hospitals – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Keeping rural Australians out of hospital https://www.openforum.com.au/keeping-rural-australians-out-of-hospital/ Sat, 10 Sep 2022 20:13:27 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=39201 Accessing health care in rural Australia is challenging, but without it, patients can end up in hospital with more advanced disease.

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We should have been better prepared https://www.openforum.com.au/we-should-have-been-better-prepared/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:11:57 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=27002 Had federal and state governments heeded the advice they've been given over the past 15 years, Australia would have an established national security hospital in every capital city’s CBD and be much better placed to fight coronavirus.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – inside our hospitals https://www.openforum.com.au/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-inside-our-hospitals/ Mon, 24 Dec 2018 20:03:42 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18663 Christmas sees a spike in admissions to hospital trauma units, but understanding the types of injuries involved could help people take more care and prevent them.

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The National Emergency Access Target keeps hospitals moving https://www.openforum.com.au/the-national-emergency-access-target-keeps-hospitals-moving/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:01:04 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=16508 A UNSW-led study has confirmed for the first time that the implementation of the four-hour National Emergency Access Target has helped reduce chronic overcrowding in hospital emergency departments.

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Hospital hand hygiene may be worse than reported https://www.openforum.com.au/hospital-hand-hygiene-may-be-worse-than-reported/ Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:02:18 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=15438 Hospital staff pay dramatically less attention to hand hygiene when they feel no one is watching, a new study reveals. The research suggests government reported compliance rates are overstated.

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Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association release new report https://www.openforum.com.au/australian-healthcare-hospitals-association-release-new-report/ Sat, 16 Dec 2017 02:00:03 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?post_type=forumpost&p=12028 To achieve a healthy Australia supported by the best possible healthcare system, AHHA is recommending that Australia reorientate the healthcare system over the next 10 years by enabling outcomes‑focused and value-based healthcare. Read the full report here.

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