Clinicians, service providers and researchers have issued an urgent call for an innovation in personal protective equipment (PPE) – the ventilated hood – to be made available to remote heal... 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
Three recent reports and a new book share some critical messages for addressing systemic failures that are harming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, reports Associate Professor M... Read more
Among the wide-ranging health impacts of the pandemic, it’s important to focus on the implications for eye health, according to Lyn Brodie, CEO of Optometry Australia. The introduction... Read more
Last week the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI), located at Macquarie University in Sydney, took the helm of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, to di... Read more
In The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell provides an update on coronavirus news and developments, reports on important safety and quality news for aged care and healthcare, and... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: To mark International Overdose Awareness Day on 31 August, the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) called for a greater focus on prevention and... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Victorian Government this week released data revealing that up to 80 percent of the more than 2,500 health care workers infected with COVID-19 had contracted the... Read more
Victoria’s efforts to protect its health care workers from COVID-19 infections have been labelled too little, too late, writes Nicole MacKee. Nicole MacKee writes: Revelations that up... Read more
The Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHO) sector has a wealth of expertise in addressing the social and cultural determinants of health, responsive service development... Read more
