06 Feb 2024
Payroll tax risks future of hundreds of clinics: HotDoc survey
Data from the appointment booking platform also suggest the rate of permanent general practice closures is accelerating significantly.
06 Feb 2024
Wollondilly Health Alliance re-launches with fresh priorities for a growing shire
Joining together to support and improve the health and wellbeing of the Wollondilly community, the Wollondilly Health Alliance has been re-launched with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
06 Feb 2024
Urgent Care Service now open in Bankstown
The community of Bankstown and surrounding suburbs now has greater access to advice and treatment for their urgent healthcare needs without having to wait at a busy hospital emergency department.
06 Feb 2024
Urgent Care Service now open in Gregory Hills
The Camden community now has greater access to advice and treatment for their urgent healthcare needs without having to wait at a busy hospital emergency department
05 Feb 2024
Urgent Care Service now open in Liverpool
The community of Liverpool and surrounding suburbs now has greater access to advice and treatment for their urgent healthcare needs without having to wait at a busy hospital emergency department
05 Feb 2024
Newly Qualified Nurses and Midwives join Gold Coast Health
188 new starters commenced their careers across Gold Coast hospitals and facilities, gaining exposure to a wide range of clinical experiences.
05 Feb 2024
Inappropriate medicines list updated for first time in 15 years
Authors of a recent study, specific to Australia, have identified 19 medications which may cause more harm than benefit among older people.
05 Feb 2024
Indigenous trailblazer Lowitja O’Donoghue dies aged 91
The Yankunytjatjara woman was a leading health and wellbeing advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, writes Michelle Grattan.
05 Feb 2024
Counting people with metastatic breast cancer: a step closer
A roadmap to finally count the number of people diagnosed with incurable and life limiting metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a step closer thanks to the $1.5 million announced Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to fund a cancer data alliance on Saturday 3 February.
02 Feb 2024
Supplies of the Shingrix vaccine
A statement from Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, on supplies of the Shingrix vaccine.