Productivity Commission findings that public and private hospitals have similar average costs suggest the health reform agenda should focus on utilising the full capacity of the National network of hospitals, instead of favoring either the public or private sector over the other.
Barriers to caring for the spiritual needs of patients and residents of Catholic health and aged care facilities are to be examined at a special forum exploring the meaning of pastoral care.
An international pioneer in the field of psycho-social oncology was last night named Catholic Health Australia's inaugural Emerging Leader of the Year.
One of Australia's largest not-for-profit aged care groups today called on the Prime Minister to dump the Howard Government's aged care system and commit to a radical rewrite of the Federal Government's aged care rules.
Catholic Health Australia has recognised an aged care facility purpose-built for people with difficult behaviours with the inaugural CHA Leadership in Positive Ageing Award.
