After the preventable death of a 22-month-old boy, a scathing audit has found Nor...
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Aged Care Royal Commission
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New training to improve safety of psychotropic medications
Researchers have developed new training modules for aged care workers and nurses ...
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More aged care homes close due to nursing shortage
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One in 20 facilities will not have nurses 24/7 by July, minister says
Industry & Reform
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Safe seat syndrome? Why some hospitals get upgrades and others miss out
On his campaign trail, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged $200 million to up...
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NSW public system doctors start three-day strike
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Australia will vote on May 3, could this be a turning point for healthcare?
Specialty Focus
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Tom Gleisner wrote a comedy musical – and it’s set in an aged care home
As one of the great minds behind The Castle, Frontline and Utopia, Tom Gleisner i...
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Calls to end “age of shame” at NSW Drug Summit
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For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need
Clinical Practice
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Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third – and save money
Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn’t have when they were...
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Soaring flu cases prompt warning from nation’s peak health bodies
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Australia’s medicine supply shortages explained
Workforce
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Fair Work moves to rectify gender-based undervaluation of female dominated industries
Hundreds of thousands of Australian workers are set to benefit from a historic re...
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“Overjoyed”: NSWNMA strikes deal with Ramsay Health Care
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Times up: Qld nurse and midwife strikes looms as tens of thousands of wage contracts expire
Technology
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Give aged care nurses a voice in digital transformation: Research
Researchers are calling for nurses to have more say in the digital transformation...
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World first as NSW identifies number of people with metastatic breast cancer
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Genome sequencing developed to trace Covid is now protecting babies in intensive care from infectious diseases