Archived News for Health Sector Professionals
The Victorian Government has delivered $144,000 worth of grants for 48 mental health nurses to undertake further study and training.
WA greenlights Wiluna clinic
The Western Australian Government has announced it has reached an agreement with the Federal Government on the construction of the new $9.5 million Wiluna Health Clinic.
ABS starts largest Indigenous health survey
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has commenced the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health survey which will improve our knowledge of the health issues affecting this group of Australians.
AIHW releases new health iPhone app
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has kaunched a new iPhone app that is designed to give users better access to health information.
Boys twice as likely to injure themselves finds report
Between the period of 1999 and 2007, nearly twice the number of boys were hospitalised as a result of an injury than girls, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Government releases rural suicide report
The Federal Government has launched a new report that has found that rural and regional communities face unique challenges in preventing and recovering from suicides.
Nursing and Midwifery Award nominations now open
Nominations for the 2013 South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards are now open, with State Minister for Health and Ageing John Hill calling for health workers, patients and their relatives to enter nominations.
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute unveils new facility
The country’s oldest medical research institute, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, has unveiled its new $185 million research facility.
Expert casts doubts over testing effectiveness
A leading drug testing expert has cast doubts over the effectiveness and reasoning behind drug testing in the workplace, saying that there is little evidence to suggest it changes behaviour of employees and may in fact drive them to use synthetic drugs or ‘harder’ substances that leave the system earlier than others.
AIHW tracks treatment services use
Nearly half of the government-funded drug treatment episodes in 2011 were for alcohol use, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Applications open for aged care connect funding
The Federal Government has opened applications for over $17 million in project funding aimed to better connect Australia’s aged care system with the health and hospital system.
Government announces TGA reform council
The Federal Government has announced the appointment of a group of eminent health care professionals who will be responsible for guiding the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) reform process.
Nerve pain drug to be listed on PBS
The Federal Government has announced a medicine used to treat chronic nerve pain will be made available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
New CEO for THO-North West
The Tasmanian Government has announced the appointment of Gain Austin as the new CEO of the Tasmanian Health Organisation (THO-NW).
Study raises health questions over CSG
A recent study cited by Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has found significant and widespread releases of methane and carbon dioxide concentrations around a coal seam gas field near Tara, Queensland.
Tasmania launches Health Experts Group
The Tasmanian Government has announced the formation of an expert clinical group that will be responsible for driving reform and positive change in the State’s health system.
Adelaide details the effects of preterm births
Children born prematurely are significantly more likely to suffer brain developmental problems in their teenage years, according to new research conducted by the University of Adelaide.
New report details cost of perinatal depression
The Federal Government has released new research that reveals over 1800 Australian parents are diagnosed every week with post and antenatal depression at a cost of $433 million to the economy.
Tasmania passes mental health rights legislation
The Tasmanian Government has successfully passed mental health legislation that seeks to ensure human rights of mental health consumers are strictly observed.
SA moves to pass advance care bill
The South Australian Government has tabled legislation before Parliament that would aim to streamline communications and decision sharing over future health care, accommodation and personal matters.
Experts to discuss cyber security
A panel of leading international experts on wireless devices and health will discuss the latest global research on the safety of devices such as mobile phones and phone towers at the Science and Wireless public workshop at Swinburne University of Technology.