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Feature Articles

Following is a series of feature articles written by the APHA for a variety of publications, most notably Private Hospital.

In 2003, the APHA's Private Hospital magazine underwent a dramatic overhaul to 're-invent the magazine as an informative, interesting and issues-driven read, with plenty of scope for confronting commentary on current and emerging issues, human interest stories, new developments, pioneer treatments... and, maybe, a few laughs along the way'.

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February 2008

• Broader Health Cover with Medibank Private (57 kb DOC)

  At the heart of the new health reforms the Federal Government introduced in April 2007 was Broader Health Cover. Private health funds are now able to pay benefits for services provided outside the hospital by a range of health care providers.

• Next Level Teamwork Comes to Ramsay Health Care (37.5 kb DOC)

  Ramsay Health Care in Victoria has embarked on a fresh approach to training and development. For this company, "reinventing the wheel" is against all the rules, and information sharing is the categorical imperative.

• Nurses shortage solved at St Vincent's Private (66 kb DOC)

  There is no shortage of nurses wanting to work at St Vincent's Private Hospital in Sydney. According to Director of Nursing, Jose Aguilera, in 2003 they had 80 nursing vacancies and now they have none. Here's how they did it.

• Team Approach a Model for Parkinson's (1.6 Mb DOC)

  St John of God Nepean Rehabilitation Hospital in Frankston, Victoria, is improving the lives of people living with Parkinson's through an innovative program delivering the world's best practice.