A university initiative engaging students with older people is benefitting the community and the future workplace. A nursing academic has been working to improve the quality of aged care by attempting to change students’ attitudes towards older people. “In keeping ...

A West Australian aged-care provider has been honoured for its commitment to workplace safety at state industry awards. A unique program committed to preventing the rate of incidents in the workplace has seen a WA aged-care provider recognised in state-wide ...

Indigenous Australians are affected by racism more in healthcare than in any other field, according to new research. A new survey examines experiences of racism in healthcare settings compared with other areas including workplace, education and support and its impact ...

Caring for others can mean nurses neglect to manage their own feelings. Here’s how to improve your wellbeing.  Graduate nurse Laurie Bickhoff knew her career would be punctuated with emotional distress when she was assigned to care for a patient ...

Madonna Grehan offers health researchers a timely reminder of the power and pitfalls of oral history. When it comes to health history and nursing, there are all sorts of complex subjects: abortion; adoption; the care of the mentally ill and ...

Researchers from the University of Western Australia have received a grant to explore the use of photographs as tools to help change perceptions about older people. “Winning this grant will allow us to make important inroads in developing teaching and ...

Health budget changes ‘shortsighted’, ‘sleight of hand’, leaders charge. Yesterday’s Budget release from federal Treasurer Joe Hockey confirmed what many expected: the introduction of a $7 co-payment. In addition, general patients will pay an extra $5 for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme-listed ...

Aged-care worker, infant health team take other top honours at HESTA awards.  A mental health nurse from Melbourne has been named Nurse of the Year at the recent HESTA Nursing Awards. Steve Brown, from NorthWestern Mental Health, was recognised for ...

The Commission of Audit (CoA) has put forward reforms to keep Australia’s healthcare system “efficient and competitive”. Acknowledging the current health system is not well equipped to face future challenges, including an ageing population and rising health services costs, the ...

Nurses say consultants’ idea to shuffle workforce roles isn’t the answer for overworked staff.  Public hospitals could save up to $430 million a year by making better matches between workers and their work, a new report states. Co-authors Grattan Institute ...