Laboratory & Pathology Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Grattan Institute report unfair on GPs over chronic disease care: AMA 3/8/2016

The AMA raises concerns that the The Grattan Institute report, Chronic failure in primary care, released on 7 March 2016, is an unfair attack on Australia’s hardworking GPs.

Health premiums hit 4 year low after record resubmissions 3/8/2016

Health insurance premium increases will hit a four year-low in 2016 after a record number of insurers resubmitted lower price rises in response to a direct request from Minister for ...

Major reforms proposed for WA health system 3/1/2016

Significant reforms are proposed for Western Australia's health system with the introduction of the new Health Services Bill 2016 into State Parliament.

VIC new laws to crack down on dodgy health practitioners 2/23/2016

Victoria’s health complaints watchdog will be given greater powers to name and shame dodgy health service providers and practitioners, and protect the public by banning them from ...

Australian population growth will put pressure on public health 2/23/2016

Population growth is placing pressure on Australia's public health. Our capacity to sustain and manage the environment and resources are fundamental for a healthy population according ...

WA receives more than $8 million in grants for medical research 2/16/2016

Western Australia's health and medical research community will benefit from more than $8 million of State Government funding that supports researchers by helping meet costs associated ...

NSW achieves record organ donor rate in 2015 2/9/2016

NSW recorded its highest ever number of deceased organ donors in 2015, Health Minister Jillian Skinner announced on 3 February 2016.

Public hospital funding cuts to have dire consequences: AMA 2/2/2016

The AMA's latest snapshot of the performance of Australia’s public hospitals points to an imminent crisis as the effects of Federal funding cuts make it harder for hospitals to meet ...

Record number of intern doctors in NSW hospitals 1/19/2016

A record cohort of medical graduates have commenced their year-long internship in NSW hospitals on 18 January 2016.

Govt to invest over $1b to cure Hepatitis C 1/19/2016

The Turnbull Government will invest more-than $1 billion to give all Australians with Hepatitis C access to breakthrough cures that could all but eradicate the deadly and debilitating ...

How to buy the right medical freezers for your facility 1/8/2016

It can be a difficult decision to buy the right medical freezers for your facility, particularly as there are many models with different features available.

Discount PBS prescriptions now in effect 1/8/2016

1st January 2016 marks the start of landmark competition reforms in the medicines sector, whereby pharmacists are able to discount the cost of a prescription subsidised through the ...

Fair Work Ombudsman focuses on health care & social assistance 12/15/2015

Australia's growing health care and social assistance industry is to be the focus of a new national campaign by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

Medicinal cannabis to be cultivated through national scheme 12/8/2015

Australia will create a nationally-consistent licensing scheme regulating the controlled cultivation of cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes that will streamline the process ...

How to select the right trolleys for your hospital 12/8/2015

In a hospital setting, having access to the right trolleys can make a significant difference to the ease of transportation around the hospital and the quality of care you can provide ...

More Australians hospitalised for musculoskeletal conditions 12/8/2015

More Australians are being hospitalised from arthritis, back pain, osteoporosis and other musculoskeletal conditions, according to new information released on 3 December 2015 by the ...

Medicare Safety Net changes on hold: a win for patients 12/8/2015

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has welcomed the Government’s pause of the Medicare Safety Net threshold change as a win for patients, who would have ...

Things to consider when buying medical practice furniture 12/1/2015

The furniture in your medical practice plays an important role in the overall care that you provide to patients.

National Audit highlights safer surgical health care practices 12/1/2015

The 6th National Report of the Australian and New Zealand Audits of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM) was released on 27 November 2015 by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), ...

Reform needed to reduce salt intake for Australians 12/1/2015

Health experts are calling for governments, food manufacturers and public health bodies to work together to reformulate food and improve food labelling to reduce salt intake and save ...

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