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Oral disease contributes to both poor dental health, and negative healthcare outcomes.  Oral disease is one of twelve chronic diseases identified as National Health Priority Areas (NHPA) by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). In 2006, AIHW estimated ...

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has shown that severe incontinence can have a substantial impact on the wellbeing, social and workforce participation and relationships of sufferers. Updating expenditure estimates and impact details, the report ...

Victorian prison nurses trying to negotiate better work entitlements for around 18 months have called a halt to talks. About 60 nurses held a two-hour stop-work meeting and banned clerical duties, including filling, collecting data, and receiving phone calls. Bans ...

Social media has a big role to play in the nursing industry, but first nurses must be educated on how to best use it and avoid the pitfalls that come with it.  How can you perform multifaceted communication with the ...

South Australia’s health system is reeling from graduate oversupply, issues of nurse safety and trenchant budget cuts.  The national situation for nurses, midwives and other health professionals is of major concern. Just as in other states, South Australia is experiencing ...

A quick look at the numbers on nursing pay makes it shockingly clear that our best professionals are underpaid and struggling.  Leah Roberts has worked in the nursing profession for more than 20 years. During that time, she has worked ...

The appointment of a movement disorder nurse in country Victoria is a breakthrough not only for Parkinson’s sufferers, but for those who have similar or associated conditions.  Parkinson’s Disease is slowly, but unfortunately, making its impact upon the health of ...

More than five years in the planning, the recent ICN Congress in Melbourne was a resounding success. Debra Thoms offers her thoughts on the event. It has been over a month since the conclusion of the International Council of Nurses ...

Needlestick injuries affect about 18,000 healthcare professionals every year, but with unreported cases, the figure may be more than 30,000.  It’s the kind of workplace injury that health professionals fear the most. If it wasn’t already a job where practitioners ...

Carers, cognitive decline and complex health issues can make managing the elderly in an emergency department presentation a difficult situation.  A recent study has zoned in on the interactions between emergency nurses and older patients’ family and carers, as an ...