Hospitals are struggling, with ambulances ramping outside emergency departments and patients facing long waits for care. But doing more of the same won’t fix the problem.
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Many people do not realize they are delivering at a Catholic hospital, and others may not have a choice. But where one receives care has a profound impact on the birth control options they’re offered.
It would be a wasted opportunity if our political leaders came back again in six months without a long-term plan about how to fund and improve the system.
Chaplaincy emerged as a professional field in the mid-20th century. In the years since, their roles have evolved and they have also come to include many diverse religious traditions.
The theory of supportive design considers
positive distraction, perceptions of control and social support.
Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.
Chinese novelist Murong Xuecun infiltrated Wuhan in April 2020 to gather its citizens’ stories from the first days of coronavirus: from the doctor who first warned of a new disease, to a taxi driver.
We need to document and investigate these attacks, including testimonies from health workers, if we are ever to see these war crimes prosecuted.
Hospitals will have to plan for larger floods - and find ways to safely evacuate staff and patients.
A public health expert explains emergency measures recently brought in to manage the impact of Omicron on our stressed health system.
Given many departments fall short of the target, it’s time to re-think how A&E departments deliver care.
Mistakes at the hands of health care providers are a major cause of death in the US. And many of the blunders are a byproduct of the system.
Long lines of ambulances have hit the headlines in recent weeks. But ‘ramping’ isn’t a new problem for patients or paramedics. COVID means we must fix it now.
Some older patients forego the food provided at their health care facility because it isn’t aligned with their religious and cultural preferences.
Scott Morrison has slammed the Queensland government, as the states press for extra funding to support their hospitals as the nation reopens
If you feel like you’re having a medical emergency then you should still go to hospital. Expect longer waits and extra precautions.
Health researchers hope a new regulation requiring hospitals to post their prices will tame soaring health care costs, but compliance and standardization are hurdles.
Watch Lotti Tajouri explain how mobile phones are vectors for bacteria and viruses, why this is a problem in our hospitals, and how you can sanitise your phone to help stop the spread of disease.
The hospital system is already strained. And this is what we face as Australia prepares to open up.
Around 70% of front-line health workers said they were exhausted in 2020. With COVID hospitalisations expected to rise in coming weeks, the pressure is about to get a whole lot worse.
Top contributors
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Stephen Duckett is a Friend of The Conversation.Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Emeritus Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Health Service Research, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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State Policy Director, Farley Health Policy Center; Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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Associate Professor, University of Wollongong
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Policy Head, Research Assets, Sax Institute; Co-Director, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Health and Social Care, University of Birmingham
