Queensland is known as the Sunshine State. Its hot, humid summers and cool, dry winters make it an attractive place to live. Given the beautiful climate, outdoor recreation is promoted and often includes surfing and swimming. And there are endless ...
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Public hospitals not equipped to meet rising demand for obesity care
Australia’s public hospitals are not adequately resourced to treat the one million adults who currently live with clinically severe obesity. The research behind the finding, led by Western Sydney University, held that the small number of specialist obesity services that ...
More »‘The days of nurses being quiet and invisible are over’: US nurse leader
Be bold. Be visible. Be a leader. The former president of the American Academy of Nursing, Dr Diana Mason, has challenged nurses to this ahead of her keynote presentation at today's 2018 ACN Policy Summit. The event is being held ...
More »Right tools for the job: resource to help workers meet end-of-life needs
Health and aged care professionals who provide care to older Australians at end of life now have access to a new resource that aims to give them the right tools for the job. End of Life Directions for Aged Care ...
More »Post-hospital intervention reduces nursing home resident readmission
Fewer nursing home residents are needing to return to hospital after discharge under a program that involves regular specialist follow up. The intervention, called Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP), was developed by a team from St George Hospital, Calvary Health ...
More »Small changes in maternity care can make it more culturally secure
While nurses and midwives receive training to understand and respect cultural needs, Aboriginal women are still facing culturally unsafe care during their maternity journey. That’s one of the key findings of The Birthing on Noongar Boodjar Project, led by Murdoch ...
More »Medicinal cannabis offer on the table
Patients in all states and territories could get faster access to medicinal cannabis under a deal to be put to health ministers today. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has already signed up NSW to the process which is expected to ...
More »AMA calls for change to safeguard staff mental health
AMA President Dr Michael Gannon will tomorrow make an "impassioned plea" to the nation’s health ministers to adopt mandatory reporting laws and improve the mental health of staff. Gannon will address the COAG Health Council at a meeting in Sydney ...
More »‘We couldn’t imagine any other life but our life out here’
A ‘WHY not’ moment and a thirst for a new adventure was all it took to convince Brent Lang and his wife Taighen to pack their belongings into a few bags and head north. It didn’t take long for the ...
More »Path to better aged care: mandated staffing ratios or better funding base?
When quality of residential aged care is called into question, two paths to improvement seem to form: improved funding and mandated staffing ratios. The peak body for all providers of age services, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), is helping forge ...
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