Monthly Archives: July 2016

Social justice issue that needs serious attention

The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has backed calls for cemetery fees to be re-examined. “My view is that the council should be looking very carefully at ensuring that people can afford to do something that everybody would see … Continue reading

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Ken Hillman puts the case for people centred health care

“Hardly a day goes by when I don’t look at someone on a life-support machine and think, ‘Don’t ever let this happen to me.’” According to Ken Hillman, professor of Intensive Care at the University of NSW, this is one … Continue reading

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Urgent need to limit unnecessary treatment in the healthcare system

Here we are at the start of a new financial year, so let’s take a look at a story by ABC News reporter James Bullen: High number of terminal patients unnecessarily treated, study finds (Wed 29 Jun 2016).  Unnecessary treatment … Continue reading

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