Overview In some hospitals, far too many people get a treatment they should not get, even when the evidence is clear that it is unnecessary or doesn’t work. Australia urgently needs a system to identify these outlier hospitals and make sure they are not putting patients at risk. To show how such a system could...

This review examined the costs and benefits of clinical placements and found only limited evidence. No evidence compared a cost and/or benefit in more than one setting, between disciplines or investigated placements in vocational training.

Overview: This audit assessed whether the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), WorkSafe, Ambulance Victoria (AV) and health services are adequately protecting healthcare workers from the risks and incidence of occupational violence. All audited agencies have implemented improvements aimed at preventing and reducing occupational violence. However, these improvements are incomplete, inconsistently applied and have...

The financial links between audiologists and hearing aid manufacturers are so common in Australia, there’s a good chance the audiologist testing your hearing is on a bonus to sell you a hearing aid. So why has a practice that’s not acceptable in other parts of the health profession become industry standard in audiology? Hagar Cohen...

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Health’s administration of the Medical Specialist Training Program. Audit objective and criteria The audit focused on key aspects of Health’s administration of the STP since the consolidation of funding programs in 2009, and the achievement of key program targets and objectives. To assess the department’s grants...