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Govt underspends on medical services last financial year 10/3/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has revealed a significant Federal Government underspend on medical services last financial year and called for a ...

Huge compo win should be a warning to employers 10/2/2017

A recent landmark compensation case awarded to a Queensland man, and covered in the Sunshine Coast Daily, highlights the dangers of forcing workers to move and lift heavy loads all ...

Online services pose serious risk to patient safety: RACGP 9/26/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says the increasing prevalence of some online services fragments care and poses a serious risk to patient safety.

A dose of 'wait-and-see' reduces unnecessary antibiotic use 9/26/2017

Asking patients to take a 'wait-and-see' approach before having their antibiotic prescriptions filled significantly reduces unnecessary use, a University of Queensland study has ...

AMA rejects proposals to limit patients using PHI in public hospitals 9/26/2017

The AMA is advising the Federal Government to reject any policy proposals that limit patients’ ability to use their private health insurance for treatment in a public hospital, ...

Fallshaw Group partners with HFESA for 2017 ergonomics conference 9/20/2017

We were on hand for this year's Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA) conference to help reinforce the message of safety and ergonomics in the workplace.

Mental health issues the main reason Australians see their GP 9/19/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says Australians are now presenting to their GP with mental health issues more than any other health concern.

After-hours services boom fails to reduce emergency dept presentations 9/19/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) recently presented new evidence that the boom in urgent after-hours home visit services is doing little to reduce ...

Private hospitals ready to answer AMA call for more training places 9/12/2017

Australia's private hospital sector stands ready to answer the Australian Medical Association's call for more training places for early career doctors, with the sector already ...

Medical technology investment to improve lives 9/12/2017

The Australian Government will fund three medical breakthroughs to help people with severe disabilities walk again and support thousands of Australians facing crippling chronic back ...

Call to protect patients' rights in public hospitals 9/5/2017

A significant jump in public hospitals targeting vulnerable patients in emergency departments to sign over their private health insurance is further evidence action must be taken to ...

Government support for codeine transition welcomed by pharmacists 9/5/2017

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) have welcomed the Government's decision to provide funding to support pharmacists around the ...

Evidence shows that drug testing pilot won't work 8/29/2017

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) is urging the Federal Government to abandon plans to drug test welfare recipients, claiming it will be ineffective and will place ...

Aussie patients further out of pocket when seeing their GP: RACGP 8/22/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says new figures released by the Department of Health recently paint a mixed picture for general practice and for Australian ...

A note of caution amidst a 'revolution' in hepatitis C treatment 8/22/2017

As new treatments for hepatitis C reshape the landscape, new data from UNSW underscore the need to address issues including discrimination, stigma and engaging marginalised communities. ...

AMA backs TGA decision on making codeine 'prescription only' 8/15/2017

The AMA recently reiterated its support for the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) decision to make codeine a 'prescription only' medicine from 1 February 2018.

RACGP applauds decision to end mandatory reporting of doctors 8/8/2017

The Royal Australian College of Practitioners has expressed relief that Australia's health ministers have agreed to amend laws that discourage doctors from seeking the healthcare ...

Drug and alcohol measures will not work: RACP 8/8/2017

The Federal Government’s proposal to tackle illicit drug use through a drug testing trial and changes to welfare activity requirements will have major consequences for people battling ...

Comprehensive report on antibiotic resistance identifies challenges 8/8/2017

A comprehensive national report on the spread of antimicrobial resistance in Australia has highlighted a number of specific types of bacteria as major emerging healthcare problems, ...

Urgent after-hours care review should focus on patient need: AHHA 8/1/2017

'The Australian healthcare system and patients will be poorly served by restricting use of urgent MBS items only to general practitioners working predominantly in the in-hours period', ...

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