Aged care providers can’t find staff and a crisis is brewing. If the problem isn’t fixed, there are serious risks to quality and access to services for older people who need support.
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The Supreme Court’s recent ruling means that judges will have more power than scientific experts in determining whether people should be able to get an emergency abortion, for example.
Vaccination rates vary widely from GP to GP. Here’s why – and what governments need to do about it.
Here’s where the NDIS reforms are up to.
When we mapped where Indigenous Australians are using a program to access free or discounted medicines, we found huge variation around the country. Here’s why that’s a problem.
The release of a parliamentary committee’s report on diabetes has again highlighted the need to improve Australians’ diets.
Governments must consider a range of short- and longer-term solutions to this problem.
Many residents in Australia’s aged care homes are not receiving the level of care they need and are entitled to, a new analysis has found.
The traction drug checking is gaining in Australia reflects local and international evidence showing these services reduce harm for people who use illicit drugs.
Australia is recruiting more overseas-trained doctors to fill doctor shortages. But when a high-income country like Australia does this, we risk causing a ‘brain drain’ elsewhere.
A large survey found many Australians take their young child to see a chiropractor, and most are happy with the results. But is it safe?
We’re seeing more big cars on the road. What does this mean for safety?
The federal government caps the number of home care packages it provides. When demand exceeds supply, waiting times blow out.
The new Community Pharmacy Agreement highlights the power of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. No other part of the health-care system has seen such an increase in funding support.
The ACT is allowing nurse practitioners to assess people’s eligibility for voluntary assisted dying. But the latest law is unique in other ways.
The aim is to make health care affordable and sustainable. Our new research shows how.
It sounds good in theory, but it doesn’t always work in practice. Here’s what the evidence from the UK and elsewhere shows so far.
If men don’t understand or respect consent, this is likely to do with broader societal issues, rather than a lack of knowledge.
The NT government has invited views on access to voluntary assisted dying. But whether it should include access for those with dementia is not so clear cut.
Funding announced in this week’s federal budget moves Australia closer to eliminating HIV.
Top contributors
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Jim Gillespie is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor in Health Policy, Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data & Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney; University of Canberra
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Lecturer, Public Sector Finance, University of Canberra
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University