Cate Swannell

Brisbane

Online editor of goldcoast.com.au, the website of the Gold Coast Bulletin newspaper. I can be reached at [email protected] or here on Twitter, natch.

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Articles

When will the real reforms be announced?

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

Major parties hamstrung by costs, vested interests and the election cycle. Minor parties with big policies that are nothing but negotiating tools. What hope real reform? Three weeks down, two to go, and it’s hard to imagine that anything new can be said on the health front during this campaign.
Quiet day on the health stump

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

Senator Price added a minor commitment to a flurry of announcements made late in the day yesterday. Senator Price added a minor commitment to a flurry of announcements made late in the day yesterday. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.
Huge get for Nabu as Tim Kelsey joins as chair

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

The inaugural CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency has quit his current gig at Beamtree to take on the role. The inaugural CEO of the Australian Digital Health Agency has quit his current gig at Beamtree to take on the role. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.
Eli Lilly exec says slow PBS threatens clinical trials funding

1 week ago | dermatologyrepublic.com.au | Cate Swannell

There’s an average wait of 466 days for PBS approval. Sixty days will be better for patients, says the pharma’s international boss. It won’t do Eli Lilly any harm either, by the way.
Coalition doesn’t want Centre for Disease Control, says PHAA

1 week ago | dermatologyrepublic.com.au | Cate Swannell

Seven public health priorities have received scant attention from the candidates, but at least Labor and the Greens care about the CDC. The coalition does not believe the case has been made for a dedicated Australian Centre for Disease Control, according to the Public Health Association of Australia, which released its Election Scorecard earlier this week.
Coalition commits $100m to rural strategy, 200 more CSPs

1 week ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Cate Swannell

ACRRM and the NRHA are excited and keen to see if Labor will match today’s announcement. Opposition health spokesperson, Senator Anne Ruston, and the leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud announced today that a Coalition government would invest $100 million towards upgrading regional medical training facilities across the country.
Imaging devices pose big risk to health cybersecurity

1 week ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Cate Swannell

Misconfigured MRIs, CT scanners and X-ray machines represent a threat to patient privacy. Healthcare continues to be one of the most vulnerable industries when it comes to cyberattacks, according to a new report. But one particular part of the health business is causing especial concern. According to CyberCX, a leading provider of cybersecurity and cloud services, healthcare remains the third most susceptible industry, behind utilities and logistics/transport.
Free PrEP, country GPs, UCCs and sass: another day on the stump

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

In among the Indonesian-Russian-housing-security blah blah were some nuggets of health news. In among the Indonesian-Russian-housing-security blah blah were some nuggets of health news. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.
Final aged care rules consultation paper released

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

Stakeholders have until 13 May to tell the DoHAC what they think of rules that will come into effect on 1 July. Stakeholders have until 13 May to tell the DoHAC what they think of rules that will come into effect on 1 July. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.
Coalition doesn’t want Centre for Disease Control, says PHAA

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Cate Swannell

Seven public health priorities have received scant attention from the candidates, but at least Labor and the Greens care about the CDC. Seven public health priorities have received scant attention from the candidates, but at least Labor and the Greens care about the CDC. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.