For the first time all Australians will soon be able to view data about their public hospitals. Health Minister Nicola Roxon has announced the MyHospitals website will start next month - but cannot give a date. And she conceded it ...
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Scholarships to boost training for aged care workers. Applications have opened for up to 395 undergraduate aged care nursing scholarships as part of the government’s move to create a sustainable aged care system. The government will provide more than $7 ...
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Australia’s first nurse-led health centre well received by public. Eight weeks after opening its doors, Australia’s first public nurse-led walk-in centre has provided advice or treatment to more than 2000 people. The walk-in centre at Canberra Hospital opened to the ...
More »Nurses among most stressed workers
Research shows health and community services report highest number of mental health claims. New research shows nurses are among Australia’s most stressed workers, alongside police and paramedics. Data on workers compensation, compiled by Safe Work Australia, shows about 7000 claims ...
More »Sanctioned facility responds
Implementing action plan overseen by nurse advisor. The NSW facility under sanction as of last Friday is implementing an action plan which will be supervised by an independent nurse advisor. Charles Wurf, CEO of ACAA NSW, also said Fairfield Nursing ...
More »Improving the delivery of care
Health groups call on AMA to support the government’s planned diabetes reforms. Nurses, general practitioners and healthcare consumers are keeping an open-mind about the federal government's batch of reforms around diabetes management. Labor has said it will spend $449.2 million ...
More »Flexible is the way forward
Aged care providers recognised for their innovative workplace arrangements. Three leading Victorian aged care providers have been recognised by the state government for providing progressive and family-friendly working conditions. Benetas, Villa Maria and Mercy Health were among a group of ...
More »What happens to patients the day after chemo
Better integration of primary and tertiary health care services is needed to improve the care of cancer patients, writes Annie May. Chemotherapy outpatients have significant unmet needs following treatment, indicating an urgent need for improved continuity of care, says new ...
More »Living in the shadow of death
The human side of a cancer is often not understood by health professionals. In the last months of her life, Rhodes Scholar and medical pioneer Dr Anna Donald made the decision to share her experience of living with advanced breast ...
More »A story worth telling
Overcoming the challenges of engaging residents with mental health conditions. By Darragh O Keeffe. An innovative program combining reminiscence, cognitive behavioural therapy and digital storytelling at a NSW facility is having a profound impact on residents with depression and anxiety. ...
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