01 Nov 2024
PBS Website Update - 1 November 2024
The Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits has been updated. New, Amended and Deleted items can be found on the Summary of Changes page.
01 Nov 2024
Express interest for a menu and mealtime review
Residential aged care providers can express interest in a free onsite menu and mealtime review by an accredited practising dietitian to get ready for the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards. Expressions of interest close on 4 December 2024.
01 Nov 2024
PBAC Public Summary Documents – July 2024 meeting
PBAC Public Summary Documents – July 2024 meeting
31 Oct 2024
New nitrous oxide regulations now in effect 31-Oct
New regulations to protect people from the harmful effects of nitrous oxide (NO2), known as ‘nangs’ have been introduced today.
31 Oct 2024
Australian healthcare consumers want to see real action taken to better protect Australia from future pandemics
All governments and health bureaucracies must learn the lessons from Australia’s response to COVID-19 and prepare Australia for the next pandemic, says CEO of Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) Dr Elizabeth Deveny.
31 Oct 2024
Sector-wide reform needed to ensure viability of private health
The latest private health funding dispute brings the issue of private health regulation into sharp focus.
31 Oct 2024
Meningococcal cases 31 October 2024
A woman in her 30s from metropolitan Adelaide is in a critical condition in hospital, after being diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease. The strain has been identified as serogroup B.
31 Oct 2024
New nitrous oxide regulations now in effect
The new regulations will not impact medical use of nitrous oxide, which is already heavily regulated under WA law, however individual members of the public will no longer be able to buy nitrous oxide for non-legitimate purposes.
31 Oct 2024
Service offers vital support for victims of violence
For victims of family, domestic or sexual violence the trauma doesn’t end once the immediate crisis is resolved, and many have a long journey of recovery ahead of them.
31 Oct 2024
Public Health Alert: Blood borne virus risk associated with Fresh Cosmetic Clinic in Sydney
NSW Health is advising some clients of Fresh Cosmetic Clinic, formerly located at 630 George Street Sydney, to get tested for blood borne viruses due to infection control breaches in the Clinic.