This report examines the most frequent causes of hospitalisations due to injury sustained by Australians, aged 65 years or older, during the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012. Summary As Australia's population gets older, increasing numbers of older people are being admitted to public and private hospitals as a result of an injury...

Outlines a vision, purpose, priorities and eight overarching objectives to help ensure the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes for people with spinal cord impairment, enhancing their quality of life and ability to participate in society. Introduction Spinal cord impairment (SCI) is rare but complex. Every year in New Zealand approximately 80 to 130 people...

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten claims the budget conceals an $80 billion cut to hospitals and schools. Prime Minister Tony Abbott disagrees.

One out of every 17 bowel cancer assessments in Australia from July 2012 to June 2013 detected an advanced adenoma (precancerous lesion), and a bowel cancer was detected in one out of every 32 assessments. Overview The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality from bowel cancer by actively...

Policy context Increasingly, consumers expect their governments, health services and health practitioners to assist them to be: More informed and involved generally; Managing their health where possible; and Providing prompt, appropriate and individualised help when required. As such, listening, shaping and responding to consumer expectations of healthcare could now be seen as a critical strategic...