Almost two-thirds of over-65s have three or more diagnosed chronic conditions.
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November 3, 2015
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Over-65s use twice as many health resources as the average Australian. But it’s worth the expense.
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The UK’s palliative care is excellent - but that hasn’t prevented scandals like the Liverpool Care Pathway and Mid-staffs.
Solar energy is key to development in African countires.
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Integrated research is key to sustainable development, which helps Africa resolve its energy woes.
When did you wash that?
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There is no harm in avoiding white coats, but there could be danger in wearing one.
A new approach should include social supports, such as living skills and assistance obtaining housing and employment.
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On closing the asylums, Australia failed to invest in an alternative model of community mental health care. So there are few alternatives between the GP surgery and the hospital emergency department.
Ordinary superhero – but under pressure of burnout.
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NHS moves to help staff become healthier but GPs are under pressure.
Bit of bourgeois David?
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A Conservative white paper in 1944 suggested ideas for ‘free’ and ‘comprehensive healthcare – but it was Labour that took the advantage.
Ineffective care exposes patients to complications and side-effects and waste precious health care resources.
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To avoid ineffective treatments, we need a new way to identify and reduce questionable care. A new Grattan Institute report shows how to do it.
England’s NHS is taking implementing seven-day services in an attempt to reduce excess deaths on weekends.
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If you present to a hospital on the weekend, you have a higher chance of dying than if you present during the week. This is known as the “weekend effect”.
Medical support is one of the things that makes birth safer.
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Home births are on the up but hospitals still matter.
He says it’s for safety, but is there an ulterior motive?
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If the relationship between the government and the medical profession is the ‘politics of the double bed’, then this couple are in a rocky patch.
I’d rather be at home.
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Discharging hospital patients sounds easy so why do we get it so wrong?
The issue came to a head last year when the federal budget ripped billions of dollars of hospital funding from the states.
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State and territory leaders will meet in Sydney today to nut out solutions to health and education funding gaps. But what exactly is the problem they’re hoping to address?
MRSA.
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Antibiotic resistance is pressing issue in medicine but the extensive use of antibiotics in farming is part of the problem.
Public hospital funding is in a critical condition.
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Any health reform proposals should start by addressing public hospitals and chronic care. But successful change in these areas requires getting the state-Commonwealth funding and incentives right.
Nursing is under pressure.
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More nurses and higher education levels - not a change in values - are needed if nursing in Britain is to regain its world-leading status.
Off the wards and into the boardrooms.
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Research suggests that physician-led hospitals do better, so let’s have more of them please.
On a downward spiral.
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Families could ease burden of dementia in hospitals but politicians are scared to propose it for fear of branding NHS a ‘failure’.
Not necessarily a high five.
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A lot has happened to the NHS since 2010. As a new parliament approaches, which of these have been most critical to the future?
Fewer than one in three surgical trainees are women and the numbers fall as doctors reach advanced training.
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In a high-pressure surgical environment, where older male consultants dominate, and there is great competition for training positions and jobs, women are vulnerable to sexual harassment.