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Stay up to date with the latest Policy and Funding updates from the global hospital industryMaquet Receives CE Mark for Cardioroot Aortic Graft
Maquet Cardiovascular has received European CE mark approval for its Cardioroot aortic graft, which is used to repair or replace diseased and damaged aortas. The graft allows easy sewing...
Australia Announces Funds for Hospitals in Victoria
The Australian Federal Government has announced that it will provide A$440m ($465m) in funding to increase the number of beds at public hospitals in the state of Victoria. Regional...
IASIS Acquires St Joseph Medical Center
IASIS Healthcare, an operator of medium-sized acute care hospitals, has acquired a 79% ownership interest in St Joseph Medical Center in Texas, US. St Joseph provides general, acute care...
Indonesia to Improve Health Services for Poor
Indonesia has invited the private sector to build more hospitals and reserve 25% of the available beds for the poor in an attempt to address a rise in chronic diseases in the nation. ...
US Provides Additional Funding for Public Health Improvement Programmes
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced more than $34m in additional Affordable Care Act funding for public health improvement programmes in the country. ...
Australia Boosts GP Training Figures
A record 900 GPs have begun training in Australia in 2011, as a result of the government's national health reforms. The Australian General Practice Training programme will support 900 GPs...
NHS Reforms May Endanger Patient Confidentiality, BMA Warns
Urgent action is needed to prevent patient confidentiality from being endangered by NHS reforms, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned. The BMA has expressed its concern over...
FDA 510(k) Process Linked to High-Risk Device Recalls
Most medical devices that have been recently recalled by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were initially approved through the expedited 510(k) process, according to a study published...
Japan to Fund Philippine Hospital Improvements
The Japan International Cooperation Agency, the aid-granting arm of the Japanese Government, is to fund an upgrade of Aurora Memorial Hospital in Barangay Reserva, the Philippines. The...
UK Launches Initiative to Improve NHS Trauma Care
The UK Department of Health has announced significant investment for trauma and microbiology research. The Department of Health, the Ministry of Defence, University Hospitals Birmingham...
FDA to Improve 510(k) Approval Process
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a plan containing 25 actions intended to improve the 510(k) process – the most common review path for medical devices – by 2011. ...
Armenia Introduces New Programme to Improve Healthcare for Children
Armenia has announced a programme that will pump more than $8.6m into the healthcare sector to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare for children. The Child Health...
Canadian Red Cross to Strengthen Healthcare in Haiti
The Canadian Red Cross has announced a five-year integrated programme to strengthen the healthcare system in Haiti, which was devastated by an earthquake last year. The programme, which...
Medtronic Provides Funding to Improve Healthcare in Haiti
Medtronic has announced funding of $750,000 to support healthcare infrastructure development in Haiti. About $500,000 will be provided to Partners in Health to facilitate the completion...
UK to Provide Extra Funding for Frontline NHS services
The UK Department of Health will provide an extra £162m for frontline services such as reducing hospital stays in the NHS, following a successful savings drive. The funding, which was...
World Bank Grants $80m to Improve Healthcare in Congo
The World Bank has approved an additional grant of $80m for the Health Sector Rehabilitation Support Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project aims to improving access...
Anger Over Delayed UK Blood Disaster Review
The UK's Haemophilia Society has voiced its disappointment over the Department of Health's decision to postpone the publication of a review of the support made available haemophiliacs infected...
Australia Funds Indigenous Health Services
The Australian Government has granted A$1.7m (US$1.6m) to upgrade and extend the Galiwin'ku Aged Care Service on Elcho Island in the Northern Territory. The funding will also be used to...
FDA to Review Mercury Use in Dental Fillings
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to review scientific evidence that claims that mercury in dental amalgam does not cause harm to patients. In July 2009, FDA had classified...
Victorian Government Launches $1.5bn Health Package
The Australian state of Victoria has pledged to employ an additional 1,700 nurses, 400 doctors and 700 other health professionals under a four-year A$1.5bn ($1.5bn) package if the state...
