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ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 29 August

Paddle boats return to the Lake; parties make election commitments; and more legislation passes the ACT Legislative Assembly.

Report on Australia’s health sobering

For the first time in more than 50 years, an infectious disease was in the top five leading causes of death in Australia in 2022, according to a new report by the...

ACT Budget: Paediatric care

The ACT Budget will invest $57.6 million to expand paediatric inpatient care and community-based paediatric services.

To fix healthcare, doctors need to take a really good look in the mirror

Two weeks ago, the BMJ published research that reinforced the overwhelming evidence that the United Kingdom’s National Health Service should continue to be publicly funded and publicly provided.

Seeing a doctor is now more affordable

In her opinion piece this month, Alicia Payne writes about affordable health care in Canberra.

Not just the end, Palliative Care Week launches in Canberra

From the 21 to 27 May, National Palliative Care Week, Australians are encouraged to take some time and think about what the end of their life would look like if they were given the choice.

Canberrans deserve better access to affordable health care

News that affordable healthcare provider Hobart Place General Practice will shut its doors next month was blow to the Canberra community.

Long-awaited heart hospital to open in Australian first

Australia's first dedicated heart hospital is set to open in Melbourne, sparking a fresh war of words eight years after it triggered an election spending spree.

NSW hires student doctors to ease pressure on hospitals

More than 1000 NSW final-year medical students will be working in hospitals in paid positions to reduce pressure on hospitals in the state's latest bid to aid the system battered by COVID-19.

YK Orthodontics offers affordable options up front

Now open at Lakeview House in Tuggeranong, YK Orthodontics is dedicated to excellence in orthodontic treatment.

Johnathan Davis wants climate proof healthcare

Greens MLA Johnathan Davis wants the ACT Government to plan to mitigate the impact of the climate crisis on public healthcare.

Australians’ health spending surges in last year of life

Australians in their last year of life spend 14 times as much on key health services than other Australians do, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Aged and health care sectors urge more government pandemic help

Aged and health care leaders have urged an incoming Labor government to bolster support for the fight against COVID-19.

New junior doctors to join ACT health workforce

The teams at Canberra Hospital and Calvary Public Hospital Bruce will have more than 115 bright and shiny new faces starting as junior doctors.

Sweat less, live more with miraDry at Canberra Sweat Clinic

Dr Wen-Shan Sung is your friendly neighbourhood GP, with advanced training as a skilled cosmetic physician, at Canberra Sweat Clinic.

Will this pandemic deter future generations of nurses?

There was a global shortage of nurses … and then the pandemic hit. Researchers, including a Charles Sturt academic, investigate how COVID-19 has affected an already struggling nursing industry and what can be done to save it.

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