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Catholic Health Australia calls for and welcomes health care reform
Catholic Health Australia (CHA) is calling for urgent, coordinated reform to address hospital ‘bed block’, with new research revealing the number of days patients remained in hospital despite being medically ready for discharge into aged care has increased by 60 per cent over the past three years, at an estimated annual cost of $1.61 billion.
CHA argues that addressing shortages in aged car...
Hospital in home a safer, more appealing option
Catholic Health Australia and BUPA have collectively called on the Federal Government to expand hospital in the home services and reform Medicare to provide more Australians with the option to receive clinically safe, high-quality care in their own homes.
The two healthcare organisations have worked collaboratively to identify what is needed to make the proposed hospital in the home reforms...
Federal budget: more needs to be done for the vulnerable in society
The Federal Budget has drawn a measured but hopeful response from both the St Vincent de Paul Society and Catholic Health Australia who have welcomed reforms they believe could improve the lives of Australians facing housing stress, poverty, illness and ageing. However, both organisations have also warned that much more needs to be done to ensure vulnerable people are not left behind.
In a ...
Catholic Health Australia launches new Health Matters podcast
Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has launched Health Matters, the first podcast produced and hosted by an Australian health peak body.
New episodes will be released monthly, addressing issues across health, aged care and mission.
Future topics will include aged care reform, workforce sustainability, hospital funding and palliative care.
“Both health and aged care are at a critical junc...
Pope Francis promulgates Curia reform, emphasising church’s missionary nature
Praedicate Evangelium, meaning Preach the Gospel, has recently been promulgated by Pope Francis, Saturday 19 March. Merging some congregations and pontifical councils and raising the status of others – particularly the charitable office of the papal almoner – Pope Francis said he hoped the constitution would ensure that the offices of the Vatican fulfill their mission in helping promote the church as a community of missionary disciples, sharing the Gospel and caring for all those in need.
