By Dr Karin Alexander* In the 1930s, American scientists and public health researchers made a simple, but profoundly important discovery. People living in towns with around one part per million of fluoride found naturally in their drinking water had much less tooth decay that people whose drinking water contained lower levels of fluoride. All water […]
13 January, 2014
By Julian Bajkowski The private sector and medical providers could soon have a much bigger say in how Australia’s ailing efforts to create a national system of electronic health and medical records unfolds. The Abbott government has revealed it now wants substantial input on what non-government providers can contribute to make eHealth a reality after […]
4 November, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Furniture removalists and stationers in Canberra are set for a busy Christmas after Prime Minister Tony Abbott revealed his much anticipated carve-up of ministerial and departmental functions. The big themes in the changesare simplification and clarity, and there is plenty on the move. The bureaucratic shake-up will hit dozens of departments agencies […]
18 September, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Federal public servants are steeling themselves for a wide-ranging Commission of Audit by an incoming Tony Abbott Coalition government as the Prime Minister Elect prepares to come good on his election promise to cut down on wasteful and inefficient expenditure. Having received the incoming government brief from the public service known as […]
10 September, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has held crisis talks with the head of the federal Department of Health and Ageing, Professor Jane Halton, over the unprecedented walkout of clinical advisors from the nation’s decade long $1 billion effort to build a functional eHealth system. Held on Tuesday, the meeting followed calls by […]
23 August, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Australia’s long and troubled efforts to create a functioning national system of electronic health and medical records system is once more close to collapse. The Australian Medical Association has expressed serious concerns over clinician input into the project following the shock resignation of highly respected clinical representative Dr Mukesh Haikerwal from the […]
16 August, 2013
By Paul Hemsley South Australian Minister for Health and Ageing John Hill has improved digital communications for state ambulance crews to increase the amount of information they have about the patient and the incident at the scene of an emergency. The South Australian government’s initiative to install mobile data terminals in ambulances to receive signals […]
20 December, 2012
By Staff writers Australia’s largest official survey of population drug use is actively considering new ways of gleaning vital health information from people as it tries to grow response rates while keeping costs down. Tender documents calling for bids to undertake fieldwork for the 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) reveal that automated telephone […]
2 October, 2012
By Paul Hemsley Online counseling therapy will be available to Australians through federal health services following an open tender for qualified organisations to deliver the Virtual Clinic service. The Department of Health and Ageing will be searching for qualified organizations to develop and deliver the program, which will provide online counseling with the assistance of […]
16 March, 2012
The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) has become a member of the Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council (AIMSC) to support certified Indigenous suppliers. Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Mark Arbib said this follows the recent change to Commonwealth procurement guidelines. This allows departments and agencies to contract small and medium Indigenous businesses […]
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