18 Sep 2023
Palliative care awards celebrate and acknowledge a strong community of professionals and volunteers
The 2023 National Palliative Care Awards have been the focal point of a terrific celebration highlighting significant contributions by palliative care professionals and volunteers.
17 Sep 2023
Queensland Health investigating listeria outbreak
Health authorities across Australia are continuing to investigate three separate genetically related clusters of Listeria infection.
17 Sep 2023
UK recruitment drive part of positive plan to bolster our health workforce
Representatives from the Department of Health are in London this week on a recruitment drive, highlighting the benefits of a career within the Tasmanian health system as part of our long-term strategy to build a health workforce that meets the needs of Tasmanians.
15 Sep 2023
Over 300 scholarships for mental health and alcohol and other drug workers
More than 300 mental health and wellbeing workforce scholarships are now on offer to support study in 2024.
15 Sep 2023
Early season heat alert
NSW Health is reminding people to take precautions to protect their health as early season hot weather and heatwave conditions are forecast for parts of NSW this weekend and early next week.
15 Sep 2023
RACGP calls for criminal history check changes
Nationwide consistency and removing the need to declare ‘trivial offences’ are among the changes listed in a submission to the regulator.
15 Sep 2023
‘Deeply troubling’: At least 184 general practices lost in a year
New clinics have offset the closures to a degree, but the figures represent a net loss of at least 55 practices – and incomplete data means the number could be much higher.
15 Sep 2023
PBS subsidy arrangements for vigabatrin SSSI
PBS subsidy arrangements for vigabatrin SSSI
15 Sep 2023
Updates to the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee
Updates to the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review Reference Committee
15 Sep 2023
RACGP left out of mental health committee
The decision to include only one GP on the Federal Government’s new advisory group has been labelled ‘unfortunate’.