There’s fears a woman may have suffered brain damage as a result of a routine surgery. It’s the second serious incident at a hospital run by Catholic healthcare provider St John of God in less than a month. It happened ...

Authorities are urgently investigating a major outbreak of salmonella after almost 70 people attending a fancy gala dinner suffered horrific food poisoning. NSW Health confirmed at least 69 people from across the state, as well as Queensland and the Northern ...

An advocacy group has released a manual for healthcare workers to help reduce the impact of ageism on older people. The guide from EveryAGE Counts hopes to assist workers in preventing and addressing ageist attitudes affecting older people through language. Ageism is ...

Federal Health minister Mark Butler has announced that the government will fork out an additional $1.4 billion over the upcoming three months to prevent Covid outbreaks in hospitals and aged care homes.  The Covid package, due to expire by the ...

A palliative care provider is spreading awareness around community-based end-of-life services and highlighting the special role of spiritual care. Chief executive of palliative hospice provider Karuna, Tracey Porst, says spiritual issues may often come into focus when we or someone ...

The government celebrated a $7.1 billion surplus in its pre-election budget but nurses were less than cheery. While the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) said promises to work on a national youth mental health strategy and assurances for aged care ...

New eHealth initiatives won’t benefit staff or patients if policymakers and hospital administrators focus solely on meeting organisational goals and metrics, Australian researchers warn. Instead, experts from the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research say, implementations should be seen as ...

A population health expert has called for limiting working hours so people can look after their health following the release of research that revealed 20 per cent of Australians don't have time to exercise and eat healthy food. The longitudinal study of ...

Researchers, educators and health and social service providers gathered in Melbourne recently to explore a systematic response to family violence across the healthcare system. The Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI) partnered with La Trobe University to present ...

Some nurses consider working with the elderly is not 'real' nursing but nothing could be further from the truth, writes Peter Kieseker. The implicit - and often explicit - message received during my study was: "Aged care - it's not ...