Introduction by Croakey: If large numbers of Australians require urgent hospital treatment for the novel coronavirus, how will the system cope? With great difficulty, one would assume, given... Read more
In an ode to primary care published ahead of the Federal election last year, GP Dr Karen Price suggested Australia could learn from Denmark, which has been able to dramatically reduce the nu... Read more
The post below originally appeared in The Conversation as part of its Designing Hospitals series which explores how architecture and design shape our hospitals and medical centres. This arti... Read more
As previewed at Croakey, a recent health system simulation aimed to generate creative and effective solutions to tackle low-value healthcare. Five key messages emerged from the discussions,... Read more
This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week, an annual event that aims to draw attention to the effective use of antibiotics (a type of antimicrobial) in preventing and containing antimicro... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Productivity Commission this week begins a series of hearings across Australia, seeking responses to its draft report of its inquiry into mental health released... Read more
A Virtual Empathy Museum has been established with the aim of helping nursing and other caring professions to become more compassionate. And an Empathy Symposium will be held in Sydney in De... Read more
Our throwaway culture is in hyperdrive in hospitals, heavily contributing to the over-sized carbon footprint of the health sector generally and creating serious health and environmental risk... Read more
In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell examines bold ideas emerging from Ireland on private hospital care, the need for care in responding to links bet... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: New guidelines launched today aim to ensure better, culturally safer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who present to hospital services when at r... Read more
