National News 

Fury over internet medical degree - 26 April, 2007
A scandal over purported overseas-trained doctors in a Queensland public hospital is widening after revelations that a Russian nurse used an online medical degree...More

Road accidents kill 1.2 million per year - 23 April, 2007
Traffic accidents worldwide claim 1.2 million lives a year and injure millions more, the World Health Organisation said in a report released today...More

Health's costly data system - 20 April, 2007
Record-keeping at all levels of the health system is still largely carried out using pen and paper -- a situation which has barely changed since the 18th century and which is costing the nation at least $7billion a year...More

Billions wasted in hospital system - 20 April, 2007
Hospitals spend more than $1.7 billion each year looking after patients who would not need hospital treatment if they had better access to preventative care...More

Kid's TV shows high in fat - 20 April, 2007
Two-thirds of the food advertisements aired during children's television programs promote junk food, according to researchers who warn that the ads are contributing to the increasing number of overweight children in Australia...More

Review of decision on Patel - 17 April, 2007
The Queensland Government has bowed to public pressure to overturn a legal ruling for the second time in six months, ordering a review into a decision not to press charges against the bureaucrat accused of covering up the alleged medical bungles of accused surgeon Jayant Patel...More

Indigenous health admission - 3 April, 2007
Health Minister Tony Abbott has acknowledged a damning report into the state of Aboriginal health but said solving the problem could not be done by dealing with health issues alone...More

Indigenous life on the up - 2 April, 2007
Life expectancy of Aborigines in the Northern Territory has risen by eight years for men and 14 years for women over the past four decades, signalling a dramatic improvement in the nation's biggest health crisis...More

Calls for free provisions to end Aboriginal malnutrition - 1 April, 2007
Indigenous academic Boni Robertson has advocated making all life necessities for Aboriginal babies free...More

State/Territory News



International News

Health gap "widest at retirement" - 26 April, 2007 (UK)
The health gap between the lowest and highest paid occupational groups widens in retirement, a study has suggested...More

Pills to avoid diabetes 'unjust' - 26 April, 2007 (UK)
Taking prescription drugs to prevent diabetes cannot be justified when lifestyle changes are just as effective, say US scientists...More

Mixed news on NHS staff numbers - 26 April, 2007 (UK)
The debate over NHS staffing continues after independent data showed there had been a cut in posts, but more doctors and nurses were working full-time...More

Fears over care information gap - 24 April, 2007 (UK)
There is a lack of information to help people with conditions such as diabetes to access local services, a study says...More

Other News

Community consultation and engagement in health care reform
Tony McBride and Viola Korcsak
Full article available through Australian Health Review - April 2007

In what ways does the mandatory nature of Victoria's municipal public health planning framework impact on the planning process and outcomes?
Prue Bagley , Vivian Lin , Peter Sainsbury , Marilyn Wise , Tom Keating  and Karen Roger
Provisional abstract now available