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Patients satisfied with their GPs: ABS survey 11/28/2017

The latest 'Patient Experiences in Australia Survey' by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows yet again that Australia’s hardworking and dedicated GPs are meeting increasing ...

Good practice when prescribing & dispensing compounded medicines 11/28/2017

The Pharmacy Board of Australia and Medical Board of Australia have released a joint statement describing good practice for practitioners when prescribing and dispensing compounded ...

$3 million plan to protect welfare of junior doctors in NSW 11/21/2017

A multi-million dollar reform plan devised with the state’s junior doctors was released on 18 November 2017 to better safeguard their health and mental wellbeing.

Strategic approach needed to address antimicrobial resistance: RACGP 11/20/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says a united and strategic approach to addressing the problem of antibiotic resistance is critical to protect Australian ...

Be part of the solution to preserve antibiotics 11/14/2017

This Antibiotic Awareness Week the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is urging health professionals and the public to 'be part of the solution' and take ...

GPs and patients must work together to tackle diabetes epidemic 11/14/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) reminds Australians to speak to their GP about diabetes prevention and management, as more than 200 people in Australia ...

Having diabetes doubles your chance of death 11/7/2017

Australians with diabetes experience much higher death rates than those without, with some particularly concerning trends seen among those with type 2 diabetes, according to a report ...

New funding for medical research breakthroughs to benefit patients 11/7/2017

The $35 million in new funding to turn our great medical research discoveries into new medical technologies will benefit patients, as well as deliver great economic returns, Association ...

Pollution impact on global burden of disease undercounted 11/7/2017

Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated nine million premature deaths in 2015, a global report has found.

Physicians welcome additional govt funding for codeine upscheduling 10/31/2017

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) welcomes the Federal Government's commitment of an additional $1 million to support the move to making codeine medicines prescription-only ...

Better access: private health insurance reform 10/31/2017

More young people in the private health system and easier access to mental health services are key features of the recent private health insurance reform package that the Australian ...

AAMRI welcomes $100 million boost to fight brain cancer 10/31/2017

The first large scale funding strategy from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) will provide $100 million in funding for medical research to fight brain cancer, the sixth leading ...

4 Aussies die from brain cancer daily, with no improved survival rate 10/24/2017

Despite a history of increasingly positive outcomes for many types of cancer in Australia, brain and other central nervous system cancers buck the trend, with no improvement in ...

Voluntary assisted dying law one step closer in Vic 10/24/2017

Victorians who are terminally ill are one step closer to having access to voluntary assisted dying after the Legislative Assembly voted to pass the historic Voluntary Assisted Dying ...

GPs demand more transparency from private health insurance industry 10/17/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says the shake-up of Australia’s private health insurance industry is a step in the right direction but far more needs ...

Access to mental health services through Medicare on the rise 10/17/2017

Almost 1 in 10 Australians access government-subsidised services.

Improving communication between health services and doctors 10/17/2017

The AMA has released a new Guide, which sets out 10 minimum standards that should apply for communication between health services and general practitioners and other treating doctors ...

Govts chipping in more for health, as individual Aussies pay less 10/10/2017

Government funding for health has risen, with individuals now funding a smaller proportion of health costs, according to a report released recently by the Australian Institute of ...

Australia joins international push to halve medication errors 10/10/2017

A global drive to reduce medication errors by 50% within five years will be launched in Brisbane today (10 October 2017), as part of a new push by the World Health Organization to ...

Private patients treated in public hospitals is lose-lose: APHA 10/3/2017