E-health is much more than just computers in hospitals, writes Sue McIndoe. Australia’s health system has an enviable record internationally. However, a growing demand for healthcare reform has been recognised to prepare Australia for the future and maintain the high ...

The MyHospitals website will be online in December with information about public hospitals in all states and territories– including Western Australia. Patients will be able to jump online to compare the performance of hospitals via a website to be launched ...

New program aims to meet the needs of contemporary nursing. The University of Ballarat will introduce a master of nursing program to provide specialist training to graduates. The updated program will meet the needs of educating nurses for contemporary nursing ...

Developments in safety needles are an important infection control measure, writes Annie May. Each year in Australia at least 18,000 nurses and healthcare employees are injured by syringes and sharps. Each year in the US, more than 1000 healthcare workers ...

Preventing adverse outcomes in psychiatric patients could be a touch away. More than 600 lives could be saved a year under a new tool that “measures” mental health. With the aim of lowering rates of self-harm and suicide in mental ...

Intelligence sharing in the health sector can result in better outcomes for both clients and the taxpayer A new nurse-led health South Australian program that reduced hospital admissions by more than 50 per cent has been awarded a national award. ...

From January next year, Victorian nurses and doctors will be given iPads to use when treating patients in hospital. Victorian doctors and nurses could be equipped with iPads while undertaking their hospital rounds in future, if a trial of wireless ...

For the first time all Australians will soon be able to view data about their public hospitals. Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the MyHospitals website will start next month - but cannot give a date. And she conceded it ...

Patient safety and care is set to improve when nurses have access to electronic health records, according to the profession. From last month, every Australian was given an individual healthcare identification after the federal parliament passed legislation giving the scheme ...

GP Assist (Tasmania) is an after hours call centre which provides health care information and advice to patients across Tasmania, and is one of RCNA’s newest affiliates under the RCNA Corporate Partnership program. GP Assist (Tasmania) is an after hours ...