The Australian government is facing a crisis with delayed discharges of older patients from hospitals. Many seniors are medically ready to leave but remain in hospital due to a lack of community suppo...
GP practices in Australia are preparing for the holiday season by managing staff leave, updating communication channels, and securing physical and digital assets. Practice owners are considering how t...
The Australian healthtech sector focused on digital infrastructure, security, workforce, regulation, and innovation in 2025. The government introduced the Health Connect Australia Strategy to improve...
In 2024-25, 90% of public hospital emergency department presentations in Australia were completed within 11 hours and 16 minutes. This is three hours and 16 minutes longer than in 2020-21, when 90% of...
In 2025, artificial intelligence became a core part of digital health in Australia. AI is now embedded in many health systems, including clinical documentation, imaging, coding, scheduling, triage, an...
Australia’s aged care sector prepared for major reforms in 2025 with the introduction of the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program. The legislation came into force on November 1, replacing leg...
New Zealand’s government announced a new long-term plan for digital health called the Health Digital Investment Plan (HDIP). The plan aims to modernise the health system with projects like a single el...
The HSE launched version 4.0 of its Health App in Ireland. The update lets patients see their care journey, including waiting lists for day cases and inpatient stays at 35 hospitals. Patients can get...
The drug Saxenda (liraglutide), used for obesity and diabetes, will no longer be available in Australia after December 2025. Novo Nordisk decided to stop manufacturing Saxenda, shifting focus to its n...
The US healthcare system has shifted towards remote patient monitoring and virtual wards since COVID-19. These tools allow patients to track vital signs at home and share data with clinicians in real...
Dedalus plans to create 100 new high-value jobs in Ireland over four years, expanding its Irish team to 150 employees. The €10 million investment is supported by IDA Ireland and focuses on areas like...
The NSW government’s single digital patient record project, SDPR, faces a significant budget risk. The NSW Audit Office found that the original business case from 2021 did not include all project cost...
The Australian government has released a National AI Plan focused on promoting AI for economic growth. It does not include specific regulations or enforceable standards for AI safety. Instead, it esta...
Cabrini Health in Melbourne has expanded its use of Heidi, an AI scribe, across its emergency department after a successful four-week pilot. The pilot showed that Heidi helped clinicians complete docu...
The Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA) and Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) launched a new AI Governance Code. The code sets high-level standards for organisations using or...
The Australian government released its National AI Plan this week. It aims to promote AI use in healthcare while maintaining safety and transparency. The plan builds on existing regulations, especiall...
AHPRA experienced a privacy breach affecting over 3,147 health practitioners and their employers. The breach involved email addresses and phone numbers being visible to some other practitioners during...
The CEO of the Health Information Management Association of Australia emphasised the importance of data in health, disability, and ageing sectors. She highlighted that data underpins all digital healt...
Health NZ has focused on maintaining its most critical digital services, especially those supporting clinical care. The organisation identified around 615 key systems, many of which are regional or di...
The Australian Digital Health Agency released the National Allied Health Digital Uplift Plan. It aims to improve digital sharing among the 300,000 allied health professionals across Australia. The pla...
