The Australian College of Nursing Foundation has launched the Cynthea Wellings PhD Scholarship – Advancing nursing research and building Australia’s digital health capabilities. The top-up provides $9...
The Australian health system is facing a shift in how governance is defined and applied. Traditional clinical governance, built for hospitals and face-to-face care, struggles to cover safety and quali...
Electronic prescribing is gaining traction in Australia as a practical option for general practices and patients. The message is that ePrescriptions are not mandatory, but they offer clear benefits in...
Google and GS1 have partnered to let smartphone cameras scan GS1 DataMatrix barcodes on medicine packs using Google Lens. This creates instant access to trusted product information, including electron...
The Queensland Health minister Tim Nicholls has ordered an independent Assurance Review into Toowoomba Hospital's maternity unit. The panel will include a clinician, a maternity consumer representativ...
Australian eating disorder advocates are pressing for tighter controls on new generation weight loss medicines. Online only telehealth clinics such as Juniper and Mosh, which operate outside the Medic...
Two independent reviews are underway into a cyber breach at Manage My Health, a patient portal used in New Zealand. Cybersecurity experts say the response reveals gaps in basic practice. It took nine...
Victoria will allow virtual emergency department clinicians to issue ADHD medication scripts for patients who already have a diagnosis and a current treatment plan. The script can cover 30 days to six...
The Victorian Government plans ADHD care through telehealth via the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department. It would let patients receive up to six months of stimulant medication without a GP or psych...
Start Beyond has launched Sacadi VR, an off-the-shelf immersive training program for aged care and disability workers. The platform places learners in realistic care scenarios to practise how they bal...
Australia's health and care systems now rely on virtual care, telehealth and tech-enabled services. Traditional clinical governance has guided safety and quality in hospitals and clinics, but it misse...
The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre, the University of Technology Sydney and Ausintelli Technology have started phase two of a national project. The goal is to adapt the OECD AI Classificat...
Generative AI for health is moving from labs to real use. OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a health focused version that can connect to medical records and wellness apps, upload diagnostic imaging...
Zebra Technologies has announced a wave of APAC leadership appointments to speed the adoption of AI powered automation in health care and other sectors. Tom Christodoulou takes on the role of Sales Vi...
The Australian government will create a National Medicines Record within My Health Record. All prescribers will be required to record medicines related information, including drugs dispensed via teleh...
Australia is moving to a national medicines record that ties scripts to the My Health Record. Health minister Mark Butler announced two major reforms after a preventable overdose death: online telehea...
The federal government has announced reforms to create a National Medicines Record. This will give patients, prescribers and pharmacists a complete medicines history across digital health tools. As a...
The Therapeutic Goods Administration banned the sale of home pregnancy monitoring devices in August 2025 because home-use foetal dopplers could give parents false reassurance and delay medical care. D...
Terry White Chemmart has launched the Pathway to Prescribing Program as part of a broader plan to embed pharmacist prescribing in routine pharmacy practice by 2026. The program provides governance, sa...
