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The following articles have the tag UNSW

Decade-long fall in after-hours care: report

Decade-long fall in after-hours care: report

AFTER-hours services have been on a steady decline during the past decade, according to the latest BEACH data, which comes amid uncertainty about the future of existing services as Medicare Locals are appointed administrators of after-hours care.

Professor Michael Kidd

Rush to MDs may ‘bankrupt’ health

AUSTRALIAN medical schools are rushing to switch from MBBS degrees to masters-level MDs in a cultural shift that will either “bankrupt the healthcare system” or bring Australian medical education on to the world stage, experts have said.

Managers smarter than staff – brain size proves it

ARE practice managers smarter than their staff? It appears the answer is yes and there is medical evidence to back it up. Researchers from the University of NSW have discovered office managers – including practice managers, principals and partners – benefit from managing other people, with the activity triggering structural changes in the brain, protecting its memory and learning centre well into old age. The findings reveal a link between managerial experience and the integrity and larger size of an individual's hippocampus – the area of the brain responsible for ...