18 Jun 2024
Infant spinal manipulation ban reinstated
The Chiropractic Board of Australia has bowed to concerns raised by medical bodies following a request from health ministers.
18 Jun 2024
Re-elected RACGP Censor-in-Chief ‘very grateful’ for support
Dr Tess van Duuren will provide academic leadership, as well as strategic and policy advice on educational matters for another two years.
18 Jun 2024
NSW issues payroll tax exemption tied to bulk billing
Contractor GPs at practices that reach certain bulk-billing thresholds will receive payroll tax rebates, while retrospective bills are also off the table.
18 Jun 2024
Is your practice thriving or just surviving?
A new project is aiming to uncover the future viability of general practice by examining the current financial state of Australia’s clinics.
18 Jun 2024
Campaign to promote respect towards health workers is renewed
Tasmanian health workers will feature on television screens, on the airwaves, in newspapers and on buses in Tasmania for the next six months as part of a renewed campaign to promote respect towards our valued staff
18 Jun 2024
Measles case in Adelaide 18 June 2024
SA Health has been notified of a case of measles in a 1 year-old male from metropolitan Adelaide, who has recently returned from overseas and is currently in a stable condition in hospital.
17 Jun 2024
Aggressive responses likely crystalise vaccine uncertainty: Study
Online misinformation has often been blamed for the spike in vaccine hesitancy, but is social media abuse just as damaging?
17 Jun 2024
Cost blowouts at nurse-led walk-in centres exposed
Internal emails show ACT public health officials recently buried around $10 million in additional annual expenses.
17 Jun 2024
New National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List
Palliative care patients need timely access to symptom control medicines to avoid unnecessary suffering or unnecessary transfers to hospital
17 Jun 2024
Update on the Vaping Reforms Bill 2024
The Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024- external site (the Bill) is currently before Parliament.