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'This is the future': ACT trials gene-editing to treat heart patient

The technology is literally 'cutting' edge.

The Canberra Times

Medicos alarmed as ACT medical graduates flee the capital

Number of grads staying in ACT declines significantly since 2014.

The Canberra Times

ACT GPs unlikely to boost bulk billing despite government incentive

Incentives for GPs will triple under the change.

The Canberra Times

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Canberra High student uses art to warn against vaping

'I wanted people to feel scared to start it,' she said.

The Canberra Times

A quarter of GPs say they would consider closing over new tax

And nearly half would consider selling.

The Canberra Times

Barr slams doctors for 'lack of ambition' towards bulk billing

It comes amid a flurry of 'wild accusations' about GP changes.

The Canberra Times

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

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Calvary doctors want to 'defend and preserve' workplace culture: AMA

Doctors say they don't want structures imposed on them.

The Canberra Times

Commonwealth should intervene to stop Calvary takeover: opposition

Michaelia Cash calls for Prime Minister to halt ACT's takeover plan.

The Canberra Times

'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

Support grows for inquiry into ACT's health system

The Canberra Liberals have called for a health royal commission.

The Canberra Times

ACT's poor health wait times highlighted in yet another report

The AMA described public hospital performance as "suboptimal".

The Canberra Times

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

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

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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

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

ACT government urged to improve paediatric early warning system

The opposition will call for the change in the territory's parliament.

The Canberra Times

Authorities defend paediatric early warning system after child deaths

The ACT's opposition has called for an urgent review of the early warning system.

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'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

Flu cases soar, as free vaccine encouraged

Influenza cases are tracking higher than pre-pandemic years.

The Canberra Times

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

Top doctor urges Canberrans to wear masks as elective surgeries cancelled

"Keep our emergency departments for emergencies": ACT Health

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