The 'Dispatched' Podcast

The deeper issue revealed by the failure to consult on Australia's new National Immunisation Strategy. One year on from the health minister's admission that people die waiting for access to health tec...

31 Touko 202447min

We discuss the BPD Annual Conference, our favourite speakers and panels, including Pharmacy Guild National President Professor Trent Twomey and Dr Ian Watt AC, and the focus on women's health and New ...

24 Touko 202446min

Rather than dismissing Budget realities, stakeholders could be invited into the Government's confidence and told to prepare for a mature conversation about the challenge of funding the PBS and a serio...

19 Touko 202429min

Patients and pharmacies are the winners, but the Budget raises more questions than it answers, with a large Contingency Reserve and what appears to be a raft of decisions taken but not announced.

14 Touko 202423min

Budget week is upon us. We share our experiences working on Budgets and discuss the behind-the-scenes process Governments undertake to develop their major annual set-piece announcement. Budgets have c...

12 Touko 202443min

Some important messages and learnings from this week's 'Valuing Life—Medicines Access Summit' in Wellington, with patients and clinicians leading with a straight-talking critique of decision-making th...

3 Touko 202429min

The importance of scrutinising claims involving data, particularly regarding health care, and the double standard regarding productivity. Kudos to a company for welcoming a new listing but calling out...

28 Huhti 202438min

The 2024-25 Budget is fast approaching. We discuss what to look for, where to exercise caution, and what to ignore. More examples of where informing is confused with consulting leading to the problem...

19 Huhti 202437min