Poor pay points to aged-care crisis
Nurses and personal care workers in the aged-care sector should be given pay rises that match their value, a new report says.
Health
Country practices on cutting edge
As a rural doctor, I am passionate about country Australia and rural medicine.
Doctors loving the country life
James Collett, a specialist originally from Sydney, is looking down on the dry, empty landscape of western NSW.
Black Rainbow reaches out
Being both indigenous and queer means there’s many challenges to just staying alive and now this mob has help.
Screening reduces cancer deaths
Cancers found through screening are less likely to cause death than cancers diagnosed in people who have never been screened.
The bush circuit-breaker
Healthcare in regional Australia is at a crossroads.
A hi-tech shot in arm
A recent surge of state and federal government funding for healthcare has brought new facilities to western NSW.
NDIS still needing work: Fletcher
The new Social Services Minister has revealed there is “systematic work” being done to address the issues with the NDIS.
Bid to strip doctors’ cars, homes
Doctors suspected of rorting Medicare could lose their luxury houses and cars, under a dramatic escalation of compliance efforts.
States facing $200m clawback
A proposed $200m revision of public hospital funding for services already delivered has dashed hopes of a new health agreement.
Doctors told to bring in fees
Claims by doctors that the SA government does not have the right to alter a lucrative fee structure have been rubbished.
Morrison to act on aged-care
The Coalition will bring forward $90 million in aged-care funding and inject $16m into boosting enforcement measures.
Foreign doctors to be restricted
A new health agency will be established with the power to block the use of overseas-trained doctors.
My Health data ‘can save lives’
Australia’s private health heads say the federal government lost the narrative on the rollout of My Health Record.
Nuclear medicine crisis drags on
Australia’s supply of nuclear medicine generators needed for crucial diagnostic tests remains disrupted after a breakdown.
NDIS flaw let providers steal
A flaw in the National Disability Insurance Scheme portal has been closed after it allowed operators to steal thousands of dollars.
Health funds sell premium hikes
Health funds will provide an unprecedented level of detail with their applications to raise premiums next year.
WA tackles leprosy outbreaks
A strategy aimed at tackling outbreaks of leprosy has been rolled out in Western Australia.
‘PM on your side if you’re hetero’
The Greens say it has “only taken a week” for Scott Morrison to show he “doesn’t care about young LGBTIQ children’’.
Pathology centres face rent audit
The operators of 410 pathology collection centres and their landlords have come under commonwealth scrutiny.
Budget targets highly paid doctors
Highly-paid public doctors will come under scrutiny as SA tries to repair its haemorrhaging health budget.
‘Red tape’ holds up proton centre
A $350 million cancer-fighting proton therapy centre planned for South Australia is bogged down in red tape.
Foreign doctors cost Medicare
In an unprecedented move, GPs will be kicked out of Australia in a secretive visa overhaul, amid worry over rampant Medicare billing.
Patients bled by specialists
Medibank has warned that one in eight of its customers is being forced to pay specialists up to $500 in out-of-pocket costs.
Call for calm on abortion
Brisbane’s Catholic Archbishop has urged his flock to reject American-style “ideological warfare” over abortion.
Insurers sweat on premium reforms
Legislation for the Coalition’s long-promised health insurance reforms is already two months overdue.
Knee patients ‘better off at home’
In-hospital rehabilitation after knee replacements is increasing despite evidence that cheaper alternatives may be better.
Dutton’s big weakness on health
The Coalition has not recovered from Dutton’s time as health minister. He left cracks that threaten government’s survival.
Brumby heads superbug fight
Former Victorian premier John Brumby is leading the fight against drug-resistant infections.
Expose anti-abortion claims: MP
The Queensland government is urging people to dob in anti-abortion activists who make dubious claims about its plans.
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