[ezcol_1half]With the commencement of a new financial year, commonly claimed items under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) have indexed. The indexation percentage is around 1.5 percent, which is lower than … Read more…
[ezcol_1half]With the commencement of a new financial year, commonly claimed items under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) have indexed. The indexation percentage is around 1.5 percent, which is lower than … Read more…
[ezcol_1half] An estimated 7,000 people die of resistant infections every year worldwide. Managing increasing resistance to antimicrobials has become an urgent international problem. In 2014 the UK Prime Minister commissioned … Read more…
A significant change has been made in the points system for migration to Australia. Pool and pass marks for application for a General Skilled Migration visa (subclass 189, 190 or … Read more…
[ezcol_1half]The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority which aims to promote competition and fair trade to benefit consumers, businesses and the community. This week, … Read more…
[ezcol_1half] In this week’s state budget for New South Wales, funding of $740m was announced for the redevelopment of Liverpool Hospital, 32 kilometres south-west of Sydney CBD, to meet growing … Read more…
[ezcol_1half]The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) today released its health care report. The report is the 16th biennial report published by the AIHW and in addition to looking … Read more…
[ezcol_1half]There is growing momentum in the United States to encourage workers to take a day off work to visit their doctor for a check-up, even when they aren’t sick. The … Read more…
[ezcol_1half]According to SEEK Australia, an online job board, healthcare is Australia’s biggest employer – accounting for 13.7% for the entire workforce as of February this year. And it’s growing. Healthcare … Read more…
[ezcol_1half]Earlier this week, the severe midwife shortage in New South Wales made headline news. There are around 680 vacant positions for nurses and midwives in NSW hospitals. In one Sydney … Read more…
[ezcol_1half] [/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] GPs working in Australia have a champion for their services in the election of a new Australian Medical Association (AMA) president. Dr Tony Bartone is a Victorian … Read more…