18 Jan 2024

Gold Coast welcomes 92 new junior doctors

Gold Coast’s frontline workforce received a welcome boost, with the addition of 92 new medical interns in 2024.

17 Jan 2024

Save the Date! – Saturday 23 March

TSA is hosting an in person TSC Community Connect event in Sydney on Saturday 23 March.

17 Jan 2024

Momentum builds behind payroll tax petition

The new petition will ensure the controversial policy is debated in Parliament, provided it reaches 10,000 signatures by the end of the month.

17 Jan 2024

Appointment of Chief Medical Officer and Chief Psychiatrist

Dr Dinesh Arya has been appointed to the key senior role of Chief Medical Officer and Chief Psychiatrist for Tasmania following a competitive recruitment process.

17 Jan 2024

Measles alert for south western Sydney

NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a new confirmed case who was infectious while visiting a location in south western Sydney.

17 Jan 2024

Tribunal cautions Queensland doctor for unprofessional conduct

A tribunal has cautioned a medical practitioner for unprofessional conduct after he accepted a person as a patient, having had a personal relationship with them.

17 Jan 2024

Assignment of benefit process ‘fundamentally flawed’: RACGP

In a submission to DoHAC, the college has called for an effective solution for a process many view as outdated and unnecessary.

17 Jan 2024

RSV vaccine approved by TGA

AREXVY will soon be available for patients aged 60 and over, sparking hope it will ease the pressure on Australia’s overflowing hospitals.

17 Jan 2024

Repeal of Therapeutic Goods (Restricted and Prohibited Representations—Nicotine) Permission (No. 2) 2021

On 1 January 2024, as part of the reforms to the regulation of vaping products, the Advertising Permission for Nicotine was repealed. This means that pharmacies can no longer advertise the availability of prescription nicotine to their customers.

16 Jan 2024

Kids still battling winter viruses before start to school year

Changes to normal viral patterns have led to children continuing to be diagnosed with winter viruses, such as influenza and RSV, right throughout the summer months and even as they prepare to head back to school.