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World Hospital Congress coming to Australia in 2018

‘We look forward to hospital and health leaders from around the world coming to Brisbane next October for the 42nd World Hospital Congress’, Dr Deborah Cole, Chair of the Board of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, said today. Dr Cole...

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eHealth and hospitals—wider vision, open minds and better research needed

‘Without the right vision, attitudes and research base, eHealth initiatives in hospitals can end up being extraordinarily expensive mistakes’, Alison Verhoeven, Chief Executive of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, said today. The...

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Productivity Commission report reinforces that health is wealth—and it’s time for change

‘Individual health leads to national wealth, and it’s great to see that the Productivity Commission has recognised this in its Shifting the dial: 5 year productivity review report released today’, says Alison Verhoeven, Chief Executive of the Australian...

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Government’s taskforce on urgent after-hours primary care listens only to itself

‘It’s now almost certain that patients will have less access to care as the Government moves to restrict use of MBS items for urgent after-hours care to general practitioners working predominantly in the in-hours period’, says Alison Verhoeven, Chief...

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Free online training available for carers and others delivering palliative care

To celebrate National Carers Week 2017 the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has re-launched the Palliative Care Online Training Portal, funded by the Australian Government. The Portal provides free non-clinical interactive training...

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Private health insurance shake up welcome, but should only be the beginning of reforms

‘If media reports are to be believed, tomorrow’s announcement on measures to make private health insurance more transparent and affordable are welcome, but we still need a review of how we fund our health system—both public and private—to make sure all...

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