In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell argues the need for immediate action in response to critical reports on mental health and aged care, digs into t... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In their recent submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into an Indigenous Evaluation Strategy, Dr Chelsea Bond and co-authors from the University of Queen... Read more
The Productivity Commission’s draft report on mental health stretches to 1,238 pages and two volumes. It is wide-ranging – making recommendations beyond the health system, including for hous... Read more
*** This article was updated on 1 November with responses from Minister for Education Dan Tehan and the ARC *** The Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowships, announced earlier... Read more
Amy Coopes writes: About 200 stillbirths in Australia every year are preventable, with up to a third of all cases due to substandard care, a major meeting of the country’s obstetric doctors... Read more
A Virtual Empathy Museum has been established with the aim of helping nursing and other caring professions to become more compassionate. And an Empathy Symposium will be held in Sydney in De... Read more
In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell reviews plans for primary health care reform, highlights the need to address housing as a critical determinant o... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Yesterday, the 2019 Family Matters Report was launched in Canberra. Led by SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, and supported by an alliance of more than 150 Ab... Read more
It is up to non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals and policy makers to “share the load” in creating a culturally safe health system for Indigenous patien... Read more
Community, mutual respect and connectedness to culture are at the heart of a unique Aboriginal community-controlled rehabilitation service in central western NSW helping people to recover fr... Read more
