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BBC News By Sarah Dickins image copyrightGetty Images image captionFrom Monday, up to six people from different households will be able to come together inside pubs and cafes in Wales Pubs, cafes and restaurants are all waiting to welcome customers back inside on Monday - but staff shortages mean some are struggling to reopen. One leading Welsh recruitment firm said the sector was in crisis. "I have never seen anything like this in 35 years in the industry," said Simon James of Atlantic resourc...

Written by Kate McDonald on 12 May 2021. Funding has been secured in the 2021-22 federal budget to move ahead with the Department of Health’s voluntary patient enrolment scheme, which is to be called MyGP. The initiative, which was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, is aimed at improving continuity of care and will provide extra money for patients with chronic illnesses who enrol with their regular general practice. $50.7 million has been made available in yesterday’s federal budget f...

The big ticket items in the 2021-22 federal budget for digital health are the previously announced funds under the government’s

The federal government has released its response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality

Written by Kate McDonald on 12 May 2021. The federal government is claiming it will “transform digital health in Australia” through $503 million worth of measures in the 2021-22 budget, including funds for My Health Record, the Healthcare Identifiers Service, electronic medication charts for aged care and the Health Products Portal. The My Health Record system has received the lion’s share of funding, with $301.8 million allocated over two years to ongoing operations and enhancements....

Cameron McGlaughlin, 22, hit speeds up to 70mph in a 30mph zone in his uninsured Audi A4 as he tried to get away from a patrol car flashing its blue lights in Ashford, Kent, just before 6pm on March 14.

International health IT week in review: May 9

Govt to continue My Health Record funding, promises revamp for myGov Written by Kate McDonald on 06 May 2021. The Australian government has promised $301.8 million in funding in next week’s federal budget to continue the operation of the My Health Record system, along with $200.1 million to overhaul myGov. The government says the money is aimed at enhancing the My Health Record and expanding the “digital identity system”, but it is unclear as to whether it is new money or ...

UnitingCare Queensland victim of Sodinokibi ransomware attack Written by Kate McDonald on 06 May 2021. UnitingCare Queensland (UCQ) has confirmed it was the victim of an attack by suspected Russian ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation Sodinokibi, which also trades under the name of Revil/Sodin. The attack, the first known one by this particular organisation on healthcare systems in Australia or New Zealand, knocked UCQ’s digital systems offline on April 26, leaving them in...

NT Department of Health gets new CEO Written by Kate McDonald on 05 May 2021. Emergency physician and clinical toxicologist Frank Daly has been named as the new CEO of the Northern Territory Department of Health, taking over from Catherine Stoddart, who resigned late last year after four years in the role. Dr Daly worked at Royal Perth Hospital for 10 years as an emergency physician and clinical toxicologist, director of emergency medicine and director of clinical reform, as wel...