Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #health-policy, aggregated by home.social.
Bigger does not always mean better in hospital care | Letter
By Guardian Staff
For some medics, working at a large centre means for the same pay you don’t have to work so hard, writes Dr Paul Godwin
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/26/bigger-does-not-always-mean-better-in-hospital-care
#Hospitals #Doctors #NHS #Health #Society #Midwifery #Childbirth #Healthpolicy #Healthwellbeing #Publicservicespolicy #Politics #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Second death increases call for action on health system in 'crisis'
By Jano Gibson
Tasmania's health system is in "crisis" after the second death of a patient involving a delayed ambulance this month, Labor and the Greens say.
#AmbulanceService #RuralandRemoteCommunities #HealthPolicy #PublicHealth #JanoGibson
Labor pitches $1.5 billion plan to slash emergency wait times
By Rachel Eddie
Victorian Labor has announced a new plan to slash emergency wait times at a dozen hospitals, following a flurry of opposition promises in the health space.
New documentary spotlights 'silent killer' affecting First Nations people
By Stephanie Richards
Kelli Owen underwent kidney dialysis for three years before receiving a transplant, but says different attitudes to Aboriginal healthcare could have shortened that timeline.
#HealthPolicy #LiverandKidneys #IndigenousPeoples #Documentaries #StephanieRichards
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/59403/ Healthcare Policy Outlook: The Potential Impact of the Midterm Elections | Insights #BipartisanHealthcarePolicy #DrugPricing #EnhancedPremiumTaxCredits #EPTCs #FederalPolicy #HR1 #HealthPolicy #HealthcareAffordability #HealthcarePolicy #HealthcarePolicy2027 #HealthcareReform #MedicaidCuts #MidtermElections #MidtermMinute #Policy
Child health in England at risk from sharp rise in NHS waiting times, report says https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/23/child-health-england-at-risk-sharp-rise-nhs-waiting-times #ChildrensHealth #CareQualityCommissionCqc #HealthPolicy #England #Children #Nhs #UkNews #Health
Child health in England at risk from sharp rise in NHS waiting times, report says
By Andrew Gregory Health editor
CQC research finds long delays are making conditions harder to treat and highlights regional disparities in care
#Childrenshealth #CareQualityCommissionCQC #Healthpolicy #England #Children #NHS #UKnews #Health #TheGuardian #AndrewGregoryHealtheditor
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/58692/ Healthcare Industry Trends Powering Growth Beyond 2026 #ai #biopharma #biotech #DanBrillman #ErinWright #GLP1 #HealthPolicy #Healthcare #HealthcareEconomics #innovation #JohnBrooks #Medicaid #medicare #regulation #SeanLaaman
CDC denies approval for high volume measles test, ‘prioritizing emerging technologies’
By Melody Schreiber
A letter signed by health officials in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, asks the CDC to reconsider
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/cdc-measles-test-denied
#Trumpadministration #California #MMR #USnews #Hawaii #Washingtonstate #Oregon #UShealthcare #Healthpolicy #Texas #TheGuardian #MelodySchreiber
CDC denies approval for high volume measles test, ‘prioritizing emerging technologies’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/cdc-measles-test-denied #TrumpAdministration #California #Mmr #UsNews #Hawaii #WashingtonState #Oregon #UsHealthcare #HealthPolicy #Texas
Calls for transparency as pressure builds on regional SA health system
By Josh Brine and Aiden McNamara
There are concerns a lack of data on hospital demand in SA is obscuring the strain the system is under.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-22/regional-sa-hospital-overcrowding-data-concerns/107287704
#HealthcareFacilities #HealthPolicy #RegionalCommunities #JoshBrine #AidenMcNamara
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/56073/ Whitfield Hospital Foundation launches $1 million endowment campaign | News #ClinicalMedicine #FinancialEndowment #Health #HealthCare #HealthCareIndustry #HealthCareManagement #HealthCareQuality #HealthEconomics #HealthPolicy #HealthSciences #Healthcare #HealthcareEconomics #medicine #PublicFinance #PublicServices #ServiceEconomy #SocialPrograms
‘I’m very angry’: families of people who died in care homes react after Covid inquiry report
By Esther Addley
Relatives recount distress and loneliness their loved ones went through in pandemic as result of isolation policy
#Covidinquiry #Coronavirus #Infectiousdiseases #Careworkers #Socialcare #Healthpolicy #Longtermcare #Olderpeople #Publicservicespolicy #Health #Society #UKnews #TheGuardian #EstherAddley
Judicial police in Guinea-Bissau raided centers linked to Robert F Kennedy Jr, seizing hepatitis B vaccines amid controversy over newborn research. #HealthPolicy sugataai.com/blog/rfk-jr-...
RFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine r...
The Guardian view on Covid-19 and care homes: the inquiry’s scathing verdict must be heeded | Editorial
By Editorial
The government did not throw a ‘protective ring’ around social care, and vulnerable people were left exposed
#Covidinquiry #Socialcare #Coronavirus #Careworkers #Society #Longtermcare #Healthpolicy #Olderpeople #Publicservicespolicy #Health #MattHancock #NHS #TheGuardian #Editorial
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/54185/ Black Book Releases 2027 Healthcare Policy Outlook Ahead of Medicare Payment Changes #BlackBookMarketResearch #Chime #FederalPolicy #HealthPolicy #HealthcareAI #HealthcareCompliance #HealthcareCybersecurity #HealthDataPrivacy #HIMSS #interoperability #Medicaid #medicare #Policy #PriorAuthorization #RuralHealth
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry's Adult Social Care report recommends stronger pandemic planning, safer infection-control arrangements in care homes, rapid support for staff needing to self-isolate, clearer visiting policies, continued inspection and oversight during emergencies, better workforce data, improved end-of-life care training, and greater recognition of social care staff through a voluntary register.
#COVID19Inquiry #SocialCare #PublicHealth #PandemicPreparedness #HealthPolicy
UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds
By Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent
Inquiry chair says failure to isolate people discharged from hospital into care was ‘significant oversight’
#Covidinquiry #Coronavirus #UKnews #Infectiousdiseases #Socialcare #Longtermcare #Health #Healthpolicy #Olderpeople #NHS #Careworkers #Society #TheGuardian #JessicaMurraySocialaffairscorrespondent
UK government failures led to Covid spreading ‘like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/20/uk-government-failures-led-to-covid-spreading-like-wildfire-in-care-homes-inquiry-finds #CovidInquiry #Coronavirus #UkNews #InfectiousDiseases #SocialCare #LongtermCare #Health #HealthPolicy #OlderPeople #Nhs #CareWorkers #Society
Health system in 'perpetual crisis' demands inquiry, doctors say
By Loretta Lohberger
Tasmania's troubled health system has had a piecemeal approach to addressing its issues, the state's peak medical body says, as it calls for an independent inquiry that would look at the problems holistically.
#HealthPolicy #HealthAdministration #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LorettaLohberger
Public support for founding principles of NHS is falling across UK population
By Denis Campbell Health policy editor
Rise in economic hardship and changes in attitudes towards migration could explain drop in support, experts say
#NHS #Health #Society #UKnews #Healthpolicy #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Generationalinequality #TheGuardian #DenisCampbellHealthpolicyeditor
Public support for founding principles of NHS is falling across UK population https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/20/public-support-founding-principles-nhs-falling-across-uk-population #Nhs #Health #Society #UkNews #HealthPolicy #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #GenerationalInequality
https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/52308/ Healthcare advocates demand action on rising costs during Flint stop | Local #FederalPolicy #flint #HealthCare #HealthCarePricesInTheUnitedStates #HealthInsurance #HealthPolicy #Medicaid #Policy
A scoping review of bias in large AI models for medicine and healthcare
Our search identified 92 studies meeting the inclusion criteria (Fig. 2). These studies reveal substantial diversity in medical biases…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #CA #Canada #Computationalbiologyandbioinformatics #Health #HealthCare #Healthpolicy #HealthPromotionandDiseasePrevention #MaternalandChildHealth #Mathematicsandcomputing #MedicalResearch #publichealth #Scientificcommunity
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/939030/
The abortion debate has gone quiet amid US midterms. In Idaho, the stakes remain high
By Jessica Glenza
Republicans delay major action on abortion until after midterm elections, and Democrats focus on affordability
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/abortion-rights-idaho-ballot
#Idaho #Abortion #Reproductiverights #USnews #UShealthcare #Healthpolicy #Missouri #Louisiana #TheGuardian #JessicaGlenza
A scoping review of bias in large AI models for medicine and healthcare
Our search identified 92 studies meeting the inclusion criteria (Fig. 2). These studies reveal substantial diversity …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #Computationalbiologyandbioinformatics #Health #Healthpolicy #HealthPromotionandDiseasePrevention #MaternalandChildHealth #Mathematicsandcomputing #Medicalresearch #PublicHealth #scientificcommunity
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/887588/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1261602/ A scoping review of bias in large AI models for medicine and healthcare #ComputationalBiologyAndBioinformatics #Health #HealthCare #HealthPolicy #HealthPromotionAndDiseasePrevention #Healthcare #MaternalAndChildHealth #MathematicsAndComputing #MedicalResearch #PublicHealth #ScientificCommunity #UK #UnitedKingdom
