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A man who falsely presented himself as a nurse while working in a West Australian cosmetic clinic has been convicted and fined $15,000 in the state’s Magistrates Court. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) laid the charges on the ...

The federal government will spend more than half a billion dollars on aged care. Following the release of the aged care royal commission’s interim report – which identified boosting the number of home care packages, a response to over-reliance on ...

Religious hospitals and aged care providers would be able to make staffing decisions based on faith under a redrafted bill. Speaking to the National Press Club, Attorney-General Christian Porter said the changes will be contained within the redrafted Religious Discrimination ...

‘Do I have…’ Insert any disease name and there’s a good chance the question has popped up on more than a few Google searches. And people who take obsessional worrying about health online might find that the only ailment they’re ...

Halloween is over for another year and it’s likely more than a few revellers across the globe opted for one of the staples of any spooky dress up party – the evil nurse. Tied to that costume choice is their ...

“I want to begin this hearing with a basic proposition. People living in rural, regional and remote communities of Australia ought to have the same levels of access to aged care as people living in metropolitan areas, and the aged ...

Shift workers are at greater risk of poor mental health and of crashing their car after their first shift of the week, two separate studies suggest. In the first, an international team of researchers examined the schedules and mental health ...

Perhaps the most damaging side effect of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is that instead of dealing with the problems of the aged care system, we have a de facto policy of ‘wait and see’. Actions ...

There is an accelerating need for a skilled mental health workforce in Australia given the growing recognition of mental illness. However, developing an informed, flexible and skilled nursing workforce in hospital, community mental health and non-traditional settings is a challenge. ...

The Commonwealth appears to be missing in action. That was counsel assisting Peter Rozen's assertion as he discussed governance and leadership within the aged care sector while wrapping up a week of royal commission hearings centred around the aged care ...