AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHospital Services: NSW doctors fear Calvary’s takeover of 16 former Healthscope hospitals could restrict reproductive and voluntary assisted dying services, as the Catholic provider prepares to more than double its hospital network. Health Data: A $9.5 million, three-year initiative will establish the Australian Health Data Evidence Network to standardise de-identified medical records and support research into health outcomes. Thunderstorm Asthma: Victoria has issued a fresh warning as high pollen and storm conditions raise the risk of severe asthma symptoms; people with asthma or hay fever are urged to keep reliever medication handy and shelter indoors. Women’s Health: Mothers told a Senate inquiry they felt ignored during labour, with one describing an emergency caesarean after repeated pleas for help went unheeded. Medicine Access: Subsidised access is expanding for people with cystic fibrosis, cancer and thyroid disease. Aged Care: More than 106,000 people are waiting for approved Support at Home services, with a median wait of 297 days; sector leaders say delays leave older people without care and keep some stranded in hospital.
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