Blog & News

Keep up to date with what’s happening in HosPortal and the world of rostering.

Why emergency department rostering has outgrown spreadsheets and generic workforce systems

March 26, 2026

Emergency department rostering has become one of the most quietly difficult operational challenges in Australian public hospitals. What was once manageable using spreadsheets and generic workforce systems is increasingly struggling to keep pace with the reality and complexity of modern emergency care. Multiple models of care, expanding training requirements, fatigue management, fairness considerations, and constant […]

Our new app…coming soon

March 3, 2026

Regular readers would know that we have long defended the fact that we do not need a standalone iOS or Android app: our responsive web pages work perfectly on any device and look and behave like an app if you want, including the ability to call and text colleagues directly from your screen. This approach […]

The unique challenges of emergency department rostering in public hospitals

January 2, 2026

Rostering in healthcare is never simple. In emergency departments, however, it carries a different weight altogether.

How Royal Hobart Hospital Transformed Rostering with AI

January 2, 2026

Hospital rostering has always been one of the most demanding and time-consuming tasks in any hospital — no matter the size, specialty, or staffing model.

Good design

November 4, 2025

HosPortal tries hard to think about what makes good design.

Even more perfect in Queensland

April 2, 2025

HosPortal is expanding rapidly in Queensland. Come see us if you are in Cairns in May at the ANZCA ASM.

New ‘Supervision’ module

March 13, 2025

HosPortal’s new Supervision features simplifies – and in many cases, automates – the process of allocating supervisors to trainees.

Recent releases: R54 and R55.

February 14, 2025

HosPortal has been busy over the holiday season making even more improvements to our leading software.

Happy Xmas to all: 2024 in review.

December 20, 2024

Wishing all our rostering customers and staff a wonderful festive season and – for our development team at least – a well-deserved break.

Release 53: more power to administrators

December 10, 2024

New functions that make roster administrators’ lives easier, including more flexible permissions.

Now even better for Emergency Medicine

November 18, 2024

HosPortal is now even better for rostering emergency medicine and emergency departments. Read about our new features here, or check us out in Adelaide at the ACEM conference next week.

More powerful and more flexible rules

October 17, 2024

HosPortal now allows administrators to build and maintain even more rules for HosPortal to look after

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