As previously mentioned, Croakey has a copy of the evaluation of the 2003-2008 National Mental Health Plan, that was undertaken by US consultant Charles Curie and English psychiatrist Profes... Read more
Simon Burrow has sent in this comment on the recent Crikey article by CHOICE’S Michael Johnston calling for the community’s interests to be factored into forthcoming Government-G... Read more
Dr Lesley Russell, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney/Australian National University, writes: Forty years ago, heart disease accounted for a quarter of all Australian dea... Read more
As the blurb to the right indicates, the Croakey blog takes a sharp interest in evidence-informed policy and practice, transparency and informed public debate. In the interests of all these... Read more
Following on from the previous post, Sydney psychiatrist Professor Alan Rosen* explains his concerns: “The 4th Australian Mental Health Policy is a huge disappointment and should neve... Read more
Lesley Russell and Robert Wells, of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney/Australian National University, write: “The communiqué from the most recent meeting of th... Read more
Dr Patrick Bolton, Vice President, Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association, has some further interesting points to make on surgical safety: “The recent study which showed tha... Read more
Professor Guy Maddern, professor of surgery at the University of Adelaide, has sent in the following comment re previous posts on whether Australian hospitals should implement the WHO checkl... Read more
Australia 21 has a new report entitled “Brighter Prospects: Enhancing the Resilience of Australia”. It has a few chapters related to health issues – including one by Bob Douglas... Read more
Peter Brooks, Executive Dean, Health Sciences, at the University of Queensland and Interim Director of the Australian Health Workforce Institute at the University of Melbourne, has responde... Read more
