Health budget 2022 spends a little on favoured interest groups but misses a chance for real reform
30 March, 2022 by Stephen Duckett, The University of MelbourneThe 2022 budget is an election-year budget. So stakeholders have been pushing their wheelbarrows up the hill to Parliament House to lobby for extra largesse to flow their way.
Fake Sydney nurse convicted
28 March, 2022A Sydney woman who worked as a nurse at a medical centre despite not being qualified or registered to practise has been convicted at the Windsor Local Court of New South Wales.
Liverpool Hospital trials smart gloves to train surgeons
24 March, 2022Liverpool Hospital is trialling smart gloves that are said to provide surgical trainees with instant and accurate feedback.
Medical equality undermined by mistaken doctors: study
23 March, 2022Male doctors who overestimate female representation in the medical profession are also less likely to support gender-equality initiatives, reveals new research.
Residential aged care: 50% of people don't trust they'd receive good care
15 March, 2022And that's not all — 41% of older people consider residential aged-care facilities to be depressing places.
General practice and the unconscious gender bias
15 March, 2022 by Dr Emily Carroll*Unconscious gender bias remains a significant barrier to women's careers all over the world, and the healthcare sector is no exception.
Improving organisational performance in health care
11 March, 2022 by Lyndal Hughes*, Partner, and Charlie Penny**, Senior Consultant, Q5The dedication that doctors and hospitals pour into delivering optimal patient outcomes must be matched by the same intensity of focus on the sector and how it operates.
Nursing advocate, SA Health boss receive leadership awards
04 March, 2022The CEO of Australian College of Nursing, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward, and the Chief Public Health Officer of SA Health, Professor Nicola Spurrier PSM, have won at the 2022 WLA awards.
Winners announced for 2022 HESTA Impact Awards
25 February, 2022The founder of a global exercise approach for people with Parkinson's disease and a specialist housing and healthcare medical practice team are the 2022 winners for the HESTA Impact Awards.
New guide urges stronger protection for healthcare workers
25 February, 2022A new WHO/ILO guide is encouraging countries to strengthen the protection of health workers by improving the management of occupational health.
$22m for health research projects
23 February, 2022Six Australian health and medical researchers are set to receive goverment funding of around $22 million.
Mater trials electric vehicles
21 February, 2022Mater at Home and Mater Pathology staff are trialling electric vehicles as a part of a research program being run in partnership with Origin Energy and ARENA (Australian Renewable Energy Agency).
New campaign to boost GP workforce
08 February, 2022The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new campaign — Become a GP — to boost the general practice workforce.
PPE in conjunction with HEPA filters offers best protection: study
08 February, 2022Full PPE, involving a fit-tested N95 mask, in conjunction with a HEPA filtration system offers health workers in a hospital setting the best protection against virus aerosol exposure, according to a new study.
Urgent need to improve healthcare waste management practices: report
02 February, 2022Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the pandemic has put tremendous strain on healthcare waste management systems around the world.
