Coalition of Peaks begins community engagement events The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representative body is consulting directly with the community about the changes needed to close health gaps.
RACGP welcomes review of spinal manipulation on children President Dr Harry Nespolon is in favour of the review, although he believes a more wide-ranging evaluation is necessary.
COAG meeting: Health update Australia’s federal, state and territory leaders came together in Adelaide yesterday.
RACGP deeply disappointed over lack of change to mandatory reporting laws Australia’s state and federal governments have ignored RACGP calls for changes to proposed new mandatory reporting laws.
Health priorities: COAG Health Council Australian health ministers met in Alice Springs this week to discuss a number of important national healthcare items.
Progress made on national real-time prescription monitoring Australia is a step closer to achieving national real-time prescription monitoring, after federal and state health ministers agreed to push for a federated model.
Time for action on endometriosis RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel has commended Australia’s health ministers for taking action on endometriosis, which he describes as a ‘severe and often silent’ health concern for women throughout the country.
Health professionals cautious yet open to proposed revision of mandatory reporting laws Australia’s peak health bodies have described a proposed revision of mandatory reporting laws as a good start to necessary reform, but many believe more needs to be done.
National health priorities: COAG Health Council Australia’s health ministers signed off on a number of key healthcare items at last week’s COAG Health Council meeting.