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The following health and related news items are sourced from National, State and online news, current affairs and opinion sites. News is archived monthly into the News Archives
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National News
Health 'lacks leadership' - 30 July, 2007
Australia's health system suffers from a lack of leadership rather than a lack of funding, says former senior bureaucrat John Menadue...More
Drug regulator collapse dents patients hopes - 28 July, 2007
The collapse of plans to create a single trans-Tasman drug regulator has been greeted with dismay by consumer groups, who had been hoping the new body would prove more "user-friendly" than the existing watchdog and would be more transparent about thinking behind its decisions...More
TAFE poised to offer nursing - 25 July, 2007
The massive TAFE sector is poised to move into nursing education, offering degrees that are so far available only in universities...More
Health costs sustainable - 23 July, 2007
NIB Health Funds says pricing pressures in the healthcare system are often exaggerated and anticipates the value of claim payouts to rise at a sustainable 5-7 per cent each year...More
Mental health "blowout" - 21 July, 2007
A key advocate of mental-health reform has called for an urgent rethink of the federal Government's scheme to expand access to psychologists, as new figures show costs are blowing out and services are not going to those who need them most...More
Danger seen in health fund reforms - 21 July, 2007
The latest round of private health insurance reforms has sparked fears that community rating -- the keystone of the system, ensuring members are treated the same regardless of their medical history -- is under threat...More
Hospitals may be given safety rankings - 21 July, 2007
Hospitals may be ranked in a table according to their safety and infection rates, under a new scheme to be proposed by the Federal Government to the states...More
Aussies behind on doctors: OECD - 20 July, 2007
Australia has fewer practising doctors per head of population than most OECD countries, according to new comparative health data from the Paris-based economics agency...More
Hospital bungles are killing scores - 11 July, 2007
Australia's first national report into serious mistakes in public hospitals has found at least 130 avoidable instances in which patients died or were put at serious risk...More
Obesity no less a health priority than asthma or diabetes - 7 July, 2007
The sounds of awakening - yawning, stretching and throat-clearing - are emanating from Canberra...More
'Cold turkey' alcohol response alarms nurses - 7 July, 2007
Nursing and other groups have warned Prime Minister John Howard of potential pitfalls in his intervention plan to tackle problems in Aboriginal communities...More
ACCC tells doctors they are not above the law - 7 July, 2007
The competition watchdog has warned doctors they are subject to competition law and called upon the Australian Medical Association to change the "culture that the medical profession should be exempt from the Trade Practices Act"...More
Food substandard and too dear - 3 July, 2007
Urgent government action was needed to ensure fres fruit and vegetables were available at affordable prices in remote communities, a leading health professional said yesterday...More
Fingerprints and iris scans as hospitals tighten security - 3 July, 2007
Doctors in South Australian hospitals may be subjected to biometric fingerprint and iris scans if they want to access sensitive patient records and prescribe drugs...More
State News
New Health Community Councils Appointed - 13 July, 2007
Health Minister Stephen Robertson has appointed community members to 36 new Health Community Councils around the state...More
One in five kids overweight - 12 July, 2007
A study of child health in Queensland has found the state is experiencing an obesity epidemic among the young, with more than one in five overweight or obese...More
Patients rate doctors online - 11 July, 2007
One Queensland doctor is described as pompous and arrogant, with "absolutely no compassion". Others are described as rude, careless and condescending...More
Sickbeds in corridor - 8 July, 2007
Health bosses have been forced to appoint a crisis manager to deal with a severe bed shortage at one of Brisbane's largest hospitals...More
International News
Employers penalize obesity - 29 July, 2007
Company to charge workers who fail to lose excess weight...More
Dodd unveils health proposal - 27 July, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Christpher J. Dodd proposed a universal health coverage plan Thursday with benefits matching those given to federal workers...More
Experts urge candidates to focus on chronic diseases - 26 July, 2007
While calls for universal health care are beginning to be heard in the 2008 presidential campaign, some prominent medical experts and their supports are trying to focus attention on what they say is the real source of runaway health spending - chronic diseases...More
Affordability remains a key concern in Massachusetts Health Reform - 26 July, 2007
...affordability of coverage reamins a key concern for individuals and small employers, according to a study released today by the Centre for Studying Health System Change (HSC)...More
Democrats press House to expand health care bill - 23 July, 2007
After a rare bipartisan agreement in the Senate to expand insurance coverage for low-income children, House Democrats have drafted an even broader plan that also calls for major changes in Medicare and promises to intensify the battle with the White House over health care...More
No free lunch for health care reform - July, 2007
I have a dream that our next Presidents inaugural address will challenge us by proposing a national health system...More
CBO: Trimming health cost growth will be key - 9 July, 2007
If health costs continue to grow as they have in the past four decades, income tax rates will be have to rise dramatically as a mechanism used to pay for those added outlays, according to an analysis released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office...More
Use of health services by previously uninsured Medicare beneficiaries - 12 July, 2007
(NEJM) Previously uninsured adults who enrol in the Medicare program at the age of 65 years may have greater morbidity, requiring more intensive and costlier care over subsequent years, than they would if they had previously insured...More
"Fat tax" could save 3,200 lives each year - 12 July, 2007
A "fat tax" on salty, sugary and fatty foods could save thousands of lives each year, according to a study published on Thursday...More
Kids living near school rarely walk there: study - 11 July, 2007
Even though one out of three American children live within a mile of their school, barely half of those students regularly bike or walk to class, researchers report...More
Tax increase on Tobacco gains support in Congress - 10 July, 2007
Support appears to be growing in Congress for increasing the federal tobacco tax, as lawmakers look to raise funding for a popular children's health-insurance program...More
Quality weight loss advice found online: study - 5 July, 2007
People who seek out general weight loss information via Internet forums will, more often than not, receive correct information...More
All Child-Play and no workouts make dad an unfit boy - 5 July, 2007
They count among their ranks marathoners and Ironmen, beached surfers and scuba divers...More
Anti-obesity initiatives failing to bear fruit - 5 July, 2007
Government not persuading kids to eat well, studies show...More
Other News & Reports
A passion for policy: essays in public sector reform
This collection of papers is concerned with issues of policy, development, practice, implementation and performance...More
9th National Rural Health Conference - March 2007
Post conference information now available
Making a difference. Report of the 2005-2006 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice
Available electronically...More
Are citizens of the world satasfied with their health?
Paper by Jim Clifton (in Health Affairs July 2007)...More
Measuring and reducing waiting times: A cross-national comparison of strategies - 16 July, 2007
Paper by Sharon Willcox (Health Policy Solutions)...More
ALP healthcare vision - Fresh ideas, future economy: Preventable health care for our families and our future economy...More
The UK Way, Spending and Measuring in the National Health Service: Lessons for Canada
The Conference Board of Canada report...More
Wading through wait times: what do meaningful reductions and guarantees mean?
Health Council of Canada report...More
PCTs not ready to engage people in commissioning decisions
Picker Institute report...More
Effective tobacco control policies are crucial in preventing a large number of smoking-related deaths from lung cancer in Asia
George Institute Publication...More
Performance reporting for consumers: issues for the Australian private health sector
Sheahan, Little & Leggat (ANZHP)...More
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2006
AIHW report...More
EHR 2015: advancing Canada's next generation of healthcare
Canada Health Infoway...More
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