Disinfection & Sterilisation Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Health system "inefficiencies" addressed in govt white paper 12/18/2014

Which level of government should really be responsible for the funding, policy, regulation and delivery of services in the health sector in Australia?

Mixed response to Coalition's co-payment backflip 12/10/2014

PM Tony Abbott has dismissed the dumping of the $7 GP co-payment plan in favour of an exclusive $5 one as a policy backdown, telling reporters it was about making the system "work". ...

Contact precautions 'can put patients at risk' 11/27/2014

Contact precautions may not always work – and could even harm patients, new research has shown.

Govt's $538m medical research fund provides critical boost 10/22/2014

Funding worth more than $538 million to help researchers find cures, treatments and medical devices of the future has been announced by the federal government.

How to reduce infection spreading in a clinic or hospital 10/21/2014

Infections acquired in acute healthcare facilities are the most common complication to affect Australian patients, with over 200,000 infections every year.

'Inspire' key theme of national doctors conference 9/15/2014

Is there a doctor in the house? If there was ever a time to be unwell in Adelaide it would be during the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) annual conference, ...

Contracting Hep B from your local clinic – how at risk are you? 9/3/2014

Better find out soon or you might meet the same fate as 32-year-old Arnold Zakaria, who developed swellings in his throat glands and armpits after being treated for a dental cavity. ...

Immunisation: 'success story' in preventable infectious disease fight 7/28/2014

Family doctors are the most appropriate providers of immunisation, which is the safest and most effective way of giving protection against disease, according to AMA President, A/Prof ...

Medical Research Future Fund: will industry actually benefit? 7/17/2014

The government's proposed $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund can put Australia on the world map by driving and delivering cutting-edge, lifesaving innovation – so long as it ...

"Very difficult" commonwealth policy affected NSW budget 6/18/2014

The Mike Baird-led Liberal government has left NSW patients high and dry by ignoring the need for increased basic funding to hospitals in its pre-election budget, Opposition Leader ...

Newborns exposed to germs may have lower allergy and asthma risk 6/16/2014

Infants exposed to rodent and pet dander, roach allergens and a wide variety of household bacteria in the first year of life appear less likely to suffer from allergies, wheezing ...

Review your business systems, prepare for successful financial year 6/12/2014

As the End of Financial Year approaches, The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging businesses to review their existing systems and processes to prepare for a successful ...

COAG health system improvements 'threatened' by Budget measures 6/12/2014

There are some notable health system improvements detailed in COAG Reform Council Healthcare Performance Report, however these could be reversed as a result of the government's latest ...

GP co-payments: readers have their say 6/4/2014

It has been nearly a month since the federal government delivered the 2014 Federal Budget.

Health minister 'let down' by colleagues on co-payment sell 5/27/2014

The proposed GP co-payment scheme is a practical measure necessary for the long-term sustainability of Medicare however Health Minister Peter Dutton has been "let down" by colleagues ...

Living donors participate in 6-way domino kidney transplant exchange 5/23/2014

In an Australian first, 12 Australians have participated in an anonymous live kidney donation and transplantation exchange – the largest group of people to benefit from living donor ...

Budget 2014: more for medical research, less for hospitals 5/15/2014

A bright future lies ahead for medical research with the creation of the 'world's largest medical research endowment fund', although $15 billion will be shaved off the commonwealth's ...

Voters 'strongly opposed' to Medicare co-payment plan: poll 5/12/2014

Most Australians oppose paying to see a doctor and believe a co-payment will simply mean more people going to emergency departments, new research commissioned by the Consumers Health ...

NCA recommendations slammed by key health bodies 5/7/2014

Five key health organisations have written to Tony Abbott to express deep concern in relation to the reports and recommendations of the National Commission of Audit (NCA), which ...

Protect patients from drug-resistant infections, WHO urges 5/6/2014

Infections in health facilities are often resistant to the antibiotics used to treat them, initial results from a new World Health Organisation (WHO) global survey have confirmed.

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