A scoping review of bias in large AI models for medicine and healthcare
Our search identified 92 studies meeting the inclusion criteria (Fig. 2). These studies reveal substantial diversity in medical biases…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #AU #Australia #Computationalbiologyandbioinformatics #Health #Healthpolicy #HealthPromotionandDiseasePrevention #MaternalandChildHealth #Mathematicsandcomputing #MedicalResearch #publichealth #Scientificcommunity
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/933121/
A scoping review of bias in large AI models for medicine and healthcare
Our search identified 92 studies meeting the inclusion criteria (Fig. 2). These studies reveal substantial diversity in medical bias…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #Computationalbiologyandbioinformatics #Health #Healthpolicy #HealthPromotionandDiseasePrevention #healthcare #MaternalandChildHealth #Mathematicsandcomputing #medicalresearch #Publichealth #Scientificcommunity #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/807032/
https://www.europesays.com/ie/740881/ A scoping review of bias in large AI models for medicine and healthcare #ComputationalBiologyAndBioinformatics #Éire #Health #HealthCare #HealthPolicy #HealthPromotionAndDiseasePrevention #Healthcare #IE #Ireland #MaternalAndChildHealth #MathematicsAndComputing #MedicalResearch #PublicHealth #ScientificCommunity
Did neoliberalism infect American health care? A debate
Welcome to Friendly Argument, a new STAT First Opinion series in which two experts who disagree but respect…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #Health #healthcarecosts #Healthpolicy #privateequity
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/886660/
Yvette Cooper pledges £140m to boost urgent care as NHS faces ‘tough’ winter
By Press Association
Health secretary says government has been preparing early and will spend money on ambulances and A&E upgrades
#NHS #Healthpolicy #Health #Politics #Publicservicespolicy #Society #England #YvetteCooper #Hospitals #Flu #Emergencyservices #TheGuardian #PressAssociation
An autism diagnosis, but where’s the treatment? | Letters
By Guardian Staff
Rebecca Hope Duncan says she has not received any help after being assessed as autistic, in response to Prof Peter Fonagy’s review of mental health, ADHD and autism services. Plus letters from Jeremy Seymour, John Bryant, Peter Deadman, Steve Bamford and another reader
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/15/an-autism-diagnosis-but-wheres-the-treatment
#Mentalhealth #Society #NHS #Attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder #Autism #Healthpolicy #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Top health civil servant urged to play no role in clampdown on ADHD clinics
By Denis Campbell and Anna Bawden
Four MPs raise conflict of interest concerns over Samantha Jones’s past links to a big provider of ADHD assessments
#Healthpolicy #Civilservice #Neurodiversity #Attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder #Autism #Health #Privatehealthcare #Politics #UKnews #Society #TheGuardian #DenisCampbell #AnnaBawden
Top health civil servant urged to play no role in clampdown on ADHD clinics https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/15/health-department-civil-servant-adhd-clinics-clampdown #HealthPolicy #CivilService #Neurodiversity #AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder #Autism #Health #PrivateHealthcare #Politics #UkNews #Society
Death puts spotlight on 'promise' to ban ambulance ramping
By Ashleigh Barraclough
A man's death following a lack of available ambulances has put the spotlight on a Tasmanian Liberal's election promise.
#AmbulanceService #PublicHealth #Health #StateandTerritoryGovernment #HealthAdministration #HealthPolicy #Unions #AshleighBarraclough
"A New World of Lung Cancer Therapy Awaits Pope Leo"
#medsky #healthcare #caregiving #healthpolicy #homehealth
A New World of Lung Cancer The...
"Leading Cancer Researcher, 47, Dies of the Disease She Was Trying to Cure. This Was Her 1st Symptom"
#medsky #healthcare #caregiving #healthpolicy #homehealth
Leading Cancer Researcher, 47,...
Rural doctors hit out at 'unsafe' birthing services model amid shortages
By Alana Calvert, Tahlia Fahey, and Clem Stanley
Rural GPs in South Australia's Mid North are urging the government not to trial a new birthing service at two of their hospitals, saying it will fragment patient care and have flow-on effects on an already under-pressure health system.
#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #HealthPolicy #Babies #RegionalCommunities #WomensHealth #RuralandRemoteCommunities #AlanaCalvert #TahliaFahey #ClemStanley
Death investigated after ambulance not available for medical emergency
By Jano Gibson
An investigation has been launched after a man died shortly after his family drove him to the Royal Hobart Hospital because no ambulances were available.
#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #HealthAdministration #Health #HealthPolicy #JanoGibson
👉 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!
🧐 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝗘𝗛𝗥𝘀) 𝘀𝗼 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆?
