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
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
*** This story was updated on 27 August, 2020 to include answers from a spokesperson for the Federal Minister for Health. *** Introduction by Croakey: With just six weeks until telehealth M... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Fifteen mental health clinics will be established across Victoria, with six to be located in regional areas, to help address pandemic-related impacts on mental healt... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Recently, t... Read more
Recently Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that telehealth would be extended but that, eligibility would be wound back to provide access in most cases only when providers “have an existing... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Hundreds of leading public health, nursing, midwifery and medical experts and organisations have signed an open letter urging the Federal Government to modify new res... Read more
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced significant new restrictions on telehealth arrangements to take effect from 20 July that will allow access in most cases only for providers wh... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The long-awaited access to telehealth consultations in the coronavirus pandemic has been broadly embraced by patients and health care providers, though it is not wit... Read more
Outpatient care falls between multiple cracks in our health system: hospital/GP, public/private and federal/state. Perhaps for these reasons, this sector has been neglected by governments a... Read more
