'This is the future': ACT trials gene-editing to treat heart patient The technology is literally 'cutting' edge. The Canberra Times · Jun 2, 2024
Medicos alarmed as ACT medical graduates flee the capital Number of grads staying in ACT declines significantly since 2014. The Canberra Times · Mar 6, 2024
ACT GPs unlikely to boost bulk billing despite government incentive Incentives for GPs will triple under the change. The Canberra Times · Nov 1, 2023
Canberra High student uses art to warn against vaping 'I wanted people to feel scared to start it,' she said. The Canberra Times · Oct 25, 2023
A quarter of GPs say they would consider closing over new tax And nearly half would consider selling. The Canberra Times · Sep 7, 2023
Barr slams doctors for 'lack of ambition' towards bulk billing It comes amid a flurry of 'wild accusations' about GP changes. The Canberra Times · Aug 29, 2023
Is it going to be more expensive to see a GP in Canberra? Doctors will have to bulk bill more patients to get an exemption. The Canberra Times · Aug 29, 2023
Calvary doctors want to 'defend and preserve' workplace culture: AMA Doctors say they don't want structures imposed on them. The Canberra Times · May 29, 2023
Commonwealth should intervene to stop Calvary takeover: opposition Michaelia Cash calls for Prime Minister to halt ACT's takeover plan. The Canberra Times · May 20, 2023
'A terrible precedent': Doctors feel 'disrespected' over Calvary acquisition 'A lot of staff are not going to transition to ... Canberra Health Services.' The Canberra Times · May 19, 2023
Support grows for inquiry into ACT's health system The Canberra Liberals have called for a health royal commission. The Canberra Times · May 4, 2023
ACT's poor health wait times highlighted in yet another report The AMA described public hospital performance as "suboptimal". The Canberra Times · Apr 28, 2023
Canberra's voluntary assisted dying laws could differ significantly from other jurisdictions The ACT government says voluntary assisted dying will be an option in the capital, the only question is what the new laws will look like. ABC News · Feb 7, 2023
New report shows how much more Canberrans pay to see a doctor Canberra's bulk-billing rate is 40 per cent below the national average. The Canberra Times · Jan 7, 2023
The Canberra Times · Jan 5, 2023 ACT can't fix health system alone, Barr says The Chief Minister said changes to primary health care were a "number one agenda item" for national cabinet.
ABC News · Sep 21, 2022 Canberra doctors, opposition call for immediate change to hospital warning system for children The calls follow the death of five-year-old Rozalia Spadafora, who was waiting in the hospital to be taken to Sydney for treatment.
The Canberra Times · Sep 20, 2022 ACT government urged to improve paediatric early warning system The opposition will call for the change in the territory's parliament.
The Canberra Times · Sep 6, 2022 Authorities defend paediatric early warning system after child deaths The ACT's opposition has called for an urgent review of the early warning system.
The Canberra Times · Sep 5, 2022 'Please take mothers seriously': Deaths of two children prompt calls for improved ACT hospital processes The minister was responding to allegations which aired on Monday night on A Current Affair around the deaths of Canberra children, five-year-old Rozalia Spadafora and 13-year-old Brian Lovelock.
The Canberra Times · May 26, 2022 Flu cases soar, as free vaccine encouraged Influenza cases are tracking higher than pre-pandemic years.
The Canberra Times · May 18, 2022 Elective surgery delays likely to be faced over winter as flu, COVID spreads Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said it was unclear how long delays on elective surgery would last, saying it would be managed on a day-to-day basis.
The Canberra Times · May 18, 2022 Top doctor urges Canberrans to wear masks as elective surgeries cancelled "Keep our emergency departments for emergencies": ACT Health