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University policy expert welcomes govt's health reforms 5/19/2009

The health initiatives announced in the Federal budget provide genuine reform, but also some re-badging of old and ineffective programs, a leading health policy expert based at The ...

Has the latest budget placed health firmly on the back burner? 5/19/2009

Major health reform seems to have been placed on the back burner in considerations of the Federal Budget, according to Tony McBride, Chair of the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance ...

AMA says budget will do nothing to satisfy vital health needs 5/14/2009

The AMA says tonight’s budget does nothing to provide Australians with confidence that their health needs will be met in the face of the recession. There is nothing to cushion ...

New partnership and era starts in health and hospital reform 5/14/2009

In the 2009-10 Budget, the Rudd Government is delivering a record $64 billion boost to health and hospital funding to drive vital reform in the nation’s health and hospital system.

Govt says it has plans to subsidise new drugs on the PBS 5/7/2009

The Government will subsidise new drugs on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from and several other drugs, already listed on the PBS, will become available in new forms.

eHealth initiatives reported as essential to health reform agenda 5/5/2009

The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission’s (NHHRC) move to highlight the importance of eHealth to improving Australia’s health system has been applauded by the Australian ...

AMA says importance of health must be reflected in the budget 4/30/2009

The AMA has urged government to ensure the importance Australians place on health is reflected in the budget process.

National campaign looks at new and young workers in hospitals 4/28/2009

Workplace safety authorities across Australia are joining forces in an effort to reduce work-related injuries in hospitals related to aggression.

$100 mln for Lifehouse at RPA - the new Sydney cancer centre 4/21/2009

The Rudd Government has announced a further $100 million for the new Lifehouse at RPA cancer care, research and education facility at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.

$5 million to be allocated for nanotech healthcare research 4/21/2009

The projects are funded through the council's ‘Nanoscience through Engineering to Application' programme, which supports research that aims to develop nanotechnologies for the targeted ...

Funding boost for Home and Community Care inside the ACT 4/16/2009

The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, and the ACT Minister for Ageing, John Hargreaves have recently announced a $6.6 million funding increase over three years for Home and ...

Strong links between disability and socioeconomic disadvantage 4/16/2009

There is a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and severe disability in capital cities, according to a report released recently by the Australian Institute of Health and ...

Fall in CVD death rate leads to huge savings of Aust lives 4/9/2009

Deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) have been declining since the late 1960s, resulting in a substantial saving of lives, and in the extension ...

A new emissions trading-style scheme for the health system 4/7/2009

A market-based “cap and trade” system similar to an emissions trading scheme could dramatically improve patient safety in Australian hospitals, new research from the University of ...

Research to bring brain-saving stroke treatment to rural areas 4/7/2009

Minister for Science and Medical Research Jodi McKay will launch an Australian first research trial, which aims to deliver brain-saving stroke treatment to rural communities.

Getting older Aussies out of hospital and back in their homes 3/31/2009

The Rudd Labor Government’s $293.2 million Transition Care Plan is on track and it has already helped more than 10,000 older Australians during the last financial year regain their ...

New ISO spec supports privacy protection in health informatics 3/26/2009

A new ISO technical specification will help to reconcile the increasing use in healthcare of electronic processing of patient data with increasing patient expectations for privacy ...

Strong growth experienced in health and community services 3/24/2009

Australia's health and community services labour forces are continuing to grow strongly, according to a report released recently by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Nanoscopic probes able to track down and attack cancer cells 3/24/2009

Joseph Irudayaraj, a Purdue University associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, developed the nanoscale, multifunctional probes, which have antibodies on board, ...

More than $6 Million to support respite services and help carers 3/12/2009

Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, recently announced 342 funding grants worth more than $6 million, for one-off funding grants for community-based respite services across the ...

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