The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency said it supports, in principle, the reform recommendations of the Dawson Review second consultation paper.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

12.05.2025

New Aged Care Act: six things providers need to know

On 1 July, the new Aged Care Act comes into effect, marking once-in-a-generation reforms. A senior lawyer sets out six things you need to know, complete with tips.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

09.05.2025

'Enhanced cleaning' cuts hospital-acquired infections by one-third

Australian researchers who introduced so-called 'enhanced cleaning' measures onto several NSW hospital wards found hospital-acquired infections dropped by about one-third.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

09.05.2025

Victoria's Q3 median ED wait times the lowest on record

Victoria's quarter three performance data (January–March) has shown improvement across the health system, with ED wait times the lowest on record.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

09.05.2025

Perioperative nurses take on surgical escape room

Nursing staff at Calvary Adelaide Hospital have taken part in a new perioperative escape room designed by a University of South Australia lecturer.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

08.05.2025

Biophilic healing: expanded Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon

Latrobe Regional Hospital's recent expansion is a biophilic design harnessing the healing properties of human connection in a rural setting.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

07.05.2025

Nominations open for 2025 National Palliative Care Awards

Palliative Care Australia has announced that nominations are now open for the 2025 National Palliative Care Awards. Submissions close 19 June.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

06.05.2025

LINAK and TENTE revolutionise patient transport with WeAssist™

WeAssist™ is a ground-breaking solution that makes moving beds significantly easier: a powered castor that recognises movements and assists caregivers.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

06.05.2025

Irregularities in a clinician's cases prompt 15-month lookback

St Vincent's Hospital Sydney has detailed a 15-month lookback review — prompted by irregularities in a clinician's cases in its cancer genetics service.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

06.05.2025

Improving success rates: lactic acid in IVF

The co-author of research published in <em>Biomolecules</em> explains how the metabolism of the embryo could be a major component determining the success of implantation in IVF.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

06.05.2025

"Damning statistics" from almost 1500 WA junior doctors

The AMA (WA) Hospital Health Check 2025 surveyed almost 1500 junior doctors — 30% who reported experiencing bullying, discrimination or sexual harassment.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

05.05.2025

Two researchers receive $899,000 in cardiovascular funding

In heart-related news this Heart Week (5–11 May), two University of Newcastle researchers have been awarded $899,000 in cardiovascular funding.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

05.05.2025

ACN calls on a re&zwj;-&zwj;elected Labor to fast&zwj;-&zwj;track health reform

In the wake of Labor's federal re-election, the Australian College of Nursing is calling for the government to fast-track its health reform processes.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

02.05.2025

'Fake psychologist' who provided NDIS assessment convicted

A New South Wales woman who posed as a psychologist, providing an NDIS assessment, has been convicted and sentenced to an 18-month Intensive Corrections Order.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

02.05.2025

A Day in the Life of a rehabilitation physician and burnout coach

Dr Jo Braid is a rehabilitation physician and coach dedicated to transforming burnout recovery for healthcare professionals. Here's a day in her life.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2025

Protecting Patient Health

Air purifiers are essential for maintaining clean air by effectively removing even the smallest particles.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2025

Smarter, Safer, Cleaner: The Future of Hospital Floor Care is Robotics

Tennant Australia is proud to introduce the X4 ROVR Robotic Scrubber, a powerful new solution purpose-built for hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2025

LiveLife Alarms fall-detecting watch alarm

The LiveLife Alarms fall-detecting watch alarm is designed to fit easily into daily life, matching cutting-edge technology with style.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

01.05.2025

Supporting Nurses this International Nurses Day… and Every Day

This May, we mark International Nurses Day, celebrating the people at the heart of healthcare. The nurses who show up, day and night.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

30.04.2025

Hep C point-of-care test helps marginalised populations

A program using diagnostic technologies at the 'point of care' is helping combat hepatitis C among marginalised or remotely located population groups.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

30.04.2025

Residential eating disorder treatment centre is a Victorian first

Bridging a gap between community and hospital treatment, Victoria's first public residential eating disorder treatment centre in Armadale is now complete.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

29.04.2025

Voluntary assisted dying pharmacy practice update released

To support compassionate, compliant end-of-life care, Advanced Pharmacy Australia has released a voluntary assisted dying practice update for pharmacist practitioners.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

29.04.2025

A Day in the Life of an advanced exercise physiologist

Luke Snabaitis is the first exercise physiologist in Queensland Health history to manage a multi-stream clinical team. Here's a day in his life.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

28.04.2025

In conversation with AHPA CEO Bronwyn Morris-Donovan

Among the many reforms Allied Health Professions Australia's Bronwyn Morris-Donovan is championing are equal treatment and funding for the allied health sector.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

28.04.2025

AMA: "Extreme Ahpra power used too readily"

The Australian Medical Association has called for changes to the law governing Ahpra, which it says at present allows an extreme power to be "used too readily".

