The trial, which will be conducted across nine public hospitals, is part ...
More »2 in 5 nurses consider leaving primary health care
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) has released survey data showing almost 40 per cent of primary health care nurses and midwives are considering leaving the sector in the next two to five years. The APNA National Workforce ...
More »Tax cuts from July 1: how you’ll benefit
From taxes and minimum wages to energy costs and superannuation, Australia’s financial landscape will change dramatically from July 1. All Australians will get a cash boost as the stage three tax cuts kick in, however low and middle income earners stand to benefit ...
More »Have your say: Needs assessment survey open in northern Queensland
The Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is calling for community members, healthcare professionals, politicians, and sector representatives to have their say on the health and service needs of the region. The Joint Regional Needs Assessment (JRNA) survey, which is ...
More »Wage boost for thousands of Vic nurses
Thousands of Victorian nurses could score a massive wage boost of almost 30 per cent under a new agreement with the State Government just a month after industrial action shut down hospital beds and planned surgeries. The Victorian branch of ...
More »Sydney key workers in line for subsidised housing
The NSW government will invest $450m to build at least 400 new apartments in metro Sydney for essential workers to rent at a subsidised rate under the recently announced Key Worker Build-to-Rent Program. Essential workers including nurses, paramedics, teachers, allied health ...
More »University of Newcastle professor appointed National Rural Health Commissioner
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler has announced University of Newcastle's Professor Jennifer May is to take over as National Rural Health Commissioner. The University of Newcastle graduate has dedicated her career to rural health care, working as ...
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