Health workforce

National action is needed to support unpaid carers in ageing, palliative care and end-of-life contexts in Australia.

For many doctors, retirement isn’t a simple question of age. From mounting workload and burnout to financial readiness and life beyond medicine, the decision to step away from clinical practice is often gradual — and deeply personal.

Long shifts, overnight calls and unpaid overtime are often treated as a rite of passage for junior doctors. How are they to find work life balance and avoid burnout?

From overtime and penalty rates to leave and safe working hours, most employed doctors are covered by awards or agreements that set minimum entitlements. Here’s what you’re actually owed.

Burnout among doctors is no longer a fringe concern but a defining feature of modern practice. What’s driving it, and what does the system need to do in response?

Why are we still describing the people who run these machines with a name borrowed from a different technology? 

A new National Model for Clinical Governance from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care aims to improve quality of care in acute health services.

Australia's chronic underrepresentation of First Nations doctors reflects structural barriers to both entry and progression.

A healthy, safe and engaged healthcare workforce is fundamental to a high performing and sustainable health system that delivers high quality patient care.

Isla Woidt, Katie Billing