The National Rural Health Conference has always struck me as one of the more interesting health conferences going, mainly because of its holistic approach. It tends to focus on the wellbeing... Read more
What will yesterdays COAG agreement mean for hospital financing, health reform and the community’s health? You can read what the PM and Premiers have agreed here, see attachment A in particu... Read more
What are the most common types of crises affecting health organisations such as hospitals, medical centres, aged care facilities, pharmacies and dental clinics? And how well are such organis... Read more
If you don’t know the answer to the question above, re what does your local council do for your health, it’s not surprising really. Our public discussions about health tend to focus on the r... Read more
In case you missed it in the Crikey bulletin today…. Health policy analyst Jennifer Doggett writes: All consumers, with the possible exception of medical specialists and senior health... Read more
While the wait for a Government continues, here is the advice that the National Rural Health Alliance gave the independents last week: “The NRHA proposes that interested parliamentaria... Read more
The Asylum Seekers Centre of NSW recently issued a public plea for financial support. I thought Croakey readers might be interested in hearing more about the Centre, its clients, and their h... Read more
The National Rural Health Alliance’s annual dinner in Canberra last night was pumping (please see bottom of the post for details of the revolutionary chanting that was going on). Just... Read more
Now is the time for the type of action on health policy which is usually blocked by the AMA and other special interest groups, says health policy analyst Jennifer Doggett, who has some advic... Read more
What does the election result mean for the community’s health? Carol Bennett, Executive Director of the Consumers Health Forum, says there are many positives, and she also has some adv... Read more
