Health Policy
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Budget 2018 boosts aged care, rural health and medical research: health experts respond HealthTimes - 10-05-2018
The winners of this year’s health budget are aged care, rural health and medical research.
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New study shows tamper-resistant tablet turns users off drug AAP - 11-01-2018
A tamper-resistant tablet designed to stop drug users from crushing and then injecting a commonly-abused painkiller appears to be working, a new study shows.
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Public hospitals being privatised by stealth HealthTimes - 06-12-2017
New figures released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) confirm that the public hospital system is being privatised by stealth, as public hospitals increasingly
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La Trobe health research attracts record funding HealthTimes - 06-12-2017
La Trobe University has secured more than $16 million in this year’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grant awards. It is the largest amount
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Transgender youth can now access hormone treatment without court approval HealthTimes - 04-12-2017
Milly Dunn, The
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Time for costly medicine monopolies to go from TPP trade talks HealthTimes - 13-11-2017
Negotiators from 11 countries have been racing to resurrect the near-dead Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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Sickest patients to be hit by more medicare cuts HealthTimes - 06-11-2017
Some of the sickest patients in Australia’s health system – including those suffering from cancer, heart disease or stroke – are about to be hit with another
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Victorian Bupa nursing homes are set to stop work in a bid to improve staffing AAP - 06-10-2017
The "overstretched" nurses and carers at nine Victorian Bupa nursing homes are set to stop work in a bid to improve staffing levels, wages and conditions.
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Substandard aged care a result of inadequate staffing levels Nicole Madigan - 04-10-2017
Residents in aged care facilities are receiving substandard care due to inadequate staffing levels - a consequence of providers being permitted to self-determine adequate
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Private patients treated in public hospitals is lose-lose: APHA HealthTimes - 26-09-2017
The public hospital system’s continued rorting of private health insurance forces privately insured patients to pay higher premiums and those without insurance to sit
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Applications open for a new National Panel of Assessors for Disability Employment Services HealthTimes - 19-09-2017
The Australian Government has opened applications for a new panel of assessment service providers for people with disability in the workplace. The program was
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Nationals' push to regulate mobility scooters will punish seniors and people with disability HealthTimes - 13-09-2017
Senator Williams’ motion from the recent National Party conference will punish seniors and people with disability, warns Assistive Technology Suppliers Australasia (ATSA).
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Shares in private healthcare firms impacted by Budget Medicare proposals HealthTimes - 29-05-2017
The 2017 Budget saw Medicare take centre stage, as a new levy was introduced to cover the cost of disability insurance. To fund the cost of the National Disability Insurance
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Health-care spending has only a modest effect on lifespan and premature death HealthTimes - 13-04-2017
Chris Doucouliagos,
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Aged Care Guild launches 'Protect Aussie Aged Care' campaign - calls for funding stability in budget HealthTimes - 12-04-2017
The Aged Care Guild has today called on the Federal Government to guarantee there will be no more cuts to funding for aged care in this year’s Budget.
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Calls for greater transparency in setting specialist charges AAP - 06-03-2017
There are calls for greater transparency around the charges specialist doctors set with data showing some patients are paying five times more than others.
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Poverty most powerful risk factor for premature death AAP - 02-02-2017
Poverty should be regarded as a major risk factor for premature death, scientists have concluded after analysing data on 1.7 million people.
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No more fasting for cholesterol tests AAP - 10-11-2016
Millions of Australians may no longer have to fast for up to 12 hours before a cholesterol test if new guidelines are adopted next year. John
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NSW hospitals to be managed by a private sector AAP - 10-11-2016
The NSW government wants the private sector to redevelop and run five public hospitals across the state as part of a new partnership program.
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Call to ban doctors from conscientious objection: QUT lecture HealthTimes - 25-08-2016
Doctors working in the public system should not be able to object to performing procedures such as abortions or prescribing contraception on the basis of their own
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