New ACHS president and office bearers announced
01 June, 2017The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) has elected Professor Len Notaras AM as its new president.
Phone call cuts hospital readmission rates
19 April, 2017Providing support during the critical transition period after hospital discharge can reduce the risk of avoidable readmission.
Thinking like a chief information officer
04 April, 2017 by David Camilleri*These days, the chief information officer — or CIO — isn't just the person who keeps the computers running.
Fairer hospital parking fees thanks to 14yo's petition
21 March, 2017An online petition by Sydney teenager Gidon Goodman has led to the NSW Governement's decision to cut the cost of parking at public hospitals for patients and visitors most in need.
Doctors' desperate plea for an end to bombing of hospitals in Ghouta, Syria
05 March, 2017Medical staff and doctors working in beseiged East Ghouta send out a desperate plea for an end to hospital attacks.
Choose wisely and submit an abstract for National Meeting in May
23 February, 2017Healthcare leaders, medical students and junior doctors are invited to submit abstracts for the Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting 2017.
AMA develops online fatigue-assessment tool
21 February, 2017Fatigue and its implications are a profession-wide concern that can put at risk the health and safety of both patients and doctors.
Government announces improvements to Australian GP training
31 January, 2017The Coalition Government has announced another component of its health workforce reform agenda, handing the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program selection to the two General Practice Colleges.
Why don't we know how many people die in our hospitals?
27 January, 2017 by Philip Clarke, University of Melbourne and Peter Sivey, RMIT UniversityAbout this time last year, Australia’s National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) decided not to release data on death rates across Australia's hospitals. This is the type of scandal we should be concerned about, rather than spending too much time on the travel expenses of our pollies.
Elective surgery waiting times stable nationally
11 January, 2017A new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows how elective surgery waiting times have been performing in recent years.
$483 million in grants to support Australian health and medical research projects
30 December, 2016$483 will be shared by more than 1900 Australian researchers across four National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding schemes.
Louis Pasteur broth, 1888, preserved by Ainsworth donation
07 December, 2016The University of Sydney's historic collection of medical pathology specimens — used to teach medical students about crucial aspects of human diseases for generations — will be preserved in perpetuity thanks to a $2 million donation from businessman Len Ainsworth.
Welcome to the Australian Hospital + Healthcare Bulletin weekly eNewsletter
07 December, 2016The newsletter will keep hospital and healthcare purchasing influencers up to date with the latest news, technology, applications and new product information.
Medical research funding — is it time for a paradigm shift?
07 December, 2016 by Andrew Whitehouse, Winthrop Professor, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western AustraliaFew would quibble with the idea that medical research is among the best investments our community can make. From whatever dominant viewpoint through which you consider the world ... medical research has the ability to not only meet objectives, but produce untold human dividends for decades to come.
