Accident & Emergency Care Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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More city doctors 'won't help' rural GP shortage 1/28/2014

A new report shows growth in the number of doctors in Australia, but a leading medical expert says new solutions "are still needed" to solve an ongoing shortage of doctors in rural ...

Not paying tax a dangerous game for small businesses 1/24/2014

The recent report that the ATO is chasing a back-log of $18 billion in debt, with small business tax payers accounting for more than 60 per cent of outstanding debt, should ring ...

Online tool aims to slash specialist waiting times 1/21/2014

Emergency departments across Victoria, and indeed Australia, are buckling under the weight of an oversupply of patients and an undersupply of specialists.

Microparticles 'could' transform the way heart attacks are treated 1/21/2014

A University of Sydney discovery has the potential to transform the treatment of a heart attack, after a new approach boosted heart function and reduced heart scarring in preclinical ...

Tax tips for Australian businesses 1/21/2014

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched a new campaign to help Australian businesses meet their tax obligations.

Improving health and budget 'not necessarily mutually exclusive' 1/20/2014

The long term sustainability of Australia's Medicare system is a pressing problem, but health minister Peter Dutton is right to avoid making any hasty decisions about reforming it, ...

Govt's proposal to end free GP visits slammed by doctors 1/2/2014

A recent proposal by the federal government to charge fees for GP visits has been slammed by doctors, saying such a measure would place even greater pressure on public hospitals.

Golden staph cases in public hospitals 'dropped': report 12/27/2013

The national rate of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) cases in public hospitals dropped between 2010-11 and 2012-13, according to a recent report released by the Australian ...

Govt's health funding cut 'threatens' critical infrastructure 12/18/2013

The federal government's scrapping of the ALP's Priority Health Initiative program threatens to stall critical infrastructure and clinical service improvement programs across Australia, ...

Govt's medical expenses tax plan 'will hit Australians hard' 12/13/2013

The federal government's plans to scrap the net medical expenses tax offset (NMETO) is a "short-sighted" budgetary measure that will hit taxpayers with large health bills hard, ...

Community 'confused' following ABC statin report 12/11/2013

An "alarming" number of people with high cholesterol have stopped or changed their cholesterol medication as a direct result of an ABC Catalyst program, a report released by the ...

'Bio pen' aims to rewrite orthopaedic implants surgery 12/4/2013

A handheld "bio pen" developed in the labs of the University of Wollongong will allow surgeons to repair damaged and diseased bone material by delivering live cells and growth factors ...

New resistant genes found in hospital superbugs 12/2/2013

In cutting-edge genomics research conducted at Macquarie University, researchers have identified a new family of resistance genes that allow bacteria to survive chlorhexidine, a ...

Calls for change to end-of-life care 11/25/2013

Current practices in end-of-life medical care require major change to ensure more Australians experience 'better' deaths, according to a panel of medical, ethical and legal experts ...

Report seeks to extend prescribing powers for nurses 11/15/2013

A new report recommending an extension of nurses' scope of practice to diagnose and prescribe medication will lead to optimal health outcomes for patients across the national health ...

eHealth program 'struggling': health minister 11/13/2013

Australia's personally controlled electronic health records program is "struggling", the federal government recently admitted.

Health workforce shortage to reach 12.9m 'within decades' 11/12/2013

The world will be short of 12.9 million healthcare workers by 2035, with a figure already standing at 7.2 million, according to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report.

Major research project to evaluate 'overdiagnosis' 11/11/2013

An investigative study into the evaluation of disease and cost burdens of "overdiagnosis" has been announced as one of several new research projects within Macquarie University to ...

Reports highlight the need for coordinated health services 11/8/2013

Reports released by the Council of Australian Government Reform Council (COAG) and the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) have highlighted the importance of health services ...

Govt's decision to 'scrap the cap' applauded 11/6/2013

The coalition government's decision to scrap the former Labor government's proposed $2000 cap on tax deductions for work-related self-education expenses has been praised by the ...

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