The process will initially prioritise GPs, anaesthetists, obstetricians and gynaecologists, and psychiatrists (in line with jurisdictional priorities).

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

03.05.2024

Fiona Stanley Hospital, ECU team up to reduce ICU noise

Fiona Stanley Hospital is working with Edith Cowan University on improving acoustic design with an aim to decrease noise levels in ICUs.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

02.05.2024

General use items decision welcomed by the industry

Reforms to reduce the prices of general use items have already been estimated to save over $78 million dollars.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

02.05.2024

Severe mental illness and physical ailments: what's the link?

People living with severe mental illness continued to face significant health inequity compared to the general population, particularly those aged under 40.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2024

More dignity for people with disabilities

For a long time, the Danish company Pressalit® has fought for people with disabilities to have more dignified changing places.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2024

$25m program to tackle nurses' burnout

Health professionals around the world have been put under immense pressure over the last few years, supporting the community through the pandemic.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2024

US case highlights dangers of fentanyl inhalation

The lead author of the study said it should be taken as a warning about the danger of a substance that is cheap, readily available and 50 times more potent than heroin.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2024

High level probe disinfection — never miss a spot

<p> Ever get the feeling your HLD is missing something? </p>

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2024

Revolutionising Healthcare: Digitising the Supply Chain for Enhanced Patient Care

In the intricate web of healthcare delivery, every detail counts.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2024

Why Addressing Transparency Concerns in Healthcare Supply Chains is More Urgent Than Ever

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of healthcare supply chains like never before.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2024

Gold Coast Health partners with Foxo for unified comms

The partnership aims to enhance patient care through the co-design of advanced, secure and unified communications.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

30.04.2024

NZ's Southern Cross Healthcare gives IV bags a new lease of life

From providing lifesaving fluids during surgery to a new life giving children a safe landing in playgrounds, PVC IV bags from Southern Cross are now being repurposed.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

30.04.2024

Project to review virtual EDs across five states

As hospitals battle ramping challenges, alternative virtual EDs have been seen as one solution to reducing the number of people presenting to hospital.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

29.04.2024

Enhancing primary care with data-driven clinical support

The rollout of a non-commercial population health management, clinical decision support and data extraction tool, Primary Sense, is on the rise at PHNs across the country.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

29.04.2024

Collaboration key to improving adherence to physical activity guidelines

We all know that being physically active is important for our health, but getting people to actually move enough to meet the recommended guidelines can be a challenge.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

26.04.2024

Australian regions with high cardiac arrest rates and low CPR: study

Australia has about 26,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually, with only 12% of patients treated by ambulance surviving to hospital discharge and/or 30 days.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

26.04.2024

Alfred Health trials eye-tracking tech to assess brain function

The Alfred hospital has commenced clinical trials with BrainEye to screen for neurological abnormalities using a 60-second eye movement test.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

26.04.2024

Could UV light protect against hospital infections?

Researchers are working on a new type of ultraviolet light that could be effective for reducing air-borne transmission of infectious diseases.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

26.04.2024

Improving mental health care of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals

Questions that mental health nurses ask on the frontline help them guide consumers to the safest place in the emergency department, clinic or ward.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

24.04.2024

Australia is getting good value for health dollar: report

A healthcare system that gets people in and out of hospital quickly and cheaply isn't much good if those patients aren't getting better.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

23.04.2024

Specialised LGBTQ+ health service to open in NSW

ACON, a New South Wales-based health promotion organisation focused on LGBTQ+ and HIV health, is opening a new health centre in South Eveleigh later this year.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

23.04.2024

Hospital teams with intersecting roles more effective: study

The rise of 'fluid participation' — frequent changes to team membership and the composition of available skills — poses new challenges to traditional coordination mechanisms.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

23.04.2024

Decarbonising health care: Australia joins US, UK statement

The federal government has joined the collaboration with the United States and United Kingdom to decarbonise healthcare supply chains.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

22.04.2024

Clinical documentation app launched

PatientNotes, the AI-driven platform for clinical documentation, has launched an iOS app.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

22.04.2024

Medical drone project to service rural, remote Australia

The University of Sydney and ASAC consultancy are developing a hydrogen-fuelled, emissions-free medical drone to service rural and remote Australia, like the Kimberley.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

18.04.2024

Hospital uses AI model to improve physician–nurse collaboration

Stanford Hospital is using an AI-based model that predicts when a patient is declining and flags the patient's physicians and nurses.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

18.04.2024

What factors influence hospital staff retention?

