Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Review of the NHMRC/ASBT Clinical Practice Guidelines on Fresh Blood Components (2001) is currently being undertaken under the auspices of the Australian & New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) with funding, project management, and secretariat services provided by the National Blood Authority (NBA) on [...]

The LHNs will be formally established across NSW on 1 January 2011.

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has recommended to the Australian Government that it consider funding the drug Soliris® (eculizumab) for the treatment of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH) through the Life Saving Drugs Program.

The latest version of PS9 Guidelines on Sedation and/or Analgesia for Diagnostic and Interventional Medical, Dental or Surgical Procedures is now available.

A report from the NSW Health Survey Program.

Victorian results from the 2008 Australian Secondary School Students Alcohol and Drug Survey (ASSAD) show that the closure of the alcopops tax loophole has worked, with the proportion of secondary school students who reported drinking in the week before the survey is at its lowest level since the survey began in 1984.

A report on opportunities to improve efficiency and patient outcomes.

Minister for Health and Ageing Nicola Roxon said she was pleased and honoured to continue leading the Government’s ambitious health reform agenda to deliver better health services for all Australians.

Renew your registration by September 30, 2010.

Christchurch and the surrounding areas in Canterbury continue to have strong aftershocks following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck the region early on September 4.