After facing discrimination throughout their lives, many older trans and gender-diverse people fear they will encounter more of the same when accessing care services in the community. This is one of the issues Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) diversity manager ...

Four out of five nurses would consider abandoning the profession if existing penalty rates applying to wages were axed, a new ANMF survey has found. With the holiday season looming, the union has issued a fresh warning to legislators against ...

The safety of aid workers operating in war zones and conflict areas has been spotlighted at the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva. Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope, director of international humanitarian law and movement relations with ...

RN Cath Flanagan is in the business of bringing smiles to young people's faces. Her work empowering homeless clients to make decisions to improve their oral health has led to her being named the 2015 Community Oral Health Champion at the ...

The McGrath Foundation has announced the funding of an additional five McGrath breast care nurses to support families experiencing cancer, reaching its goal to increase the total number to 110 by its 10th anniversary. The foundation said it has now supported 40,000 ...

The importance of good communication and concerns surrounding consumer-directed care were among the key points of discussion at Akolade’s Transfer of Care for Complex Consumers conference today. The topics were covered during a panel discussion on what consumers expect from ...

Many clinicians are struggling to engage patients who have chronic diseases in their own care, and basic challenges such as staying on top of appointments and understanding care plans remain a concern. These were some of the key messages from ...

The latest edition of the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association’s (AHHA) peer-reviewed academic journal Australian Health Review has delved into the social developments that could influence the delivery of health services in the near future. The work is based on megatrends ...

Too little attention is paid to malnutrition in people living with dementia in the home, a new discussion paper has shown. Dementia and Nutrition in the Home, released this month by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, called on the federal government to address the ...

When using big data within a healthcare organisation, identifying the problems the business is trying to solve is key. That’s according to Accenture’s APAC Health Lead, Penny O’Hara. “A lot of people, I think, imagine that if they have big ...