Study to improve palliative care for people who have dementia. Curtin University and partner organisations have launched a research study that brings together health service providers to improve care for people who are dying with dementia. The Commonwealth funded Communities ...
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Assistance encourages stronger workforce
Applications now open for scholarships. Nursing students, nurses and midwives are being encouraged to apply for an Australian government scholarship under the newly consolidated Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship Support Scheme (NAHSSS). The NAHSSS program incorporates five different scholarship types, ...
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Most people do beat breast cancer, says author of new book. Australia and the UK lead the world in improving the survivability of breast cancer, a leading expert and new author on the subject says. Professor John Boyages, a specialist ...
More »GPs can help close the gap: report
Many GPs don’t consider ethnicity to be relevant to quality of care, according to a new study. Better identification of indigenous patients in general practices would improve their access to Medicare benefits such as health checks that could help ‘Close ...
More »Brain “rust” a cause of Alzheimer’s
Research uncovers vital corner piece of the jigsaw puzzle. Australian scientists have made a significant advance in the understanding of Alzheimer's disease, a condition they describe as an accumulation of brain "rust". An imbalance in the metals needed for healthy ...
More »Over 1300 children without case workers
Retired nurses, policemen and school teachers may become the new front line against child abuse under a new proposal. More than 1300 children at risk of abuse and neglect don't have allocated case workers in Victoria, despite money being thrown ...
More »CEO’s vision recognised
Nursing CEO recognised as one of ACT’s leading business women. Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) CEO Debra Cerasa has been named a finalist for the White Pages Community and Government Award in this year’s ACT Telstra Business Women’s Awards. ...
More »Camp Cockatoo helps Pakistanis
Australian medical teams at work in flood-devastated Pakistan. Australia's medical task force dispatched to the flood disaster in Pakistan has treated its first patients at an emergency health facility in Kot Addu. The facility in Pakistan's Punjab province will help ...
More »Think tank backs primary care organisations
The coordination of patient care has not been addressed in the current policies, according to AHHA. Regional community and primary healthcare organisations should be established and funded by the federal government, according to a policy think tank held by the ...
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Visions for a national nursing and midwifery workforce strategy. The key outcome of the RCNA Nursing Summit held in May this year was the Nursing Accord 2010. The Accord provided a statement charging RCNA with the responsibility to provide leadership ...
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