The year of ‘major health reform’

LHC welcomes the Australian Prime Minister’s statements to this effect. Perhaps Australia does not only face a choice of; 1. Cutting pensions, health services and aged care; 2. Running massive deficits; or 3. Boosting productivity as the population aged to help lift tax revenues.

35 Super clinics not quite there yet

Change can be a tricky business in which alignment of interests and resources has to be real and felt. Alternatively, change has to be driven through ruthlessly. The latter is anathema to Healthcare.  The former the real goal.

Appointment of first CEO of Health Workforce Australia

LHC will be urging that integrated into clinical training arrangements will be a significant exposure to integrating clinical with other healthcare roles across value streams.

$300 Million for Elective Surgery

Part of response to reducing elective surgery waiting lists will need to be reducing average length of stay, improving flow, eliminating waste and maintaining continuous improvement in quality and safety.

The Henry Ford of heart surgery: Devi Shetty’s business model delivers cheap medical care

Dr Shetty, (Mother Teresa’s cardiac surgeon) offers cutting-edge medical care in India at a fraction of what it costs elsewhere in the world.