In the media
The fake doctors who get away with medical
fraud
Melbourne man Raffaele Di Paolo pleaded guilty last week to abusing
patients while practising as a specialist without qualifications
(10 May 2018).
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KPMG floats 'incentivised' workers' comp
rates
A report on mental health reforms suggests workers'
compensation premiums be set according to how well a workplace
meets an agreed set of benchmarks. The proposal has no precedent in
Australia but is aligned with government policies at state and
federal levels to improve workplace mental health and wellbeing,
KPMG says. The suggestion is one of many in the report, called
Investing to Save (07 May 2018).
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Fitness apps found to make almost no difference to
users' health
Researchers at Bond University studied a range of apps and found
only one was effective, while others failed to spark improvements
or made the problem worse (11 May 2018).
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King Review: Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation -
Department of Health
During negotiations for the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement
(6CPA) in 2015, the Australian Government and the
Pharmacy Guild of Australia made a commitment to conduct an
independent Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation
(the Review). A Final Report was provided to the
Minister for Health on 03 May 2018. More...
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