New releases

Trends in the Australian Dental Labour Force, 2000 to 2009: dental labour force collection, 2009

Published 14 June 2012.

Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia 2008-09

This report is the fifth in a series of reports on hospitalisations due to falls by older people in Australia. It focuses on hospitalised falls that occurred in the financial year 2008–09.

Published 1 June 2012.

Constructing and maintaining houses

This is a Closing the Gap Clearinghouse report

Published 29 May 2012.

Education programs for Indigenous Australians about sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses

This is a Closing the Gap Clearinghouse report

Published 29 May 2012.

Engaging Indigenous students through school-based health education

This is a Closing the Gap Clearinghouse report

Published 29 May 2012.

Child Dental Health Survey Australia 2007: 30-year trends in child oral health

The Child Dental Health Survey provides national information on the dental health of children attending school dental services in Australia, and shows that tooth decay is relatively common in Australian children. This publication describes trends in oral health of Australian children between 1989 and 2007. Over this period, caries has declined markedly in the permanent teeth of children aged 12, but declined far less in the deciduous teeth of children aged 6.

Published 25 May 2012.

Australia's public sector medical indemnity claims 2009-10

This report presents data on the number, nature and costs of public sector medical indemnity claims for 2005-06 to 2009-10, with a focus on 2009-10 claims. There were more new claims in 2009-10 (1,620) than in any of the three previous years (about 1,130 to 1,270 claims per year). As in previous years, the three health services most often implicated were Emergency department, General surgery and Obstetrics.

Published 18 May 2012.

Public and private sector medical indemnity claims in Australia 2009-10

This report presents information on public and private sector medical indemnity claims for 2009-10. There were 9,415 medical indemnity claims open at some point during the year, including 2,900 new claims. A total of 2,647 claims were closed during the year. The main clinician specialties allegedly involved in the incidents giving rise to claims were General practice and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Published 18 May 2012.

Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010

Cervical screening in Australia 2009-2010 presents the latest national statistics monitoring the National Cervical Screening Program, which aims to reduce incidence, morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer.

About 57% of women in the target age group of 20-69 took part in the program, with more than 3.6 million women screened in 2009 and 2010. Cervical cancer incidence in this age group remains at a historical low of 9 new cases per 100,000 women, and deaths are also low, historically and by international standards, at 2 deaths per 100,000 women.

Published 1 May 2012.

Australia's hospitals 2010-11 at a glance

Australia's hospitals 2010-11 at a glance provides information on Australia's 1,340 public and private hospitals. In 2010-11, there were 8.9 million hospitalisations, including 2.2 million admissions involving surgery. Public hospitals provided 7.7 million non-admitted patient emergency services, with 70% of patients seen within recommended times for their triage category. This publication is a companion to Australian hospital statistics 2010-11.

Published 30 April 2012.

Australian hospital statistics 2010-11

Australian hospital statistics 2010-11 presents a detailed overview of Australia's public and private hospitals. In 2010-11, there were 8.9 million separations from hospitals including: 4.9 million same-day acute separations; 3.5 million overnight acute separations; and about 367,000 sub-acute and non-acute separations. There were also 7.7 million non-admitted patient emergency services and almost 43 million outpatient services provided by public hospitals.

Published 30 April 2012.

Younger people with disability in residential aged care 2010-11

This bulletin presents data on the Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) initiative, which aims to reduce the number of people with disability aged under 65 who live in residential aged care. Between 2005-06 and 2010-11, an estimated 1,432 people have been helped, including 250 who have been moved out of residential aged care and into accommodation that better suits their situation, 244 who were successfully diverted away from entering residential aged care, and 456 who were provided with enhanced services while in residential aged care.

Published 26 April 2012.