Executive Summary The Australian Paediatric Society (APS) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2027–28. APS submits that current hospital funding models inadequately recognise the complexity and resource requirements of contemporary paediatric chronic disease management, particularly within regional and rural...

The Australian Paediatric Society formally notifies the Senate that current Commonwealth endorsed arrangements for managing high-risk medical conditions, specifically Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and life-threatening allergy/anaphylaxis, within Australia’s Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) system are already causing unacceptable, unlawful, and preventable clinical risk to children and to ECEC...

The Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing announced a commitment to contribute $2 billion over 5 years towards Thriving Kids, commencing from 1 July 2026. Thriving Kids will focus on identifying developmental concerns earlier and establishing a national system of supports for children aged 8 and under with developmental delay and disability and low to moderate...

This submission is a genuine attempt by passionate, time-poor paediatricians who have provided unfunded deliberation on the issues, recommending interventionsthat, from extensive professional clinical experience, we consider are most likely to improve health outcomes for young people with T1D using Federal Government funds most effectively. The APS Diabetes Committee is the most active...

Submission to Review of Disability Standards for Education 2005:  The Australian Paediatric Society (APS) represents regional Australian child health. Regional paediatricians are very familiar with the issues of disability and schools. Regional paediatricians coordinate management of children with disability and their learning needs. Hence, they are frequently in contact with school...

Submission to MBS review:  The Australian Paediatric Society (APS) is a Special Society of the RACP representing rural child health and over 300 paediatricians working in rural and remote Australia. The Australian Paediatric Society notes the absence of any rural based specialist on the Taskforce. The Australian Paediatric Society appreciates the opportunity to review the MBS Review...

There is an urgent need to provide children with type 1 diabetes access to safe insulin administration at school, to ensure they have the same health and learning opportunities as other children. The development of a national online training program for school staff, supplemented by face to face training for selected staff responsible for administering insulin would provide the training and...

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