Hospitals play an important role in Australia’s health care system, providing care to millions of Australians each year. Services are provided both to admitted patients and non-admitted patients (through outpatient clinics and emergency departments). Australia has public and private hospitals. Public hospitals are largely owned and managed by state and [...]
Independent review of Australia's regulatory settings relating to overseas health practitioners (Kruk Report) - Robyn Kruk AO, August 2023 (123 pages) Acronyms IQHPs – internationally qualified health practitioners AHPRA – Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency DOHA – Department of Home Affairs SA – Services Australia IMG – International medical graduates [...]
ASOS has just today received the new SIRA guidelines for the administration of compensable patients (WorkCover and MAA). ASOS is working through them to ensure that there are no adverse consequences flowing from these changes. ASOS requested a number of changes to the original draft guidelines to ensure procedural fairness [...]
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons on Tuesday 14th November 2023 @ 12.00 pm – 1.00 pm In-person in conjunction with the AOA ASM At Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (Address: 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006) By [...]
Dr Max Gammon MB BS prepared a paper on the Growth of Bureaucracy in the British National Health Service. Here we have a summary and a copy of the full paper.
Dr Merv Cross OAM passed away on Friday night after a long battle with lung disease. There are no words that can rightly express the deep affection and gratitude that many of his colleagues, patients and friends share for the man we knew as “Merv”.
ASOS is holding a webinar update on proposed changes at NSW WorkCover at 8:30 pm on Monday 13 March. ASOS is responding to SIRA regarding proposals to change WorkCover and CTP rules that ASOS believes have serious implications for compensable patient care. We strongly suggest that all NSW registrars and [...]
ASOS is holding a webinar at 8:30pm on Monday 27 Feb entitled “The Business of Orthopaedics”. Our ASOS Director and former Chairman Dr Merv Cross, OAM, will be presenting. This webinar aims to support ASOS members to navigate the growing challenges of maintaining a viable orthopaedic practice in today’s inflationary [...]
As you will no doubt all be aware, the Royal Australian College of Surgeons will be holding the Annual Scientific Conference in Adelaide at the Adelaide Convention centre this year from Monday May 1st to Friday 5th of May. As the convenors of the Surgical History Section of the meeting, [...]
The Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) has signed a joint four-year agreement with the Commonwealth Government laying the foundation for the future of the Prostheses List. The four-year agreement, signed between Minister for Health, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, on behalf of the Commonwealth, and MTAA’s Chair, Maurice Ben-Mayor, [...]
