The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed that Australia's public hospitals admitted the highest number of elective surgery patients on record during the 2023-24 year. AIHW spokesperson Clara Jellie said that while most elective surgeries are still ...
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For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need
Joanne Enticott, Monash University; Graham Meadows, Monash University, and Sebastian Rosenberg, University of Sydney Australian pride in our universal health system is partly derived from our belief that services should be most available to those who most need them. Logically, ...
More »Healthscope latest private health provider to bin insurance agreements
Six million Aussies could soon be facing massive out-of-pocket costs at 38 private hospitals, after operator Healthscope tore up agreements with health funds Bupa and members of the Australian Health Services Alliance (AHSA) over a fee dispute. In October, Healthscope ...
More »STI rates are increasing among midlife and older adults. We need to talk about it
Jennifer Power, La Trobe University Globally, the rates of common sexually transmissible infections (STIs) are increasing among people aged over 50. In some cases, rates are rising faster than among younger people. Recent data from the United States Centers for ...
More »Commission says NSW nurses‘ strike “unnecessary”
New South Wales public sector nurses and midwives are preparing to walk off the job again in the latest union-led industrial action for higher wages. The NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association has warned that its members will commence a 24-hour ...
More »Gender pay disparity still rife in nursing
New data has shown that the gender of an Australian nursing graduate has a profound effect on how much they will be paid and how quickly their career will progress. Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have published The gender ...
More »Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care
Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne Australians today are more likely than previous generations to live with complex and chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. This means they’re more likely to need health care from a variety ...
More »Collaborative Arrangement laws scrapped so more nurses can work to full scope
Legislation to remove Collaborative Arrangement laws that will allow nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives to work to their full scope of practice came into effect last Friday. Scrapping the restrictive arrangements, which have been in place since 2010, means more ...
More »Albanese pledges free TAFE to help ease workforce shortages
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown Labor’s first election pitch at a major campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday, saying he is “determined to win the election next year”. Addressing supporters, Mr Albanese said his government came to power with ...
More »Child vaccination rates decline for the third year in a row
Data shows that vaccination coverage rates for Australian children have dropped for the third straight year, sparking concern from the nation's immunologists. The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) released their 2023 annual report last week, which shows ...
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