At the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) National Council Meeting conducted on 28th October, Mr Richard Royle, Executive Director of Uniting Care Health, a group of 4 not-for-profit private hospitals…
APHA Council Election 2014/16
Nominations for APHA Council positions have closed and a ballot is required in the following four electorates: For Profit – Large Group, For Profit – Small Group and Large Independent,…
APHA’s HUGE Plans for Mental Health Week in October
A stigma around talking about mental health remains in mainstream Australia. This year’s campaign addresses that stigma head on in a confronting and yet non-threatening way. We are using the…
Attention Rehabilitation Facilities – Call for Nominations: AROC Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee
Nominations are invited for the position of APHA representative on the Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre’s Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee which provides clinical and technical advice on issues related to…
Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre AOS System Shut Down
Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre (AROC) is ready to implement the upgrade of AROC Online Services (AOS). To implement the upgrade they will need to shut the AOS system down for a…
Call for Nominations: Review of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme Consultation Forums
APHA is seeking representatives from each state to participate in the Consultation Forums on the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for health professions (the National Scheme). The purpose of this national…
CSHISC – Training Package Consultations
The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (CSHISC) has released another batch of training package materials for consultation including: Qualifications for Removal from the Training Packages Proposed changes to…
Value Based Purchasing – Have Your Say
DVA contracted hospitals and day surgeries will have recently received an email from Health Outcomes International inviting them to participate in a survey on value based purchasing. The survey closes…
Proceeding with the Medibank Private Initial Public Offering
Subject to market conditions, the Government has decided to proceed with the sale of Medibank Private through an Initial Public Offering in 2014. The Government is satisfied that this timing…
Tasmanian State Budget
The Tasmanian State Budget was brought down on 28 August. Savings measures impacting the health sector include a 12-month pay pause for public sector wages and merger of the three…