09 Dec 2024
Fairfield City Health Alliance reports on successful 2024
The Fairfield City Health Alliance has released its 2024 Progress Report.
09 Dec 2024
Spotlight falls on ‘forgotten people’ of mental health care
New analysis highlights huge life expectancy gaps for those with severe mental illness – and suggests a funding shortfall of around $8 billion.
09 Dec 2024
AHPRA cuts fees for practitioners taking parental leave
GPs who have taken six months of parental, disability, or carer’s leave can soon apply for a 30% rebate on their annual registration.
09 Dec 2024
DoHAC details vitamin B12 testing changes
The Department has further revealed what will change when it amends vitamin B12 testing and urine examination MBS items next year.
09 Dec 2024
Media Release: NACCHO Welcomes the First Nations Health Care in Prisons National Review
NACCHO, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, welcomes the publication of the National Review of First Nations Health Care in Prisons, conducted by the Nous Consortium. This landmark report sheds light on the inequities in health and well-being experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in places of detention and outlines vital recommendations for transformative change.
09 Dec 2024
New Single Assessment System workforce
The new Single Assessment System workforce will make it easier for older people to enter aged care and access different services as their needs change.
09 Dec 2024
My Aged Care support plans now available in My Health Record
My Aged Care support plans developed or updated from 9 December 2024 can be made available in My Health Record.
09 Dec 2024
Outcome Statements for October 2024 Stakeholder Meetings: Oral Contraceptives and Migraine
Outcome Statements for October 2024 Stakeholder Meetings: Oral Contraceptives and Migraine
09 Dec 2024
Vexatious notification safeguard reform
Key points Processes to better identify and minimise the harms of vexatious notifications against health practitioners will be further strengthened. It follows a National Health Practitioner Ombudsman review that confirmed vexatious notifications are rare, but could be better dealt with through a range of recommendations. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and National Boards have accepted, and are already implementing, the recommendations.
09 Dec 2024
Paramedic reprimanded for professional misconduct
A tribunal has reprimanded a Queensland paramedic and put conditions on his registration for acting outside his scope of practice and failing to keep adequate records.