Executive summary Clinical decision-making tools can be considered in two broad categories – those designed to be used by clinicians and those designed to promote shared decision making with the clinician and patient together. The potential effect of computerised clinical decision support systems (CDSS) on variations in practice is not well understood, and CDSS are...

This report responds to the request by the Danish eInfrastructure Cooperation (DeIC), in partnership with Denmark’s Electronic Research Library (DEFF), for a document to provide an overview of best practices for research data management.

Treasurer Joe Hockey claims within six years Australia will have "the biggest medical research endowment fund in the world".

This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s application of the Code of Good Manufacturing Practice for prescription medicines. Overall conclusion The Department of Health, through the TGA, administers the Australian regulatory framework for therapeutic goods, providing assurance to the community that prescription medicines, whether of Australian or overseas origin, are manufactured in...

This paper summarises policies, and public debates, about end-of-life care in New South Wales. Introduction End-of-life care has been a topic of debate in Australia for several years and, with a rising aged population, is an issue that will only increase in importance. One part of the debate arises from the fact that persons approaching...