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The impact of private equity ownership in healthcare: A research

Pascrell’s been among the chief watchdogsof private equity firms. He has been seeking to have Congress address a loophole in the tax code that makes it more lucrative for owners of private equity firms to manage companies, including ones involved inSee more

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The four-day school week: Research shows benefits and …

WEBThe shift to a four-day school week was a strategy employed by many school districts in Oklahoma to address an $878 million budget shortfall, subsequent budget cuts, and teacher shortages. The HIA aimed to assess the impact of the four-day school week on student academic performance, food insecurity, and juvenile crime ….

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National priorities for commonwealth-state health reform

WEBA mid-term review of the main commonwealth-state agreement – the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA) – had recommended that the focus of a new agreement, due mid-2025, should be broader than public hospital funding. States seemed to be on board and the commonwealth put big money on the table at the national cabinet meeting on …

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Why medicine access requires a social perspective

WEBWhy medicines access requires a social perspective. By Joshua Gliddon. Access to new life-saving and innovative medical treatments in Australia is dictated by a range of processes, from the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) framework through to regulatory approvals overseen by the TGA and then financing and PBS availability through the PBAC.

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Butler reveals Australia’s 2023 strategy for reckoning with COVID

WEBThe federal government has underscored the need for the 2023 COVID-19 health management plan to deliver capability and capacity in response to future waves of COVID variants. It is also focused on encouraging uptake of vaccination and treatments, and slowing the spread of transmission. “We will continue to protect those most at risk

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NSW announces support for nursing and health degrees

WEBFrom January 15, students enrolled in healthcare degrees in NSW can apply for up to $12,000 in government support, on the condition they spend five years working in the NSW public health system once they graduate. The initiative is expected to support up to 850 nursing students, 400 medical students and 150 midwifery students each year.

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Victorian public servants more stressed than healthcare workers, …

WEBPublic servants satisfied with their jobs but want more support. In response to the People Matter Survey — the state government’s largest sector-wide workforce survey — 62% of public servants are satisfied with their current job, work-life balance, and professional development.

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Removing the private bias in the public hospital system

WEBRecent data suggests this trend is worsening, with the AIHW reporting admissions rose by 4.3% on average each year for public hospitals and 3.6% for private hospitals between 2012–13 and 2016–17. This compares with average growth in population of 1.6% over the same period. In the biggest state, NSW, one-in-five patients are now …

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Medicare reform ‘urgent’ and needs less red tape, says Butler

WEBMinister says Medicare reform ‘urgent’, makes case for health policy to get with the times and less red tape. Health minister Mark Butler. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) The lifetime of an average Australian is nine years longer today than it was in 1984, but according to Mark Butler, the current universal healthcare system is now unable to deal

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Making space: how designing hospitals for Indigenous people …

WEBEvaluating the design of newly built hospitals also contributes to evidence about architecture, and what might work better for both patients and staff, including Indigenous people. Governments are hyper-sensitive about criticism of new hospitals. However, evaluating their design identifies worthy and repeatable design, as well as …

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Eight critical challenges facing Department of Health and Aged Care

WEBThe Department of Health and Aged Care capability review has cautioned the healthcare system will face “enormous strains” over the next four years.. The departmental review, the first since 2014, identified eight critical challenges and nine priority areas for capability improvement. The challenges include growing demand for aged care …

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Paul Kelly officially promoted to chief medical officer

WEBProfessor Paul Kelly will lead the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines across the country after being officially appointed to the role of Australian chief medical officer. In a statement on Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Kelly has been “intimately involved” in the national COVID-19 response, as well as the health response to the 2019–20 bushfires.

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HSU secures 29% pay rise for NSW senior paramedics

WEBHealth Services Union secures 29% pay rise for NSW senior paramedics. Somebody needs a hug. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) The press conference said it all. The New South Wales minister for health Ryan Park and treasurer Daniel Mookhey had the privilege of standing in an ambulance station bay to declare that the once sidelined Health Services

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Movers & shakers: former Australian Digital Health Agency CEO to …

WEBEx ADHA boss joins Healthdirect Australia. Former Australian Digital Health Agency CEO Bettina McMahon has been appointed to lead Healthdirect Australia, commencing on March 15. McMahon, who has also served as chief operating officer and executive general manager for industry and government at the ADHA, said she was …

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Linking scientific knowledge with policy to advance well-being

WEBHowever, public policy conducive to well-being requires research and analysis that crosses and transcends the knowledge compartmentalised in disciplinary silos, far beyond orthodox medicine. Knowledge of science, medicine, engineering, developmental biology, economics, law, public administration, intergovernmental …

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Brendan Murphy revisits the COVID-19 pandemic firestorm

WEBHealth secretary vs virus – revisiting the COVID-19 pandemic firestorm. Professor Brendan Murphy was a man with an appetite for health reform who got served a lot more than he bargained for after signing the dotted line and accepting the role as head of Australia’s health department. There are countless quips and analogies you could …

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How do you solve a problem like NSW rural healthcare

WEBAustralia’s sparse population has made delivering the same health services in the rural, regional and remote areas all but impossible for generations now. This isn’t a simple matter of equality of access. A lack of health resources outside major cities has been driving worse health outcomes in the regions for at least a decade.

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Former NSW heavy-weight picked as new Health, Aged Care sec

WEBFormer NSW heavyweight picked as new Health and Aged Care secretary. Blair Comley is to lead the Department of Health and Aged Care. (AAP Image/Penny Bradfield) Blair Comley will lead the Department of Health and Aged Care following Brendan Murphy’s retirement, commencing his five-year term on July 17. Prime minister …

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Health capability review tells of burnt-out staff and high turnover

WEBHealth and Aged Care staff are feeling “tired” and “burned out” after dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the capability review of the department. While noting staff engagement was “well above the APS average”, the review team reported employees feeling “overwhelmed” in the post-pandemic era. “When I tell staff to

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