Decriminalisation of personal drug use recommended to ice inquiry Counsel assisting the New South Wales Special Commission of Inquiry into Ice will advocate a harm minimisation-focused drug policy.
RACGP Chair backs NSW caution on push for pharmacy prescribing Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe has endorsed the NSW Government’s calls for an Australia-wide debate on pharmacist prescribing.
NSW ice inquiry launched The proceedings of the NSW Ice Inquiry have begun, with a broadened focus and a call for feedback from the public to help guide its investigations.
New study highlights significance of resilience training A world-first study shows that online resilience training can make a significant impact to the mental health and wellbeing of emergency workers.
Tourists targeted in medical insurance awareness campaign NSW Minister of Health Brad Hazzard wants to stop local taxpayers footing the bill for tourists who need medical care on their trip to Australia.
Record number of MDMA-related hospitalisations in NSW Health authorities have issued precautions for partygoers following 115 ED presentations due to MDMA poisoning in the first week of the year.
A plan to boost youth health in Sydney The Inner West Sydney Youth Health and Wellbeing Plan aims to help young people achieve better access to services specific to their needs.
New RACGP Chair speaks out against expansion of pharmacy vaccinations in NSW The RACGP’s new Chair, Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe, has criticised the NSW Government’s decision to let pharmacists provide more vaccines over fears it will fragment primary care.
Teenagers often silent carriers of meningococcal disease, expert says People aged 14–19 will receive a free meningococcal vaccination from April next year under a new Federal Government school-based program.
The NSW government has splashed cash for health in a big-spending budget NSW is spending billions on more nurses, doctors, hospitals, and mental health facilities and workers.