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New research will examine the legal, human and economic impacts of treatment given to dying patients. Queensland researchers have launched a three year project to examine why futile medical treatment is, at times, provided to dying patients. The study will ...

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has voiced its opposition to a parliamentary push to review smoking laws in mental health facilities. Doctors are urging the West Australian government to dump a proposal to reverse smoking bans ...

QLD’s largest government department to be split into two in wake of fraud scandal. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced she will dismantle Queensland Health and set up two new agencies in its place. Bligh said one entity will focus ...

Nurses can comment on workforce and quality of care issues affecting the sector in a national survey by NR’s sister publication. Nurses working in aged care and those with an interest in gerontology are being encouraged to have their say ...

Lorna Johnston has become the first Australian former prisoner of war to receive an official apology from the Japanese government. Japan has voiced "deep remorse and a heartfelt apology" to a 96 year old former nurse and other Australians it ...

Large study on hypertension management has shown regular visits with GPs and practice nurses can lower blood pressure in patients People have a greater chance of lowering their blood pressure if they see their GPs more often and take higher ...

ACT Chief Minister says 25 per cent of activity in ACT hospitals now comes from South-East NSW. Any border disputes between NSW and ACT government services are set to ease through new regional collaboration, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell said. O'Farrell ...

Delegates at the ALP national conference have rejected WA plans to privatise elements of the public hospital system. Federal Labor has declared war on the WA Liberal government's privatisation of public hospitals. At the ALP national conference in Sydney on ...

College members have voted in favour of a single national professional body, Linda Belardi reports. Royal College of Nursing Australia and the College of Nursing are to merge, forming what will be Australia’s largest peak professional body for nurses. At ...

Nurses who want to return to the NSW public health system can now apply for scholarships to help them pay for mandatory refresher courses. In a bid to lure nurses back to the system, the NSW Minister for Health Jillian ...