Curtis Powell was a 10-year-old boy who relied on his aunt Jodie - but she failed him. He was covered in bruises because of a medical condition which led to him having issues with spatial awareness. But the condition also ...
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Aged care closure: Earle Haven faces royal commission
Last week, the royal commission heard evidence from the players involved in the closing of the Earle Haven facility in Queensland. The sudden closure left 68 residents temporarily homeless, and during testimony there was confusion – due to the complicated nature ...
More »Are pill organisers doing more harm than good?
The humble pill organiser could be doing more harm than good, according to researchers. Researchers from the University of East Anglia have developed a guidance system to help prescribers and pharmacists decide which patients should use a pill organiser. The study ...
More »Aged provider ‘should have gone in 2017’: royal commission
An aged care provider should have been pushed out of the industry well before its Gold Coast retirement home's unprecedented abrupt closure, a royal commission barrister says. The federal health department should have revoked approval for People Care in 2017, ...
More »Saving money on aged care food a ‘false economy’
While keeping food spend low in aged care might seem like a cost-saving measure, it’s actually a false economy. That’s one of the messages Dr Sandra Iuliano, who provided evidence at the aged care royal commission, sent to the sector via ...
More »Pooing on the clock: Does your roster give you ‘the shifts’?
Nurses around the world are reporting that shift work is affecting their gut health, causing issues like diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome. And now Australian researchers want to explore those ties across all spectrums of work. Lead researcher Dr Phillip ...
More »Vic mental health inquiry wraps hearings
Amelia Morris and countless other mentally ill Victorians are waiting to see how the state's royal commission will fix a broken system. Public hearings for the inquiry into mental health care in Victoria wrap up on Friday, following four weeks ...
More »Secrets of our ancestors’ breastfeeding habits unlocked
Our two-million-year-old ancestors continually breastfed infants from birth until they were about one year old, an analysis of teeth has revealed. Led by Southern Cross University and Monash University, the international team behind the study looked at teeth from Australopithecus ...
More »Queensland promises staffing level reports, mandated ratios
Private aged care providers operating in Queensland will be asked to publicly report staffing information. If they don’t, it may be published for them, should legislation proposed by the State Government go ahead. The move by premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is ...
More »‘No other alternative’: HSU approves strike action
The NSW branch of the Hospital Services Union today unanimously voted to take industrial action across all NSW hospitals over concern for health workers' safety. At the annual delegates conference, the vote was carried unanimously by the 500 members in ...
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