03 Dec 2024
CHF welcomes PBS listing of Visanne but calls for broader action on women’s health
The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) warmly welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to list Visanne on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), making it the first endometriosis treatment to receive subsidisation in over 30 years.
03 Dec 2024
Robina Transfer Unit welcomes almost 6,000 patients since April
Almost 6,000 patients have passed through the doors of the Robina Transfer Unit since it opened in April this year as part of the Robina Emergency Department (ED) Expansion.
03 Dec 2024
Deeply concerns me’: Original prescriber’s alarm over cannabis trends
Medicinal cannabis prescription rates are skyrocketing, with sales in the first half of 2024 almost equal to all of 2023 – but it comes amid mounting concern.
03 Dec 2024
Be the voice for better care: Call for Abstracts for 25OPCC
Be the voice for better care and help us lead the discussion at the 2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (25OPCC) in Brisbane from 10–12 September 2025.
03 Dec 2024
New guide to support GPs ease cancer recurrence anxiety
With 60% of patients anxious their cancer will return, the three-step clinical pathway is designed to offer practical and streamlined advice.
03 Dec 2024
Free RSV vaccination for Qld pregnant women
Queensland’s expectant mothers are now eligible for a subsidised Abrysvo vaccination, as the state’s RSV cases soar to 40,000 in 2024.
03 Dec 2024
New GP parental leave supporting members
The RACGP policy will waive members’ fees for six months, while still allowing them to access full benefits and ‘stay connected’.
03 Dec 2024
Dentist banned for having sexual relationship with patient
A dentist in Western Australia has had his registration cancelled and been disqualified from applying for registration for two years for having a sexual relationship with a patient, as well as inappropriate self-prescribing, poor record keeping and breaching patient confidentiality.
03 Dec 2024
Apply for the 2024–25 Fair Work Commission Stage 3 (Tranche 1) CHSP Base Funding Grant Opportunity
A grant opportunity is now open to help eligible Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers to meet award wage increases for some aged care workers from 1 January 2025.