Staying in or opting out: My Health Record goes viral for all the wrong reasons
Ruth Armstrong writes: After years of relative obscurity and sluggish engagement, Australia’s attemp... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Nurses and midwives have been owning the Twitterverse this week, with two big international conferences – #WHOCC2018 and #INRC18 – putting the spotlight on issues such as thei... Read more
Roving #CroakeyGO correspondent Dr Lesley Russell recently undertook her fifth walking tour in France, from Dijon to Meursault in Burgundy. Along the way, she found some beautiful countryside and lear... Read more
Lesley Russell writes: This week I am in Washington DC, so inevitably there is a Trumpian focus to much of The Health Wrap. None of it is good news! Loneliness is a health issue – and compassion start... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A recent post reported the formation of The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Group at the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Abori... Read more
Please download, read and share this report, compiling our coverage of the recent 5th Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Summit (see the contents list below). Summer May Finlay and Marie McI... Read more
Croakey has been running a mini-series examining national rural health policy, by Gordon Gregory, former CEO of the National Rural Health Alliance. In the previous two articles, Gregory provided a cri... Read more
Ruth Armstrong writes: A media release issued today from Consumers Health Forum, Australia (see below) flags that the organisation has joined the campaign by the Australian Council of Social Service (... Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who have provided outstanding leadership in the health sector and related domains were celebrated during a vibrant and powerful NAIDOC Week whose theme #Bec... Read more
Ruth Armstrong writes: After years of relative obscurity and sluggish engagement, Australia’s attempt at transitioning the population to the use of individual digital health records via My Health Reco... Read more
More and more Australian women are facing a silent career killer. It can increase their dissatisfaction with work, their absenteeism and their intention to quit their jobs. Menopause is one of the las... Read more
