Record health budget coming for Queensland: Miles, by CateSwannellHSD. State government clearly thinks there are votes to be had in the north of the state, promising almost $1.5bn for Cairns HHS alone. healthservicesdaily.com.au/record-health-… Queensland Health #statebudget #Qldbudget #healthservices

US #telehealth providers heading for the exits, by CateSwannellHSD. UnitedHealth, Walmart, Teladoc, Amwell: they’re either closing their health centres or tanking their stock prices. What does that mean for our telehealth industry? healthservicesdaily.com.au/us-telehealth-… #digitalhealth #telemed

Same-day discharge after knee replacement on the cards. A successful pilot has NSW Health excited about short-stay surgeries in public hospitals. healthservicesdaily.com.au/same-day-disch… #surgery #shortstay #samedaydischarge #hospitals #healthservices

Yearly funding cycle blocking innovation, say LHDs, by Harriet Grayson. One board chair says extending funding cycles by at least two years was vital to improve service planning and ‘uplift’ health outcomes in rural areas. healthservicesdaily.com.au/yearly-funding… #ruralhealth #localhealth #LHD

Record health budget coming for Queensland: Miles, by CateSwannellHSD. State government clearly thinks there are votes to be had in the north of the state, promising almost $1.5bn for Cairns HHS alone. healthservicesdaily.com.au/record-health-… Queensland Health #statebudget #Qldbudget #healthservices

US #telehealth providers heading for the exits, by CateSwannellHSD. UnitedHealth, Walmart, Teladoc, Amwell: they’re either closing their health centres or tanking their stock prices. What does that mean for our telehealth industry? healthservicesdaily.com.au/us-telehealth-… #digitalhealth #telemed

Same-day discharge after knee replacement on the cards. A successful pilot has NSW Health excited about short-stay surgeries in public hospitals. healthservicesdaily.com.au/same-day-disch… #surgery #shortstay #samedaydischarge #hospitals #healthservices

Statewide hub for kids with rare, complex illnesses opens. Queensland children will have a place to access potentially life-saving trials. #freeaccess healthservicesdaily.com.au/statewide-hub-… Children's Health Queensland #paediatrics #hospitals Queensland Health #healthservices

STI rates skyrocket in Tasmania as treatment wait times drag on. Sexual health providers report patients waiting up to a month to access an appointment due to backlog at the state’s two major clinics. healthservicesdaily.com.au/sti-rates-skyr… #sexualhealth #STIs #healthservices

@GenesisCareAU, Ramsay Health Care add Peninsula Private to their partnership. Radiation oncology therapies as well as access to a cancer care coordinator for patients will be available from the second half of the year. healthservicesdaily.com.au/genesiscare-ra… #cancer #privatehealth #healthservices

‘Unwelcome development’: Aussie cyber boss update on MediSecure, by Amanda Sheppeard. Data from the large-scale #MediSecure cyberattack has been listed for sale on a dark web marketplace. healthservicesdaily.com.au/unwelcome-deve… #cyberattack #databreach #cybersecurity #healthservices

‘Unwelcome development’: Aussie cyber boss update on MediSecure, by Amanda Sheppeard. Data from the large-scale #MediSecure cyberattack has been listed for sale on a dark web marketplace. healthservicesdaily.com.au/unwelcome-deve… #cyberattack #databreach #cybersecurity #healthservices

National Mental Health Commission back in Australian Department of Health and Aged Care hands, by Harriet Grayson. The National Mental Health Commission is set to lose its independence in October in a move designed to ‘not quite’ start again. healthservicesdaily.com.au/national-menta… #mentalhealth #healthservices

‘Geriatric flying squads’ at centre of Australian Department of Health and Aged Care hospital reform, by CateSwannellHSD. Mark Butler MP has told a Consumers Health Forum of Australia webinar that he doesn’t want more of the same when it comes to hospital funding. healthservicesdaily.com.au/geriatric-flyi… #agedcare #hospitals #healthservices

DSS injects $160m in IT system upgrade to ‘protect’ NDIS. The DART program aims to get NDIS participants connected to the ‘right people straightaway’. healthservicesdaily.com.au/dss-injects-16… #disability care #disability #healthservices

More than 60% in need did not receive #palliative care, by Harriet Grayson. New data shows patients with cancer were five times as likely to receive specialist palliative care services than patients with other conditions during the same period. healthservicesdaily.com.au/more-than-60-i… AIHW

Health insurance funds’ hypocrisy exposed, by CateSwannellHSD. Average premium increases have blown up as high as 17%, but funds are doing all they can, according to the PrivateHealthcareAus. Cry us a river. #healthinsurance #insurance #healthservices healthservicesdaily.com.au/health-insuran…

Big fish landed by Beyond Blue, by CateSwannellHSD. Former Victorian governor Linda Dessau takes over from incoming governor-general Sam Mostyn. healthservicesdaily.com.au/big-fish-lande… #healthworkforce #moversandshakers #healthservices

Share costs of GP locums to avert crisis, says CEO, by Harriet Grayson. The states and Commonwealth must work together to fund rural GP locums, according to Far West Local Health District - NSW Health boss. healthservicesdaily.com.au/share-costs-of… NSW Health #healthservices

Health insurance funds’ hypocrisy exposed, by CateSwannellHSD. Average premium increases have blown up as high as 17%, but funds are doing all they can, according to the PrivateHealthcareAus. Cry us a river. #healthinsurance #insurance #healthservices healthservicesdaily.com.au/health-insuran…