'Praying' nurse back to work as row grows over guidelines

6 February 2009

A nurse suspended by the NHS after offering to pray for a patient has been told she can return to work.

New advisory structure for medicines policy

6 February 2009

The Australian Government announced today arrangements for the new advisory structure to support Australia’s National Medicines Policy.

Fiona Stanley wins $10m research grant

6 February 2009

Former Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley and her research team have won a research grant of almost $10 million from the Federal Government.

Rapid decline in breast cancer risk soon after stopping use of combined HRT

5 February 2009

Women who stopped taking combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) experience a rapid decline in the risk of breast cancer, according to new results from the Women's Health Initiative study in the US. The study investigators excluded breast cancer screening as an explanation for the decline in breast cancer risk in the study in women who stopped using HRT. The results are published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Queensland breast cancer incidence up, deaths down

5 February 2009

MORE Queensland women are being diagnosed with breast cancer as the population ages, but the death rate from the disease is continuing to fall. Cancer Council Queensland figures show annual breast cancer deaths dropped from 471 in 2005 to 432 in 2006 despite a big increase in the state's population.

NSW hospital suffers mass resignation

6 February 2009

Four GP obstetricians have quit a hospital on the New South Wales north coast, saying they can no longer work with the uncertainty facing its birthing services.

New resource for men in the Manning Great Lakes area

6 February 2009

The Blokes Booklet is a directory of services, contacts, support groups, information and commentary designed to help men in get better access to resources and assistance.

$24 Million in Zero Real Interest Loans – More Nursing Home Beds and Support from Rudd Labor Government

5 February 2009

The Australian Government has provided almost $24 million in Zero Real Interest Loans to aged care providers in Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, NSW and Queensland to create more than 220 aged care places in areas of high need.

Rural nursing group merges with RCNA

5 February 2009

Australian Rural Nurses and Midwives (ARNM) has officially merged with the Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA), ensuring that its mission is continued into the future.

Rudd delays statement on Indigenous life expectancy

4 February 2009

The Federal Government has delayed its annual statement on improving life expectancy for Indigenous Australians.

HQCC to investigate Bundaberg hospital allegations

5 February 2009

The Health Quality and Complaints Commission (HQCC) will investigate concerns about the quality of health services at the Bundaberg base hospital in south-east Queensland.

Secular group backs punishment of nurse

4 February 2009

A secularist lobby group says health bosses are right to punish a Christian nurse who offered to pray for a patient.

Health a critical omission: doctors

5 February 2009

SENIOR Launceston doctors and the State president of the Australian Medical Association have slammed the Government's $42 billion economic rescue spend.

The package, announced on Tuesday, put no money into health.

Victoria establishes AU$51.6m health research centre

3 February 2009

Melbourne is to see the establishment of a AU$51.6 million health teaching, training and research centre, it was announced on 29 January.

New Medicare rebate for MRI breast scan

Media Statement, Nicola Roxon, 4 February 2009

Today is World Cancer Day. From this week, women under 50 at high risk of breast cancer and with no symptoms are eligible to receive a Medicare rebate for an MRI breast scan.

Largest Allocation of Capital Grants for Aged Care in 2008-2009 ACAR: Creating New Aged Care Services

4 February 2009

The Australian Government will provide up to $44.562 million in capital grants to create residential aged care services within the 2008-2009 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR). This is the largest single capital grant allocation by an Australian Government within the approvals round process – since the Aged Care Act came into effect in 1997.

Childbirth - complex choices
1 February 2009
AUSTRALIA'S baby boom and advances in medical science have created a dilemma for would-be parents.

Some GP-led health centres could be run without a GP on site at all times, GP newspaper can reveal.

4 February 2009

Providers bidding to run centres have proposed staff models heavily dependent on nurses.

HIV cash stretched

4 February 2009

HIV researchers reeling from funding cuts by the previous government are now being asked by the Rudd Government to stretch their dollars even further.

Nursing shortages will cripple rural health care

For well over two decades there have been dire warnings of a looming crisis in the health care system due to the exponential increase in the ageing population, the burden of chronic disease and significant workforce shortages. In rural areas, we are now seeing the beginnings of catastrophic health workforce shortages that without action will cripple the health care system.

Doctor's alleged refusal to treat lesbians sparks rights complaint

From Wednesday's Globe and Mail, 28 January 2009

WINNIPEG — Andrea Markowski says she sensed the doctor's unease from the first waiting-room handshake. She thought she'd been upfront about her background when she asked for a meet and greet with Dr. Karmeila Elias at Winnipeg's Lakewood Medical Centre.

Health misses out in $42 billion giveaway

4 February 2009

Medical groups have reacted with anger and disbelief at being excluded from the government’s $42 billion economic stimulus package. About 70% of the package will go towards schools, housing, roads and other community projects, but the health system appears to have missed out on needed funds to assist with workforce shortages, hospitals and infrastructure.

 

New SANE research: a life of loneliness the harsh reality for many people with mental illness

4 February 2009

A new research study by SANE Australia reveals people affected by mental illness ay a high price when it comes to relationships and social contact, with the study showing half have no close relationship with another person.

 

Australian Government is calling for applications for research grants – totalling $2 million

WRITTEN BY JUSTINE ELLIOT  

The Australian Government is calling for applications for research grants – totalling $2 million – into the care and treatment for psychogeriatric disorders.

Let nurses do more GP tasks: doctors

3 February 2009

THE peak doctors' group is asking the Rudd Government to expand the list of tasks that nurses working in GP surgeries may perform under Medicare - heightening divisions with other professional groups over how much independence nurses should enjoy.

Canberra stalls on e-health details

3 February 2009

AUSTRALIA finally has an agreed national strategy for e-health adoption, but the Government is withholding details of the plan, which could save billions of dollars in costs resulting from medical errors.

Mini-hospitals flagged for Sydney

3 February 2009

A draft New South Wales Government report has revealed at least four new mini-hospitals are needed to deal with south-west Sydney's growing population.

Australian Medical Association Releases 2009-10 Budget Submission

2 February 2009

Ahead of today's Cabinet meeting the AMA has staked a claim on Federal Government funds aimed at stimulating the economy, claiming health was the best possible investment in nation building.

Aged Providers Seek Out High Care Places from Australian Government in the Upcoming ACAR Round Allocations

2 February 2009

The Australian Government today released a break-down on applications for nursing home places - showing providers are overwhelmingly seeking high care beds in this year’s Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) 2008-2009.

$15 million for prostate cancer work

28 January 2009

BRISBANE'S Princess Alexandra Hospital and QUT will share $15 million for prostate cancer research with the Epworth hospital in Melbourne, survivor Wayne Swan has announced.

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