The 'Dispatched' Week in Review Podcast - 12 December
Not for the first time, some Australian politicians are in trouble over their use of very generous travel entitlements. We discuss why it matters for patients and why the claim that they are acting wi...
12 Dec 202544min
The 'Dispatched' Week in Review'- 5 December
A turbulent round of Senate Estimates, highlighted by a heartbreaking exchange about a mother with two children battling Crohn’s disease. Officials suggested that the family seek compassionate access ...
5 Dec 202553min
The 'Dispatched' Podcast - 30 November
In this week’s Dispatched Podcast, we unpack the AI Health Summit and agree it revealed a gap between institutional caution and the real-world pace of its adoption. The practical reality of the propos...
30 Nov 20251h 2min
The 'Dispatched' Week in Review' - 7 November
7 Nov 202556min
The 'Dispatched' Week in Review - 31 October
Reform efforts can struggle because they focus on health systems at their strongest point rather than their weakest. Framing is a pernicious tool used to justify delays and denials. We argue that the ...
31 Okt 202545min
The 'Dispatched' Week in Review'- 17 October
We discuss what could be a significant policy shift in PBS decision-making, with clinical judgement backed by what is a 'common sense' outcome. It could be a new precedent, but only if all stakeholder...
17 Okt 202539min
The 'Dispatched' Week in Review - 12 October
Has Senate Estimates devolved into an overly polite, time-sliced format that enables waffle, obfuscation, and endless questions taken on notice? Does this reflect weakened scrutiny? The responses prov...
12 Okt 202555min
The Dispatched 'Week in Review' - 3 October
We open by marking Yom Kippur and a frank discussion before pivoting to the US 'MFN' drug-pricing moves, what they could mean for Australia’s PBS, and why institutional rigidity in HTA persists and is...
3 Okt 202553min
