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NSW emergency depts set to receive more doctors 12/11/2007

Emergency departments across NSW will receive an additional 35 specialist doctors as part of a staffing package announced by NSW Minister for Health, Reba Meagher.

Transport and falls cause most bad spinal cord injuries 12/11/2007

Transport-related injuries and falls accounted for over three-quarters of all cases of traumatic spinal cord injury in Australia in 2005-06, according to a new report by the Australian ...

Aust Healthcare Hospitals Association welcome new minister 12/4/2007

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has welcomed the appointment of Nicola Roxon as Health Minister in the new Rudd Government.

Additional beds allocated across NSW public hospitals 11/29/2007

NSW Minister for Health, Reba Meagher, has confirmed the allocation of 250 acute hospital beds announced by the Iemma Government.

Minister meets emergency taskforce to discuss new beds 11/22/2007

NSW Minister for Health, Reba Meagher, will meet with members of the Emergency Care Taskforce to discuss placement of the 250 new acute hospital beds announced by the Iemma Government. ...

WA faces hospital nightmare due to bed shortages 11/15/2007

Patients will continue to die unnecessarily in WA's public hospital emergency departments while the chronic shortage of ward beds causes alarming levels of over crowding, access ...

Skills shortage in health sector an imminent catastrophe 11/13/2007

“Skill Shortages in the Health Sector: An Imminent Catastrophe”, is the title of a recent speech by Kevin MacDonald, CEO of NSW Business Chamber To the Aged and Community Services ...

Aust health innovators look to Medica for export success 11/6/2007

Austrade, the Australian Government’s export development agency, will help our most innovative medical exporters showcase their products to buyers from more than 60 countries at ...

Public hospitals have solutions for health system problems 11/1/2007

Public hospitals have the solutions to the problems facing the hospital system and with support and political leadership can ensure that our hospital system is well equipped to meet ...

Tas boosted by funding of a number of new health initiatives 10/23/2007

"I am pleased to announce that the Australian Government will fund a number of measures to improve key elements of Tasmania's health services infrastructure, totalling $35 million ...

Report reveals growth in health expenditure slowing down 10/18/2007

According to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Health expenditure Australia 2005-2006, growth in health expenditure is slowing.

National registration must put patient care before red tape 10/11/2007

The AMA welcomes the Government’s decision not to sign the Inter-Government Agreement (IGA) on national registration and accreditation, and instead to send it back to the States and ...

Breast cancer survival is high with early detection -study 10/9/2007

Survival from breast cancer is very high in women whose cancer has been diagnosed at an early stage, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and ...

Using human embryonic stem cells to grow cartilage 10/2/2007

Rice University biomedical engineers have developed a new technique for growing cartilage from human embryonic stem cells, a method that could be used to grow replacement cartilage ...

ANF rejects PM’s new hospital based training plan 9/25/2007

The ANF today rejected John Howard’s ill-conceived proposal to return to hospital based training for nurses when more than 30,000 registered nurses (AIHW 2006) around Australia refuse ...

Support for doctors and health professionals in NT 9/20/2007

The Australian Government has committed a further $100 million for more doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and specialist services as part of the Northern Territory Emergency ...

New referral guidelines to help fast track specialist care 9/18/2007

New referral guidelines for General Practitioners will help thousands of Western Australians receive better access to specialist care.

beyondblue commends govt support for mental health 9/13/2007

beyondblue: the national depression initiative commends the Australian Government’s commitment to improving mental health awareness and increasing services in rural and regional ...

Education, training must be key priority in GP super clinics 9/6/2007

The Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) is pleased to see the Australian Labor Party’s acknowledgement of General Practice as the frontline of the Australian healthcare ...

Trial shows blood pressure drugs can cut diabetes deaths 9/4/2007

NHMRC CEO Professor Warwick Anderson has congratulated the George Institute for International Health (Sydney) on the success of a worldwide clinical trial showing that a combination ...

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