Among the many reforms Allied Health Professions Australia's Bronwyn Morris-Donovan is championing are equal treatment and funding for the allied health sector. [ + ]

Data from Lung Foundation Australia's Lived Experience Survey has showed the debilitating effect stigma has on patients. Stigma around lung disease and cancer must go. [ + ]

Ahead of World Hand Hygiene Day, an emergency physician explains why hand hygiene is needed all the time, and gloves at the right time, to reduce unnecessary waste. [ + ]

Hospital + Healthcare speaks with Chief Allied Health Officer Anita Hobson-Powell, who is overseeing the National Allied Health Workforce Strategy. [ + ]

In the wake of an interim evaluation report of Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, the Australian College of Nursing is calling for greater nursing staff recognition. [ + ]

In a post-Budget 2025–26 statement, the Australian Medical Association welcomed investment, including $8.5bn for Medicare, but said system reform is needed. [ + ]

Australia's essential guide to administering oral medicines safely, Don't Rush to Crush, has entered a new era. [ + ]

The new Footscray Hospital will be partly a result of local community campaigning — it's affectionately referred to as "the People's Hospital". [ + ]

Across two days in May, DHF25 will bring together 8000 attendees, 400 speakers and 200 exhibitors with the theme "transforming healthcare through connection". [ + ]

The recent wave of NSW psychiatrist resignations underscores an urgent need for systemic reform — a telehealth professional sets out how digital can help. [ + ]

Australian healthcare jobs are on the rise. Drilling down into its own data and survey findings, a job site's senior economist draws out some key learnings. [ + ]

With the My Health Record 'Sharing by Default' amendment bill now passed both houses of parliament, 'connected care' has never been more relevant. [ + ]

After 30 years in the healthcare sector, Dr Karen Luxford has seen many changes to safety and quality standards, but there is one new trend keeping her on her toes — AI. [ + ]

The idea that a patient's pain is always trying to tell us something is an increasingly outdated notion. [ + ]

Midwife Gabby Rowsell shares her day working in the birth suites at South Brisbane's Mater Mothers' Hospital. [ + ]