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Stigma limiting hepatitis C treatment

Stigma limiting hepatitis C treatment

Uptake has slowed despite Australians having access to highly effective treatment.


Drop in general practice funding sends ‘wrong message’

Drop in general practice funding sends ‘wrong message’

Australia has experienced modest growth in health expenditure, but Federal Government spending on unreferred medical services has declined.


‘Assume it’s everywhere’: aerosol fears underpin fight against COVID healthcare infections

‘Assume it’s everywhere’: aerosol fears underpin fight against COVID healthcare infections

Healthcare must learn from high staff infection rates and get ‘pandemic fit’ in case of a third wave, an expert says.


Calls for wider changes as healthcare worker COVID cases drop

Calls for wider changes as healthcare worker COVID cases drop

Advocates warn complacency could mean difficult decisions are sidelined.


Up to 80% of infected Victorian healthcare workers contracted COVID-19 at work

Up to 80% of infected Victorian healthcare workers contracted COVID-19 at work

The new statistics are vastly different to earlier government estimates of 15–20% and could increase, with hundreds of cases still under investigation.


Why are so many Victorian healthcare workers contracting COVID-19?

Why are so many Victorian healthcare workers contracting COVID-19?

The state’s Chief Health Officer now concedes the majority of these infections are acquired at work, but that leaves one question: How is the virus getting through PPE?


Refugee and asylum seeker health

Refugee and asylum seeker health

Hosts Dr Billy Stoupas and Dr Gill Singleton are joined by Dr Kate Walker, Chair of the RACGP Specific Interests Refugee Health network and one of the authors of the Australian Refugee Health Desktop Guide.


Risk of infecting others with COVID-19 key concern for healthcare workers

Risk of infecting others with COVID-19 key concern for healthcare workers

GPs around Australia are under significant stress due to coronavirus and concerns regarding a lack of PPE, risk of passing the infection on to others and increased working hours.


Significant measures to keep health professionals on the coronavirus frontline

Significant measures to keep health professionals on the coronavirus frontline

A new pandemic sub-register will allow 40,000 experienced and qualified practitioners to return to work, while Victoria has expanded testing criteria for healthcare workers.


Healthcare workers  trial TB vaccine for coronavirus protection

Healthcare workers trial TB vaccine for coronavirus protection

Around 4000 doctors, nurses and other medical staff will test the efficacy of a century-old tuberculosis vaccine.


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