Letting too many nurses concentrate on narrow areas of practice depletes the number of general duties staff, say critics. But educators argue that medical advances make it necessary. Louis White reports. As a patient, we are both relieved and fraught ...

A joint university research project will examine the success of encouraging patients to have more of a say in their care. Amie Larter reports. Patient participation in care (PPC) is not a new concept, however, little research has been done ...

Michael Robertson discusses the provision of acute care for those with mental health problems and what is lacking for such patients. Nursing professionals working in acute care settings frequently provide the only clinical contact such patients receive. Acute care teams ...

Financial pressure on the health system is being eased by a scheme which allows patients to be treated in their own residence. The Hospital in the Home (HITH) program is becoming increasingly popular with patients, and contributed to the NSW ...

Researchers are making great improvements in treatment of hard-to-heal wounds, a problem that costs the nation up to $3bn a year. Amie Larter reports Patients experiencing inflamed, weeping sores that are either reoccurring or fail to heal are typically suffering ...

A major shortage of nurses in one of NSW's largest residential centres for people with disabilities is driving a campaign that hopes to get 10,000 signatures. Stockton Centre has about 122 full-time registered nurses positions, with only 60 filled with ...

Patients presenting to Victorian emergency departments may expect greater delays due to the growing number of bed closures. Dr Anthony Cross, president of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM), believes that the closure of over 340 beds across the ...

By 2030, cases of incontinence are expected to rise to 6.5 million Australians—with women being more likely to be incontinent than men. In light of this, the Continence Foundation of Australia developed the Australian Continence Exchange, a confidential online chat ...

A Sydney private hospital hopes more institutions will follow its lead in offering cadetships to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. By Jeremy Gowing and Thelma De Lisser-Howarth Working within their Reconciliation Action Plan, St Vincent's Private Hospital has created an ...

A surgical liaison nurse can help families and friends cope with a very worrying time and assist with the smooth running of a hospital. By Michelle Stubbs A push to lure staff to this area of nursing has been hit ...