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The boss of Melbourne's major children's hospital is suing the Victorian health department secretary for blocking her reappointment. Royal Children's

Victorian hospitals will be given a $1.5 billion funding injection after the state government backed down from plans to force health services to merge. The

Federal police are investigating a large-scale hack at electronic prescriptions provider MediSecure. In a statement on Thursday, MediSecure confirmed it identified

Victoria's health minister is urging nurses and paramedics to resolve enterprise agreement issues quickly, with unions poised to ramp up industrial action.

Nurses are appealing to the industrial umpire for a 35 per cent pay increase and say they have long been undervalued because most are women. The Australian

A streamlined patient record system digitally connecting medical records is set to be rolled out across NSW in a state first. The single system will consolidate

A rape victim turned away by a central Queensland hospital later received an apology via text, the state opposition says. Health Minister Shannon Fentiman on

Nurses and midwives in NSW have agreed to a four per cent pay increase, but many maintain the deal does not fairly reflect their contribution to the health system.

India has found violations related to manufacturing and laboratory practices at drug maker Riemann Labs, whose cough syrup was linked to the deaths of children in Cameroon,

Dr Clare Looker will be Victoria's next chief health officer as Professor Brett Sutton steps down from the role. Prof Sutton finished in the role on Friday,

Sexual misconduct complaints against health workers are rising, with the industry regulator receiving more than two reports of inappropriate behaviour per day.

A doctor has been disqualified after admitting to overprescribing medicines to his addicted wife, as well as using drugs himself. The doctor, who cannot be

Contentious proposed laws to create a centralised Victorian health database are set for parliamentary scrutiny, with the opposition and crossbench pushing for changes.

South Australian nurses have accepted a new enterprise agreement that includes pay hikes and bonuses. The deal includes three per cent wage increases in each

An independent inquiry has been launched to investigate fraud and waste by doctors in the Medicare system. The probe will be led by health economist and former

Queensland's troubled Mackay Hospital board has until the close of business to respond to a show cause notice and justify why it should not be dismissed.

Thousands of seniors will be able to access cheaper medicines and doctor visits thanks to relaxed income tests for health concession cards. The Albanese government

An interim chief executive of Ambulance Victoria has been appointed while the search ramps up for a permanent CEO. Professor Shelley Dolan, CEO of the Peter

Specialist pharmacists and care navigators are being recruited with the South Australian government allocating $18 million over five years to implement new assisted dying

Indonesia has temporarily banned all liquid medicines following the deaths of about 100 children from acute kidney damage, the country's health minister says.