2012MayMajority of medical indemnity claims settled out of court and for less than $10,000 18 May 2012 Cervical screening program reaches over 3.6 million women 1 May 2012 AprilHospital admissions rise, particularly in public hospitals 30 April 2012 Program helps younger people with disability avoid residential aged care 26 April 2012 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease deaths down, especially among men 18 April 2012 Indigenous kids’ dental health improving, but more services needed 16 April 2012 Growth in Australia’s mental health workforce 11 April 2012 Half of homelessness services clients aged under 25 4 April 2012 March6 out of 10 adults visited a dentist in 12 months prior to survey 30 March 2012 AIHW calls for submissions on new elective surgery urgency categories 30 March 2012 Chronic disease risks embedded in Aussie lifestyle 29 March 2012 Medical workforce grows, supply improves in outer regional areas 28 March 2012 Flexibility and support essential to improving Indigenous employment rates 16 March 2012 Number of new cancer cases expected to reach 150,000 by 2020 9 March 2012 Hand hygiene information available on MyHospitals 6 March 2012 Younger invitees less likely to take part in bowel cancer screening program 2 March 2012 FebruaryMore Australians using insulin to manage diabetes 15 February 2012 Half of all young people in juvenile detention are unsentenced 9 February 2012 Most Aussie kids on track for good oral health behaviours 2 February 2012 More Australians with diabetes, but diabetes-related deaths down 1 February 2012 JanuaryImproving Indigenous health through lifestyle programs and building organisational capability 31 January 2012 Rates of substantiated child abuse stable, despite falling notifications 20 January 2012 2011DecemberAverage maternal age reaches 30 21 December 2011 New report highlights Australian breastfeeding patterns 20 December 2011 Baseline released for monitoring effect of mandatory folic acid fortification on neural tube defects 19 December 2011 |