For transforming its return-to-work practices, The Royal Melbourne Hospital has been named one of the eight winners in WorkSafe Victoria's 2025 WorkSafe Awards. [ + ]

On 25 February, the NSW Government appointed an independent team of experts to oversee the management of Cumberland Hospital, with immediate effect. [ + ]

Affectionately referred to as "the People's Hospital", the new $1.5bn Footscray Hospital in Melbourne's west has officially opened to patients. [ + ]

To explain healthcare business owners' WHS legal obligations, commercial law firm LegalVision is offering a free live webinar on Wednesday. [ + ]

Australian Catholic University has partnered with the Australian College of Nursing, Ausmed and Monash Health to launch a PhD scholarship program. [ + ]

The Australian Government has introduced legislation intended to help patients find the best value when they need specialist medical advice and treatment. [ + ]

Seeking recovery of unpaid overtime, a class action has commenced in the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of junior doctors at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney. [ + ]

Teachers Health Group, which encompasses Nurses & Midwives Health, has announced that Simone Tregeagle will be the new CEO — commencing 1 July 2026. [ + ]

While the Australian Medical Association has welcomed the public hospital funding agreement, it warns that the new deal alone will not be enough to stem decline. [ + ]

Following the death of a patient in care in Fitzroy, WorkSafe Victoria has charged St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited. [ + ]

Nominations have opened for the 2026 HESTA Excellence Awards, which encompass the aged care, allied health, community services and disability services sectors. [ + ]

After "unlawfully and inappropriately" injecting a formulation of botulinum toxin into a patient, a Queensland nurse has been banned from nursing for two years. [ + ]

A hospital has been fined $230,000 over an incident involving a 93-year-old aged care resident who died a week after her reclining chair failed. [ + ]

A $1 billion cell-based influenza vaccine and antivenom manufacturing facility has opened in Melbourne. [ + ]

Recognising leadership and excellence in the provision of publicly funded health care, the winners of the 19th Victorian Public Healthcare Awards have been revealed. [ + ]