The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed a set of national standards to provide consumers, carers, referrers and providers with benchmarks for what consti... Read more
Jennifer Doggett writes: Scott Morrison has called the final report of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the economic impact of mental ill health “the most comprehensive report of i... Read more
In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell looks at the ongoing cost of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, successes and new risks in Africa, a... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The novel coronavirus pandemic has cast a sometimes uncomfortable spotlight on our health care systems, highlighting both strengths and systemic shortcomings. As evi... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In a week where vested interests have again dominated the federal budget, it is timely to consider the impacts on our democracy of those with the deepest, darkest po... Read more
The Public Health Association of Australia condemned Tuesday’s “terribly disappointing” coronavirus recovery-focused federal budget, saying it “borders on disastrous... Read more
Innovation in health services and new forms of collaboration are some of the lesser-known spinoffs of the pandemic in Victoria, according to Tom Symondson, Chief Executive of the Victorian H... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A headline in the Sydney Morning Herald this week — ‘Better response for a runny nose’: wave of mental health patients stuck in emergency’ — is jus... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Urgent action is needed to address the national emergency of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody, with five such deaths recorded since June, acco... Read more
The upcoming Federal Budget, delivered in the context of a health and economic crisis, provides both challenges and opportunities for health. While spending is expected to be constrained ove... Read more
