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
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