On 30 November 2013, the Prime Minister, the Hon Tony Abbott MP and the Minister for Health, the Hon Peter Dutton MP announced that the additional funding of $60 per…
APHA Annual Review
The APHA 2013 Annual Review is now available for viewing on the APHA website. The Annual Review is a compendium of activities undertaken on your behalf by the Association. It…
APHA National Procedure Banding Schedule Update with Effect from 1 January 2014
There have been amendments to some MBS descriptors with effect from 1 January 2014 and therefore please find on the APHA website (members area) an updated National Procedure Banding List…
Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2014-15
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has released its Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2014-15. The Pricing Framework provides the methodology used to determine the National Efficient Price…
WA: New Clinical Supervision of Students e-learning Package for Rural and Remote Allied Health and Nursing Clinicians
In 2013, the WACHS Allied Health Clinical Education Program undertook the development of an inter-profession eLearning Package with funding made available by Health Workforce Australia. The online package is free…
NSW: Up-scheduling of Alprazolam
In response to the increasing illicit use of alprazolam and evidence of physical and psychological symptoms of alprazolam dependence, alprazolam is to be up-scheduled from Schedule 4 to Schedule 8…
APHA National Congress – Registrations Open
APHA has opened registration for the 33rd National Congress to be held 23-25 March 2014 at the Brisbane Convention Centre. To register, visit: www.aphacongress.com.au
On the Radar – Issue 155
On the Radar is a summary of some of the recent publications in the areas of safety and quality in health care. Some of this week’s content includes: Health at…
APHA’s Submission to The Review of the PCEHR
APHA has welcomed the opportunity to provide recommendations to the review of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR). Key issues for the private hospital sector that were raised in…
OAICnet Draft APP Guidelines for APPs 12 and 13 (Part 5) Consultation
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released the third and final tranche of Australian Privacy Principles (APP) Guidelines for consultation. The third tranche covers APPs 12 and…