Family rooms in hospitals are clinical-free spaces away from children's wards to support families of hospitalised children. This publication outlines a plan to review the literature about hospital family rooms, including economic costs and benefits, and the impact on the wellbeing of children, families and hospital staff. Introduction Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Australia is...

Examines the health literacy experiences among Māori and their whānau carers who use palliative care. Executive summary The New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy recognised the need for local and national policies that support the specific needs of Māori.

This report provides extensive information on: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations; the context of Indigenous health; various measures of population health status; selected health conditions; and health risk and protective factors. Preface The main purpose of the Overview is to provide a comprehensive summary of the most recent indicators of the health and current...

Smoking rates in Australia continue to drop, according to this survey on alcohol and tobacco consumption and illicit drug use. Introduction

Summary: This report presents data on Australia's public sector medical indemnity claims, and public and private sector claims combined, from 2008-09 to 2012-13. The data do not include public sector claims for Western Australia, which did not report its claims data for 2010-11 to 2012-13.