Health insurer VHI to hike premiums by 2.75% in fourth increase in 12 months
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY VHI has announced a 2.75% increase in the price of its plans. The price hike…
Vhi to increase prices by average of 2.75% from October
Vhi is to increase the prices of its health insurance policies by an average of 2.75% from the…
Mater Hospital ordered to pay compensation to man suspected of sexual abuse based on skin colour
A leading Dublin hospital has been ordered to pay €10,000 in compensation to a healthcare assistant who was…
The missing constituency in healthcare
Thirty years of patient advocacy has built something extraordinary. Here is what it is still missing. The people…
‘Life-changing’ Isle of Wight NHS apprenticeship scheme expands
Nikki Turner, managing director at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are scaling…
Fundraising campaign adds surgical robots to BC hospitals
More than 800 procedures have been performed with the three surgical robots at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General…
Nurses union NSWNMA accuses Opal Healthcare of counting laundry and kitchen tasks as direct care for aged patients in Federal Court case
The country’s biggest age care provider is accused of breaching new Albanese government requirements by counting folding towels…
Cool Aid opening new permanent community health centre in Victoria
After a decade in the making, the new The Joe Haegert Community Health Centre aims to give vulnerable…
Ending higher private health rebate for Australians 65 and over is ‘good policy change’, report co-author finds | Private health insurance
Removing the higher private health insurance rebate for people aged 65 and over is good policy that is…
Pennsylvania governor and health secretary clash over measles outbreak response
Pennsylvania governor and health secretary clash over measles outbreak response The Pennsylvania Department of Health has revealed that…
First patient to have brain surgery with real-time AI assistance
The world’s first patient to have brain surgery with live artificial intelligence assistance has successfully had his tumour…
Local measles case could shut down parts of the hospital
The measles outbreak in southern Iowa is starting to affect Greater Regional Health, Chief of Staff Dr. Matthew…