Changes to NSW abortion bill raise further questions Proposed legislation to decriminalise termination of pregnancy has passed the New South Wales lower house, but some amendments may prove controversial.
South Australia to address rural GP shortage The South Australian Government has drafted a plan to try and fix the major shortfall in its rural primary care workforce.
New campaign to divert less urgent medical cases to GPs An ongoing overcrowding crisis has prompted the SA Government take action in steering cases away from hospital emergency departments.
Report on NSW air quality reminder of pollution’s health impacts New South Wales’ declining air quality is likely contributing to poor health outcomes, a new report reveals.
SA’s health expenditure blows out by $95 million SA Health failed to meet its financial targets for 2018–19, estimating a $95 million overspend that will place the state into further debt.
NSW pledges $10 billion for ‘hospital building blitz’ The state’s 2019–20 budget includes funding for more than 40 new and upgraded hospital builds, but GPs and primary care go unmentioned.
Policy could see vulnerable patients denied vaccines GPs in SA and Tasmania are potentially turning away patients at risk of contracting measles, due to restrictions on government-supplied vaccines.
South Australia broadens meningococcal B vaccination scheme Australia’s only meningococcal B immunisation program has been expanded, giving South Australians aged 15–21 access to the free vaccines.
New measles alert for Sydney A baby is the ninth person in Sydney to be diagnosed with measles in recent weeks, prompting another alert from NSW Health.
Two more measles cases in Sydney NSW Health has issued another alert as two unvaccinated children have been diagnosed with measles after returning from a trip to Sri Lanka.