Rather than applying a 'one-size-fits-all' approach, staff retention efforts need to be tailored to age and profession, suggests a new study.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

17.04.2024

Finalists announced for 2024 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards

A midwife who created the nation's first stillbirth support guide for Aboriginal families and the organisation behind a new approach for Hepatitis C treatment and diagnosis are among the finalists.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

16.04.2024

GenesisCare expands with $35m Northern Beaches cancer centre

The relocated centre has expanded its services with a new radiation therapy offering and access to clinical trials for eligible patients.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

15.04.2024

In Conversation with Royal Women's Hospital CEO Sue Matthews

An hour after the final call for visitors to leave, Professor Sue Matthews — now CEO of Royal Women's Hospital — found a man by his wife's bedside in the gynaecology ward she was working at.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

15.04.2024

Designing with compassion

Balancing calm, serene spaces with acute facilities, the Anam Cara House is a unique hospice facility supporting people living with a life‐limiting diagnosis.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

15.04.2024

Vic sees 34% increase in digital health startups

Victoria has seen a 34% increase in digital health startups in the past year, according to the latest data from commercialisation firm ANDHealth.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

15.04.2024

Calvary partners with Salesforce to build digital platform

The partnership aims to transforming connectivity, enhancing the experience of patients, clients, residents, patients, donors and staff.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

12.04.2024

DoHAC releases PHN Strategy 2023–24 following audit

The Department of Health and Aged Care has released the PHN Strategy 2023–24 outlining the role the networks play in supporting health reform.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

12.04.2024

Non-invasive 'virtual biopsy' for skin cancer diagnosis

Researchers have developed a new imaging method that allows clinicians to analyse the skin non-invasively for cancerous cells.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

11.04.2024

Hong Kong to host Asia Summit on Global Health this May

The event will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 16-17 May 2024.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

10.04.2024

UTI vaccines could prevent infection for nine years

MV140 is a new vaccine for recurrent UTIs and is administered with two sprays of a pineapple-flavoured suspension under the tongue every day for three months.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

10.04.2024

At-home care recipients in hospital longer compared to aged care residents

The study involved collaboration between the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Flinders University and the University of South Australia.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

10.04.2024

Digital Health Workforce Summit fast approaching

The event will offer insights on the emergence of new and evolving roles, both clinical and non-clinical, as we deliver health care in the digital world.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

09.04.2024

Hand Sanitisers in healthcare: a hygienic retrospect for a healthy future

Looking back four years, the COVID-19 pandemic caught us unexpectedly and triggered a global crisis and profound changes in public health.

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Fast track for internationally trained medical specialists

Fiona Stanley Hospital, ECU team up to reduce ICU noise

General use items decision welcomed by the industry

Severe mental illness and physical ailments: what's the link?

More dignity for people with disabilities

$25m program to tackle nurses' burnout

US case highlights dangers of fentanyl inhalation

High level probe disinfection — never miss a spot

Revolutionising Healthcare: Digitising the Supply Chain for Enhanced Patient Care

Why Addressing Transparency Concerns in Healthcare Supply Chains is More Urgent Than Ever

Gold Coast Health partners with Foxo for unified comms

NZ's Southern Cross Healthcare gives IV bags a new lease of life

Project to review virtual EDs across five states

Enhancing primary care with data-driven clinical support

Collaboration key to improving adherence to physical activity guidelines

Australian regions with high cardiac arrest rates and low CPR: study

Alfred Health trials eye-tracking tech to assess brain function

Could UV light protect against hospital infections?

Improving mental health care of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals

Australia is getting good value for health dollar: report

Specialised LGBTQ+ health service to open in NSW

Hospital teams with intersecting roles more effective: study

Decarbonising health care: Australia joins US, UK statement

Clinical documentation app launched

Medical drone project to service rural, remote Australia

Hospital uses AI model to improve physician–nurse collaboration

What factors influence hospital staff retention?

Finalists announced for 2024 HESTA Australian Nursing &amp; Midwifery Awards

GenesisCare expands with $35m Northern Beaches cancer centre

In Conversation with Royal Women's Hospital CEO Sue Matthews

Designing with compassion

Vic sees 34% increase in digital health startups

Calvary partners with Salesforce to build digital platform

DoHAC releases PHN Strategy 2023–24 following audit

Non-invasive 'virtual biopsy' for skin cancer diagnosis

Hong Kong to host Asia Summit on Global Health this May

UTI vaccines could prevent infection for nine years

At-home care recipients in hospital longer compared to aged care residents

Digital Health Workforce Summit fast approaching

Hand Sanitisers in healthcare: a hygienic retrospect for a healthy future

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