Govt bestows $220m on Strengthening Medicare GP Grants Program
21 April, 2023Grants will be provided depending on practice size, with smaller practices eligible for $25,000 or $35,000 and larger practices eligible for grants of $50,000.
Statistics highlight inequality in bulk billing
18 April, 2023New figures show an insufficient Medicare rebate has made health care in Australia increasingly inaccessible, the RACGP said.
Funding supports chronic disease partnerships
14 April, 2023Four projects have received a combined $5.7 million in research grants as Australia aims to foster research partnerships in the Asia–Pacific region.
2023 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards — finalists announced
13 April, 2023Nine finalists have been announced ahead of the 2023 HESTA Australian Nursing and Midwifery Awards in May 2023.
Infertility, a medical poverty trap affecting 1 in 6 people: WHO
05 April, 2023Around 17.5% of the adult population, roughly 1 in 6 people worldwide, experience infertility, showing the urgent need to increase access to affordable, high-quality fertility care.
Medicare non-compliance costs taxpayers up to $3bn, government review finds
05 April, 2023Dr Philip's Review also found that the overwhelming majority of health practitioners are well meaning and protective of Medicare, and they provide a high level of care to their patients.
From North Qld Cowboys player to surgeon
03 April, 2023A former North Queensland Cowboys player turned Mater Private Hospital Townsville upper gastrointestinal, bariatric and general surgeon, Dr Scott Whiting is one of 10 surgeons trained in how to use latest robotic technology Da Vinci XI.
Health practitioners' role in alleviating domestic and family violence
31 March, 2023 by Amy SarcevicHealth practitioners hear about — and handle the repercussions of — family and domestic violence more than any other professional, yet many feel they are only modestly equipped to support survivors.
Standards and interoperability education at MedInfo 2023
24 March, 2023Sydney will host MedInfo 2023 at the International Convention Centre from 8–12 July 2023, where the theme will be 'The future is accessible'.
Telstra Health appoints Farhoud Salimi as CTO
21 March, 2023Salimi joins Telstra Health from eHealth NSW where he held the position of Executive Director, Service Delivery (CTO).
Qld skin cancer study hit by data breach
21 March, 2023Data from a skin cancer study by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has been involved in a cybersecurity breach.
$50m federal funding for BioMedTech Incubator program
21 March, 2023Brandon BioCatalyst, partnering with ANDHealth, will deliver the program to commercialise promising Australian biomedical and digital health discoveries.
Australian childhood obesity expected to double by 2035
08 March, 2023Over half of the global population will have a high body mass index by 2035 and one in four people will be living with obesity, according to a new report.
$26 million federal funding for LGBTIQA+ health
03 March, 2023The Australian Government has announced a new national action plan and a $26 million investment in health and medical research focusing on LGBTIQA+ communities.
The Commission appoints Anne Duggan as CEO
03 March, 2023Professor Duggan succeeds Adjunct Professor Debora Picone AO, who retired in September 2022 and was CEO from 2012.
