The mental health system is failing to provide treatment to the people who most need it. That was the opinion of last year's report on mental health by the productivity commission which found that, among other things, mental health is ...
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MP calls for dismissal of care facility’s senior management
An Australian politician is calling for the senior management of a South Australian aged care facility to be stood down following public outrage over its approach to a scabies outbreak at one of its hostels. Frank Pangallo, a South Australian ...
More »Vaccinate at-risk Aussies then send supplies to countries in need: experts
Vaccinate the most at-risk Australians – then send surplus supplies to countries that need them. That’s the message from ethics researcher Dr Ben Bramble and infectious diseases specialist Professor Peter Collignon. The pair, from Australian National University, argued in an ...
More »Nurses have ‘key role’ in COVID vaccine rollout
Nurses are set to play a key role in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout that will see 50 million doses available across hospital hubs and up to 2,000 GP clinics nationwide. Nurses and other frontline healthcare workers will be among the ...
More »Graduate becomes the fourth generation of nurses in her family
For some people a profession is what pays the bills, somewhere they go every day for eight or so hours. Others are more lucky and can say their profession is something they love to do, a calling, and for an ...
More »Tipsy or tanked? Study shows it’s tough to tell
‘I’m fine.’ It’s the slurred catchcry of many a drunk person and new research has explored the tendency to underestimate levels of intoxication. Researchers interviewed 388 students outside three concerts at the University of Otago during Orientation Week festivities. They ...
More »Albanese names new health, aged care ministers in cabinet reshuffle
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has appointed new figures to the party’s health and aged care portfolios in today’s cabinet reshuffle. Albanese named climate spokesperson Mark Butler as the new Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing – a somewhat new portfolio ...
More »Fund names first nominees in awards based on UN’s global goals
HESTA has revealed the first nominees in its new awards shining a light on health and community services professionals who are taking positive steps to create a better world. The superannuation fund’s Impact Awards were created to recognise individuals, teams ...
More »World’s nurses face mass trauma: ICN
The world's nursing profession is reporting signs of "mass trauma" which experts believe will impact the profession for generations. In the wake of continually rising COVID-19 figures across most of the world, nurses are facing high levels of infections, increased ...
More »Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine questions arise with aged care deaths in Norway
The Australian government is following up on reports that the Pfizer-Biotech COVID-19 vaccine has caused side effects among several people who have been administered the vaccine in Norway. Norwegian authorities have confirmed at least 29 elderly aged care recipients of ...
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