Technology alone is not enough. If we want digital tools to genuinely enhance clinical decision-making rather than drain cognitive bandwidth, healthcare leadership must shift toward a behavioral and workflow-centric approach.
The core findings break down into three interconnected domains:
1️⃣ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹: While AI, usability, and data architecture dominate current research, foundational ICT infrastructure and backend stability remain critical, yet surprisingly overlooked, bottlenecks.
2️⃣ 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: User familiarity, cognitive workload, and behavioral nudges make or break adoption. A feature does not add value unless it seamlessly integrates into clinical reasoning.
3️⃣ 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 & 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄: Implementations fail when tools disrupt real-world clinical tempo. Strategic alignment, access optimization, and deep customization to local workflows are non-negotiable.
⚠️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: stop viewing EHR implementations purely as IT projects or compliance checklists. Treat them as cognitive systems designed around the clinicians who use them every day.
The paper is open access: 🔗 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-026-15041-9
#DigitalHealth #HealthInformatics #EHR #HealthcareManagement #ClinicalDecisionSupport #HealthPolicy #OpenAccess #MedEd
"Comedian Ron Bennington Recalls Early Symptoms of Stage 4 Colon Cancer: ‘Sick As I’ve Ever Been’"
#medsky #healthcare #caregiving #healthpolicy #homehealth
Comedian Ron Bennington Recall...
Woman, 71, treated on 'cold floor' of Adelaide hospital
By Will Hunter
A woman details how she spent four hours on the floor of the Noarlunga Hospital while being treated for a chronic lung condition.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-09/woman-treated-on-cold-floor-of-adelaide-hospital/107246716
#HealthcareFacilities #HealthPolicy #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #WillHunter
I discuss the environment that inspired my current manuscript, Needle's Edge, and how US public policy decisions based on morality instead of medical science led to the ensuing opioid crisis and the fentanyl deaths that followed. This is causal – and not simply correlated for my stats peeps.
https://brywillis634737.substack.com/p/the-cascade-behind-needles-edge
#philosophy #politics #healthpolicy #opioidcrisis #fictionwriting #writing #writingprocess #harmreduction #drugpolicy #RidleyPark #Philadelphia
Nurse says hospital parking fix needed after being chased to her car
By Clancy Balen
Audrey McAllister was followed by a group of men after a shift. The nurses union says a lack of safe and affordable parking options is putting workers at risk.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-09/tas-nurse-followed-to-car-rhh-parking/107244120
NHS England mental health services review: what has it found and what does it recommend? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/key-findings-fonagy-nhs-mental-health-adhd-autism #Nhs #HealthPolicy #MentalHealth #AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder #Autism #Anxiety #Depression #Neurodiversity #Health #Society #Politics #UkNews #PublicServicesPolicy
NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism care soars, inquiry finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/nhs-fonagy-review-autism-adhd-mental-health-conditions-care #Nhs #MentalHealth #AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder #Autism #Health #Neurodiversity #ChildrensHealth #Children #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Society #England #UkNews #YoungPeople #HealthPolicy
Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/08/britons-kept-in-dark-scale-of-climate-crisis-first-of-its-kind-emergency-briefing #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Food #EconomicPolicy #HealthPolicy #FoodSecurity #EmergencyPlanning #DocumentaryFilms #Film #UkNews
Clean-air advocates want the government to axe wood fire heaters
By Erin Somerville
Victoria is moving new homes off gas, but clean-air campaigners say wood heater pollution is getting less attention, while some households say they want to keep theirs.
#AirPollution #HealthPolicy #EnvironmentalPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Pollution #ErinSomerville
https://www.laviezine.com/1656626/seoul-appoints-yonsei-professor-as-chief-health-advisor/ Seoul Appoints Yonsei Professor as Chief Health Advisor #HealthPolicy #KimHyunChul #seoul #SeoulHealthCommissioner #SeoulMetropolitanGovernment #WristDoctor9988 #YonseiUniversity
Former patients report assaults inside locked mental health wards
By Eden Gillespie
Former patients allege they have witnessed or experienced physical assaults and sexual misconduct in locked mental health wards in Queensland, as calls grow for independent inspections of all facilities.
#MentalHealth #HealthcareFacilities #LawCrimeandJustice #HealthPolicy #Health #EdenGillespie
Eating disorder support not keeping up with surge in regional cases
A regional woman says she felt unable to reach out for help for more than eight years because of stigma and a lack of eating disorder support services in her small town.
Coalition wants Victoria to 'lead the world' in youth mental health care
The state opposition has promised to expand the number of patient transit lounges at Victorian hospitals and invest in youth mental health if it wins next month's election.