Building The Workforce To Make Mental Health Care More Available and Equitable

Throughout your career, your CV, or résumé, may need a spruce up. This article explores top tips and improvements for CV success.

This article takes a look at some main challenges facing Australia's health workforce into the future. It explores the latest Government initiatives and opportunities for health career development.

This article provides a good summary of an article published in The Australian: Staffing reforms trigger surge in aged care shutdowns. It refers to a model created by a coalition of academics from the University of Melbourne, University of the Sunshine Coast and Monash University, which shows the nation is on track to experience deep workforce shortages in the aged care sector, as more aged care facilities close down and government nursing reforms place extra strain on the sector.

The Dept of Health and Aged Care releases quarterly Medicare statistics in an accessible infographic format - the Jul-Sep YTD 2023 period saw slight decreases in Medicare and Bulk Billed Services compared to last year, with the National Bulk Billing Rate decreased from 78.1% to 74.5%. Despite this, total benefits paid increased, while the Average (out-of-hospital) Patient Contribution was less than last year at $72.64, compared to $72.87 in 2022.