The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) was signed by the minister for trade and investment, Andrew Robb, and the Chinese commerce minister, Gao Hucheng, last week. The signing has been welcomed by Australian aged-care providers with a presence in China. ...
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Hubbub over WHO hub: UTS centre showcased
An Australian World Health Organisation collaborating centre put on an exhibition of its work in the Asia-Pacific region to celebrate the launch of the centre as secretariat of WHO's worldwide network. The University of Technology, Sydney-based WHO Collaborating Centre (WHO ...
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Australia lacks informed, consistent processes for policymakers allocating public funds to health services. By Elizabeth Martin Rationing in the healthcare system is done all the time by state, territory and federal governments, but it’s not done well. It’s the process ...
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Nursing leaders have expressed frustration, confusion and disappointment following last night’s federal Budget, which ANMF assistant federal secretary Annie Butler said included “nothing really beneficial” for health. Speaking to Nursing Review this morning, Butler said the federation and other peak ...
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The tireless hard work and contributions of nurses to health systems and communities across the globe are being highlighted today as the world observes International Nurses Day. The annual event takes place on the birthday anniversary of pioneering nurse Florence ...
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The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association has called on the newly re-elected Baird Government to quarantine the state’s health system from what it described as a “pattern of privatisation” emerging within the sector. In a statement issued on Monday, NSWNMA ...
More »Ration roulette: researcher says Australia lacks informed processes for allocating funds
Australia's healthcare system is not making best use of available funding when deciding on allocating money to different services, a researcher has argued. Further, the Queensland University of Technology's Elizabeth Martin, who wrote the brief Rationing in Healthcare for the ...
More »Patient costs to rise despite no co-payment: health groups
Community and professional health groups have warned that despite the axing of the proposed GP co-payment, the remaining freeze on MBS rebates will still have a negative effect on primary healthcare. In announcing the government’s decision to abandon the policy under which adults without ...
More »AMA slams Labor’s nurse clinic plan
The Australian Medical Association says the NSW opposition plan for nurse-led medical clinics to treat minor aliments won't relieve pressure on hospital emergency departments. But Labor leader Luke Foley is adamant the clinics will ease congestion at emergency rooms, and ...
More »Nurses back Liberal MP’s call to dump co-payment
Pressure continues to mount on the federal government to rule out plans for any form of Medicare patient co-payment. The ANMF is now backing criticisms from senior Liberal MP Mal Brough of his own party’s approach to primary care funding. Brough ...
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