26 Sep 2023
First Allied Health Scholarship recipient starts in the Tasmanian Health Service
The first allied health professional to be recruited under the Tasmanian Government’s $1.125 million Allied Health Scholarship Program has commenced working with the Tasmanian Health Service in Burnie.
26 Sep 2023
The Commission of Inquiry
The Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings has released its findings.
25 Sep 2023
Pharmacy prescribing decision ‘makes no sense’
A pilot program set to dramatically extend pharmacists’ prescribing powers has been expanded, even before the first cohort has completed training.
25 Sep 2023
"ASTHMA AUSTRALIA POISED TO LAUNCH AIR QUALITY CAMPAIGN AS BUSHFIRE RISK LOOMS, NEEDS GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR CAMPAIGN PUSH''
The formal declaration of an El Niño weather pattern by the Bureau of Meteorology this week is bad news for people with asthma, who are vulnerable to air pollution from bushfires and hazard-reduction burns linked to hotter than average weather.
25 Sep 2023
Do not initiate new patients on semaglutide: TGA
The medication is again in short supply due to off-label prescribing for weight loss, despite only being approved for type 2 diabetes management.
25 Sep 2023
Patient protection strengthened by new MoU with Tasmanian government
To support patient safety and improve the management of sexual misconduct by health practitioners, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tasmanian government.
25 Sep 2023
Raising dementia awareness through collaboration
GPs need to be better equipped with risk reduction tools and to help support patients with dementia, writes Dr Marita Long.
25 Sep 2023
Meningococcal case 25 September 2023
A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 48-year-old male from metropolitan Adelaide. The case has been admitted to hospital and is in a stable condition.
25 Sep 2023
Message from Pharmacy Board of Australia Chair Brett Simmonds
Pharmacy strengthening health systems is the theme of this year’s World Pharmacists Day on 25 September.
25 Sep 2023
World Pharmacists Day 2023
World Pharmacists Day is on Monday 25 September and the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s theme is Pharmacy strengthening health systems.