15 Feb 2024

Palliative Care Australia is getting a make over

Over the coming weeks you will notice a new look and feel to Palliative Care Australia’s (PCA) website, social media channels, and other communication materials.

15 Feb 2024

Welcoming new nurses to Tasmania's health workforce

The Department of Health is pleased to welcome hundreds of new nurses to the Tasmanian health system as part of the largest annual intake of nursing graduates.

15 Feb 2024

Updates to the HTA Review Research and analysis papers collection: Emerging Health Technologies

Updates to the HTA Review Research and analysis papers collection: Emerging Health Technologies

15 Feb 2024

New fact sheet for Hearing Services Program providers

We've added a new fact sheet for Hearing Services Program providers that addresses questions we've received about service delivery.

15 Feb 2024

In Practice: Financial advice for GPs

Early career GPs can learn more about personal finance fundamentals to help achieve their financial goals and work–life balance.

15 Feb 2024

CHF calls for Medicare public education campaign

It comes as the RACGP strengthens its relationship with the consumer advocacy group, in a bid to bolster patients’ health outcomes and literacy.

15 Feb 2024

More than $7.5m awarded to general practice research

Six GP-led projects have received grants as part of the most recent Medical Research Future Fund allocation.

15 Feb 2024

GP iron infusions would save health system $124m: RACGP

The college is calling on the Government to create a new $200 MBS item to subsidise the procedure, saying it will save patients time and money.

15 Feb 2024

Unregistered woman pleads guilty to holding herself out as an enrolled nurse

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has successfully prosecuted a Victorian woman for holding herself out as an enrolled nurse in contravention of section 116 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009 (National Law).

15 Feb 2024

Warning: High-dose MDMA tablets (ecstasy) circulating in NSW

NSW Health is warning the public of multiple high-dose MDMA tablets (ecstasy), found to contain around twice the average dose of other MDMA tablets in recent circulation.