People & Positions

These add to the growing list of medical services pharmacists can now provide, following the State Government's permanent adoption of the program last year. 'We're expanding Chemist Care Now so pharmacists can treat more conditions – making it easier for Victorians to get the care they need without a visit to the GP,' she said. The Victorian Health Department added that over the coming years, 'additional common health conditions and wellbeing services will be introduced to the Community Pharmacist Program', bringing the total to 22 services pharmacists can offer. While the State Government says the program helps Victorians to avoid unnecessary trips to the doctor 'while freeing up GPs to see people with more complex conditions', the RACGP remains deeply opposed to it.

'If I want more staff or more support, I need to talk in the language of the organisation and make sure we address issues that are organisational priorities.' This approach has enabled pharmacists at the Alfred to move beyond dispensary-based roles and embed themselves at key points along the patient journey. The role of pharmacists was to obtain the best possible medication history, make recommendations around the management of acute blood pressure and facilitate the early administration of thrombolysis. 'We needed to equip pharmacists with the knowledge, the expertise and the confidence to go there and be part of those stroke calls,' Ms Foley said. 'There are opportunities to have a chat with the physio or the speech pathologist, to ask the dietitian why they've recommended a particular type of enteral nutrition, and to be with the doctor on the ward round.

But that doesn't mean it's a passive one." Margins improve, giving leaders a short runway to act Fitch expects 2026 to look much like 2025 for most hospitals, with modest margin improvement and fewer sudden shocks to the bottom line. It has to be immediately accretive, or there has to be a very clear plan to get there." For struggling systems, that reality limits the pool of potential partners. It forces organizations to be more deliberate about how they use them." AI adoption becomes more selective AI continues to dominate healthcare discussions, but the tone has shifted from experimentation to return on investment. "Nobody wants to move first and regret it." The HHS recently asked the healthcare industry how it could speed AI adoption by using its powers to improve patient and caregiver experiences and outcomes, reduce provider burden, improve quality of care and lower healthcare costs."

De indiske sundhedsansatte skal først gennemgå en yderligere uddannelse med dansk undervisning i Indien, før de kommer i en form for praktikforløb i Danmark på to år. Mette Kierkgaard mener, at der er skabt et så godt uddannelsesforløb, at hun ikke er bekymret for sammenhængskraften i Danmark - eller om danske ældre vil opleve et kvalitetsfald. »Jeg er ikke bekymret, for vi gør en masse for at uddanne dem fagligt, sprogligt og kulturelt«, siger Mette Kierkgaard. Selvom ministeren selv anslår, at der kan være brug for op mod 23.800 nye ansatte, vil partnerskabsaftalen med Indien kun sikre 100 nye sosu'er om året.

Marta Miączyńska, Director of the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB), and Anders H. Lund, Director of the Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC) at the University of Copenhagen, have been appointed the new Chair and Co-Chair of EU-LIFE, the alliance of independent research institutes in the life sciences across Europe, as of 1 January 2026. Over the next two years, Marta and Anders will work closely with Marta Agostinho, EU-LIFE's Executive Director, to help steer the alliance's scientific and policy agenda at a crucial time for European research. EU-LIFE's priorities for the near future include helping shape the next European Framework Programme (FP10), strengthening research culture across Europe, advancing research assessment reform, and promoting scientific excellence and responsible research practices. I am honoured to take on the role of Chair and look forward to working with our members to foster an environment where research can flourish and where institutes continue learning from one another to continually raise standards, said Marta Miączyńska."

Selvom man oftest hører om problemer med lægedækningen i Jylland, Lolland og Vestsjælland, så er flere områder i Region Hovedstaden også lægedækningstruede.

Hälso- och sjukvårdens ansvarsnämnd (HSAN) beslutade under 2025 om återkallande av sammanlagt 137 stycken yrkeslegitimationer. De största legitimerade grupperna i vården – sjuksköterskor och läkare – står som vanligt också för de flesta indragna legitimationerna.

Den danske afdeling af den britiske rådgivergigant Arup ansætter Mikkel Kragh som vicedirektør i København. Han skal lede virksomhedens danske division for bygningsdesign og bygherrerådgivning. Mikkel Kragh kommer til Arup fra en stilling som professor og institutleder for Institut for Byggeri og Bygningsdesign ved Aarhus Universitet. Han er desuden medlem af Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber.

The core laboratory team behind ALESAC for the past year: Research assistants Romisa Fakhari and Christiana Pliakou, Anne Ladegaard Skov, Stina Bjerg Nielsen, and senior researcher Liyun Yu. The foam formulation has been tested extensively and adjusted by these great people 🤩

Two healthcare roles made LinkedIn's 2026 Jobs on the Rise" list, which highlights the fastest-growing jobs across the U.S. Healthcare reimbursement specialists ranked No. 6, while psychiatric nurse practitioners came in at No. 19."