Soul Hub, a care model backed by 300 volunteers, has been using AI within its care framework since October 2024 to address health inequities faced by people experiencing homelessness. The panel on AI...
During Australian Healthcare Week in Sydney, leaders outlined how Australia’s end-to-end digital health vision is evolving, but turning ambition into scalable, usable change remains a challenge. eHeal...
The Australian Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Anthropic to promote AI-enabled medical research as part of the National AI Plan. The MoU commits Anthropic to align operations with...
A Melbourne paediatrician with Eastern Health describes removing a child from the public waitlist after the family failed to attend multiple appointments. The clinician details repeated outreach attem...
Doctors for the Environment Australia marks 25 years with a gala to celebrate a long-running climate‑health mission. The organisation, founded in 2001 by David Shearman and Tony McMichael, has driven...
A real world study tested AI generated consultation summaries for patients using i-scribe during otolaryngology and ophthalmology visits. The research involved 249 patients and was led by Monash Healt...
Future Health Expo 2027 was announced as the first event of its kind, taking place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 15 to 17 April 2027. It blends a two‑day professional conference and trade show with a...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners NSW & ACT has filed a pre Budget submission with the NSW Government arguing that well connected general practice is the best way to rein in rising...
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians has asked the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission to suspend each board director and consider removing them, a move aimed at restoring gove...
A scoping review led by WHO/Europe and Public Health Wales examined 154 articles published between 2015 and 2024 to understand how digital health equity is being addressed. It identified persistent in...
Health NZ moved to a new digital services structure in 2025, cutting the workforce by about 39 per cent and settling at 1460 roles. The move follows an earlier plan to reduce the Digital Services team...
GP burnout is reframed as a system problem rather than an individual failing. The piece follows Dr Sarah as she experiences a typical busy morning, then contrasts it with a neighbourhood health hub mo...
The Australian Digital Health Agency has created a national governance body for digital health, abbreviated as NCGC-DH, to raise clinical oversight of digital health tools. The committee will guide th...
Westpac NZ has released the Healthcare in New Zealand report, arguing the private health sector can help upgrade IT systems and adopt digital technologies. It calls for private investment to speed up...
At Australian Healthcare Week in Sydney, leaders from aged care providers, clinical services, research and digital transformation pressed for a move away from expanding residential facilities toward c...
From July, adults in Victoria can obtain the oral contraceptive pill from about 850 participating pharmacies without a GP script. Pharmacist consultations will be free, and patients still cover the me...
From July, Victorians aged 18 and over can obtain the oral contraceptive pill from 850 participating pharmacies without a prescription or direct GP input, under the Chemist Care Now program. The polic...
The 2025 Digital Health Festival will be held in Melbourne on 20–21 May, gathering RACGP leaders and hundreds of health tech professionals to discuss transforming care through stronger GP digital conn...
Carepatron, a New Zealand health tech, secured NZ$250,000 from the Maori Development Fund to accelerate its AI Clinical Support Co-Pilot, a tool embedded in practice management software to speed up ad...
