Bupa to acquire Partnered Health's 68 primary care and three urgent care clinics
26 June, 2026It includes a national network of general practices, skin cancer, allied health and mental health clinics, alongside Partnered Health's corporate health and wellbeing services.
Unify risk and compliance to protect patients.
16 June, 2026Protecht's new eBook, Sustaining risk, compliance and trust in healthcare, explores how Australian healthcare organisations can integrate governance, risk and compliance into one framework built for modern health services.
Australian health care's burnout prescription
12 June, 2026 by Claire de Carteret*Claire de Carteret, Managing Director, APAC at Gallup, sets out how effective, supportive management may help address burnout and psychosocial hazards in hospitals.
National Model for Clinical Governance now available
12 June, 2026Developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the national model provides governance guidance for acute health services, including day hospitals.
WA steps in to ensure 'continuity' of operations at Mount Private Hospital
01 June, 2026The WA Government has brokered a deal for Bethesda Health Care to take over operation of Perth's Mount Private Hospital from its current operator Healthscope.
Private services to continue at Northern Beaches Hospital until June 2027
09 March, 2026When NSW Health takes back operational management of Northern Beaches Hospital, private services will continue to be offered until 30 June 2027.
NSW takes "immediate action to intervene" at Cumberland Hospital
26 February, 2026On 25 February, the NSW Government appointed an independent team of experts to oversee the management of Cumberland Hospital, with immediate effect.
Some patients wait 6 years to see a public hospital specialist. Here's how to fix this
28 November, 2025 by Katherine Harding, Professor of Allied Health and Implementation Science, La Trobe UniversityAustralian research spanning more than a decade suggests there are ways to reduce waiting lists that can be implemented now.
ACSQHC unveils first new brand and 2025–30 strategic plan
29 July, 2025The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has unveiled its first new brand since establishment in 2006, along with a five-year strategic plan.
In the wake of Healthscope — a crisis planning ethos
30 May, 2025 by Gerry McCusker*After Healthscope's collapse into administration, a crisis simulation and training specialist sets out an 'audit, educate, simulate' crisis planning ethos.
"Highly distressing" — Healthscope enters administration
26 May, 2025Australia's Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, says news that Healthscope has entered administration will be "highly distressing" to patients and staff.
Audit: Northern Beaches Hospital partnership "at risk of failure"
17 April, 2025The Auditor‑General for NSW has assessed how effectively and efficiently the Northern Beaches Hospital public–private partnership delivers public hospital services.
Healthscope proposes Northern Beaches Hospital 'hand-back'
11 April, 2025After the NSW Government's recent policy preventing further Public Private Partnerships, Healthscope has proposed a Northern Beaches Hospital hand-back offer.
SafeWork NSW discussions increase security at Grafton Base
07 April, 2025Northern NSW Local Health District has agreed with a SafeWork NSW improvement notice to increase security at Grafton Base Hospital.
Your chemical dosing options for on-premise laundry
31 January, 2025Operators of on-premise laundry facilities in hospitals, care homes and other healthcare settings are now faced with a comprehensive choice of chemical dosing solutions.
![](https://d1v1e13ebw3o15.cloudfront.net/data/92274/wfmedia_thumb/..jpg "Hospital’s "recovery at work" collaborative approach proves a winning model")
