THIS Mental Health Week, too many Australians who need acute mental health treatment won't get it, due to a system where a shortage of psychiatrists is unaddressed, consultation waits are a year-long ...

THE Victorian Liberals and Nationals have announced plans to enlist the specialist surgical capacity of private hospitals to fast-track stranded patients waiting for surgery in the public hospital ...

NEW research highlights the major economic footprint of Australia's private hospitals, contributing (directly and indirectly) over $27 billion to the economy last year, while underpinning the jobs of ...

THE Albanese Government's breach of faith on two decades of making private health insurance more achievable for those using it the most, is a disaster waiting to happen. Not just for older Australians ...

PRIVATE hospitals are calling on the competition and consumer watchdog to reject an application that would allow Honeysuckle Health, now a wholly owned subsidiary of nib, to collectively negotiate ...

RAMSAY Healthcare has advised it will conclude its membership of the Australian Private Hospitals Association at the end of 2026, following the required six months' notice period under the APHA ...

THE Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) is pleased to announce that Virtus Health Specialist Day Hospitals has joined the Association's growing membership, further strengthening the voice ...

MEDIA reports that the Albanese Government will embark on yet a third year of consultation on the viability crisis impacting private hospitals, covering the same old ground restricted to piecemeal ...

THE Federal Government's decision to extend the Specialist Training Program (STP) for another 12 months has bought students and private hospitals some time, but without guaranteed funding for ...

ANY bid to cut funding for the Specialist Training Program (STP) will see the medical workforce rapidly de-skilled and put future patient outcomes at risk of disastrous consequences. A Federal Health ...

NEW data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) shows insurers are still coming up short of what's needed to keep private healthcare viable. The latest quarterly figures show the ...

Two of Australia's leading cancer specialists have received prestigious international recognition for their expertise in advanced treatments for patients. Professor Shankar Siva and Icon Group ...