A long awaited plan for ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers is due to be published this winter.
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The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) welcomes the final report of the Scope of Practice Review, Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce, which outlines robust solutions to overcoming barriers limiting high-value care across settings. Key reforms highlighted in the report will ensure each discipline’s value is recognised, with safeguards for a safe, high-quality health system Continue reading »
In recent days, our media have covered two “scandals” involving allegations against public figures of failing to adequately address identifiable conflicts of interest. Our Prime Minister is under attack for accepting upgraded flights from Qantas and thereby placing himself in scenarios where later political decisions may have been influenced by the largesse of Qantas. The Continue reading »
The nation’s public hospital system is sicker than it looks. There are practical, affordable ways to make it better — but not if governments go on doing the same things. Public hospitals all over the country are overcrowded, inefficient, bad for staff and worse for patients. They badly need more space, more staff. But why, Continue reading »
Keir Starmer's right hand man throws his weight behind the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice, and says inequality played a major factor in the pandemic
A horrible illness has been widely neglected, thanks in part to the influence of a cruel and bizarre cult. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th October 2024 How could this happen in the 21st century? The question could apply to many issues, but this one sends you reeling. A brilliant and lively young […]
The articles by Ian Chubb and John Ward calling for an extension of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) to cover dementia evoke the deep sadness experienced by many people confronted with this condition. It is true that the incidence of dementia is increasing, causing great suffering, and that VAD is now legal and generally accepted in Continue reading »
A damning new Parliamentary report warns that the UK's broken approach to food has created a "public health emergency"
The Australian Government has established 'Measuring What Matters', Australia’s first national wellbeing framework. It follows similar frameworks in SA, Victoria and the ACT, and one under development in NSW. Will these frameworks help to improve psychological wellbeing in Australia? Continue reading »
An evidence-led, long-called for, but under-used programme of checks for people with a learning disability has the potential to help ease health inequalities more widely, Saba Salman reports