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

24.04.2025

Queensland announces its Hospital Rescue Plan

The Queensland Government has announced its Hospital Rescue Plan, which includes three new hospitals, 10 major hospital expansions and more than 2600 new beds.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

24.04.2025

Stigma around lung disease and cancer must go

Data from Lung Foundation Australia's Lived Experience Survey has showed the debilitating effect stigma has on patients. Stigma around lung disease and cancer must go.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

22.04.2025

NSW commits additional $2.8m for paediatric palliative care

The NSW Government has committed an additional $2.8 million to support a range of initiatives to enhance paediatric palliative respite and end of life care.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

22.04.2025

Report card shows "alarming" levels of ramping

Ambulance ramping in some states is still double what it was five years ago, the Australian Medical Association's Ambulance Ramping Report Card 2025 reveals.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

21.04.2025

High-five for a sustainable path to better hand hygiene

Ahead of World Hand Hygiene Day, an emergency physician explains why hand hygiene is needed all the time, and gloves at the right time, to reduce unnecessary waste.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

17.04.2025

Audit: Northern Beaches Hospital partnership "at risk of failure"

The Auditor‑General for NSW has assessed how effectively and efficiently the Northern Beaches Hospital public–private partnership delivers public hospital services.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

15.04.2025

Healthscope issues statement on three hospital patient deaths

Healthscope has issued a statement outlining its response to the deaths of three of its hospitals' patients: Joe Massa, Antoinette O'Brien and James Tsindos.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

15.04.2025

Six big ideas for beating brain cancer

The University of Newcastle's Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research has announced $720,000 in funding for six 'think big' research projects.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

14.04.2025

RACP: nationwide issues underpin last week's doctors' strike

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians says last week's NSW public hospital doctors' strike is indicative of nationwide health workforce and wellbeing issues.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

14.04.2025

National Allied Health Workforce Strategy: a lasting reprieve?

<em>Hospital + Healthcare</em> speaks with Chief Allied Health Officer Anita Hobson-Powell, who is overseeing the National Allied Health Workforce Strategy.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

14.04.2025

Applications open for aspiring medical device innovators

Until 11 May, Flinders University is accepting applications for a special Medical Device edition of its Venture Dorm program — to help make ideas a reality.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

11.04.2025

APHA calls "bulldust" on claims insurers cannot pay in full

The Australian Private Hospitals Association has said any claims by insurers that they cannot afford to pay private hospitals in full cannot be taken seriously.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

11.04.2025

IVF incident: "All of us at Monash IVF are devastated"

Monash IVF has confirmed that the embryo of one patient at its Brisbane clinic was incorrectly transferred to another patient, resulting in the birth of a child.

Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin

11.04.2025

Healthscope proposes Northern Beaches Hospital 'hand-back'

After the NSW Government's recent policy preventing further Public Private Partnerships, Healthscope has proposed a Northern Beaches Hospital hand-back offer.

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Anaesthetic reporting tool reveals operating room risks

Ahpra: Review recommendations &quot;in lock step&quot; with reform agenda

New Aged Care Act: six things providers need to know

&#39;Enhanced cleaning&#39; cuts hospital-acquired infections by one-third

Victoria&#39;s Q3 median ED wait times the lowest on record

Perioperative nurses take on surgical escape room

Biophilic healing: expanded Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon

Nominations open for 2025 National Palliative Care Awards

LINAK and TENTE revolutionise patient transport with WeAssist&trade;

Irregularities in a clinician&#39;s cases prompt 15-month lookback

Improving success rates: lactic acid in IVF

&quot;Damning statistics&quot; from almost 1500 WA junior doctors

Two researchers receive $899,000 in cardiovascular funding

ACN calls on a re&zwj;-&zwj;elected Labor to fast&zwj;-&zwj;track health reform

&#39;Fake psychologist&#39; who provided NDIS assessment convicted

A Day in the Life of a rehabilitation physician and burnout coach

Protecting Patient Health

Smarter, Safer, Cleaner: The Future of Hospital Floor Care is Robotics

LiveLife Alarms fall-detecting watch alarm

Supporting Nurses this International Nurses Day&hellip; and Every Day

Hep C point-of-care test helps marginalised populations

Residential eating disorder treatment centre is a Victorian first

Voluntary assisted dying pharmacy practice update released

A Day in the Life of an advanced exercise physiologist

In conversation with AHPA CEO Bronwyn Morris-Donovan

AMA: &quot;Extreme Ahpra power used too readily&quot;

Queensland announces its Hospital Rescue Plan

Stigma around lung disease and cancer must go

NSW commits additional $2.8m for paediatric palliative care

Report card shows &quot;alarming&quot; levels of ramping

High-five for a sustainable path to better hand hygiene

Audit: Northern Beaches Hospital partnership &quot;at risk of failure&quot;

Healthscope issues statement on three hospital patient deaths

Six big ideas for beating brain cancer

RACP: nationwide issues underpin last week&#39;s doctors&#39; strike

National Allied Health Workforce Strategy: a lasting reprieve?

Applications open for aspiring medical device innovators

APHA calls &quot;bulldust&quot; on claims insurers cannot pay in full

IVF incident: &quot;All of us at Monash IVF are devastated&quot;

Healthscope proposes Northern Beaches Hospital &#39;hand-back&#39;

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Ahpra: Review recommendations "in lock step" with reform agenda

'Enhanced cleaning' cuts hospital-acquired infections by one-third

Victoria's Q3 median ED wait times the lowest on record

LINAK and TENTE revolutionise patient transport with WeAssist™

Irregularities in a clinician's cases prompt 15-month lookback

"Damning statistics" from almost 1500 WA junior doctors

'Fake psychologist' who provided NDIS assessment convicted

Supporting Nurses this International Nurses Day… and Every Day

AMA: "Extreme Ahpra power used too readily"

Report card shows "alarming" levels of ramping

Audit: Northern Beaches Hospital partnership "at risk of failure"

RACP: nationwide issues underpin last week's doctors' strike

APHA calls "bulldust" on claims insurers cannot pay in full

IVF incident: "All of us at Monash IVF are devastated"

Healthscope proposes Northern Beaches Hospital 'hand-back'