You're on the right track but put more emphasis on the consumer and affordability. That was the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association's (AHHA) reaction to the release of the Primary Health Care Advisory Group's discussion paper, Better Outcomes for People with ...

RN Amanda Gorton’s primary role is as an instrument nurse, so volunteering in a Nepalese hospital has solidified her admiration for nurses working in developing countries with limited resources. Gorton, who is a project co-ordinator for the Gynaecological Oncology Surgical ...

Delirium is one of the most prevalent clinical syndromes at the end of life, yet it is often missed and undertreated, a palliative care expert has said. Dr Meera Agar, associate professor at the University of New South Wales and ...

A report has provided a snapshot of antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals and one expert says nurses can affect future results. National Antimicrobial Prescribing Practice: results of the 2014 National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS), was released by the Australian Commission on Safety ...

Older patients are more likely to die if they wait more than four hours to be transferred to an in-patient hospital bed after receiving emergency care than people who waited less time. That’s according to a three-year study that looked ...

An Australian research team has tested a Canadian practical survey tool that aims to help employers improve health and safety in the workplace – with promising results. WorkSafe Victoria asked the research team to try to identify a simple, practical tool ...

Australia's cancer death rates are decreasing and the trend is predicted to continue over the next decade. But cancer is still the second most common cause of death in Australia after heart disease, with 46,470 people predicted to die from ...

People who live alone are more at risk of being admitted to hospital and staying there longer. Professor Jane Hall, of the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at the University of Technology, Sydney, said living alone increases ...

More than four million Australians live with chronic pain according to a snapshot survey highlighting the far reaching impact of the condition nationally. The survey was conducted by Chronic Pain Australia as a part of National Pain Week taking place ...

The University of Canberra hosted 12 nursing students from the University of Santo Tomas College of Nursing (UST) in the Philippines, giving both student cohorts new insights into international nursing education and practice. Professor Kim Foster, head of the disciplines of ...