Allied Health & Aging

Consumer and Health Groups Against AMA's Medical Co-payment Proposal

22 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

Community and health consumer groups have rejected the Australian Medical Association’s proposal for mandatory medical co-payments as representing a first step towards the breakdown of universal access under Medicare.


ANMF Rejects the AMA's Co-payment Plan

22 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has rejected  the Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) proposal for an alternate GP co-payment model and continues to oppose all proposals for GP and other co-payments.


Lancet: Experts Question Value of Common Superbug Control Practices

22 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

The jury is still out on the effectiveness of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superbug control policies in hospitals, according to leading infectious disease experts in a Viewpoint published in The Lancet.


New Report on Mortality Inequalities in Australia

21 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

When it comes to longevity, Australians are not equal, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report, Mortality inequalities in Australia: 2009–2011.


AMA Co-payment Model Released

21 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

AMA President, A/Prof Brian Owler, has announced the AMA  Co-payment model, calling it a health policy, not an economic policy.


AHHA Says A Productive, Healthy Country Needs Health Policy for All

21 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

’A productive, healthy country needs health policy for all, not just the privileged,’ says Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) chief executive Alison Verhoeven.


ADA Opposes Preferred Provider Arrangements

21 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

The Australian Dental Association says patient choice will be eroded and clinical autonomy of practitioners will be undermined if private health insurers are allowed to continue to enter into preferred provider arrangements.


While More Indigenous Australians Are Having Health Checks, Many Still Miss Out

21 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are missing out on health checks for which they are eligible, even though the number of health checks is rising, according to new data released  by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).



Dr Alexia Murphy Receives World Cancer Research Fund International Academy Fellowship

20 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

A career devoted to improving the health and nutrition of children with cancer has earnt University of Queensland researcher Dr Alexia Murphy  a prestigious World Cancer Research Fund International Academy Fellowship.


Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Cuts Cardiovascular Disease in Women

20 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

The cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate cuts cardiovascular disease risks by 30 per cent in women with type-2 diabetes, according to a new study published by the University of Sydney.


New Online CPD Education Programs for Nurses

19 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched a new addition to its suite of online CPD education programs – Body Systems Training Room.


National Disability Insurance Scheme Report now Available Online

18 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

The fourth Quarterly Report to the COAG Disability Reform Council on the National Disability Insurance Scheme is now available.


Health Minister Called to Share Details of Co-payment Proposal

18 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith

The Consumers Health Forum (CHF) is calling on Health Minister, Peter Dutton, to share details of the co-payment proposal he is negotiating with the Australian Medical Association with the rest of Australia, particularly consumers with chronic illness.


Health system requires a technical heart transplant

15 August, 2014 by ahhb

It Seems The Computerised Heart Of The Australian Health System Is Dangerously Close To A Heart Attack, writes Dr David More.


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