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Free rapid tests to cut Victorian students isolation
Date of Posting: 08-11-2021
Unvaccinated Victorian students identified as close contacts of positive COVID-19 cases can return to school after seven days under a free testing program. Free rapid antigen tests will be distributed to Victorian schools to get students identifie Read More...
COVID-19 vaccination hub in Sydney shut down
Date of Posting: 08-11-2021
A mass COVID-19 vaccination hub in Sydney is closing its doors, as double-dosed people in NSW prepare for greater freedoms. Sydney's mass COVID-19 vaccination hub at Qudos Bank Arena will be closed, while protesters have gathered across NSW ah Read More...
Victoria confident the state's vaccinated economy system is working
Last Updated: 05-11-2021
Victoria's health minister is confident the state's vaccinated economy plan is working, after two Melbourne Cup cases were quickly identified. Victorian authorities are confident the state's vaccinated economy system is working, after Read More...
COVID-19 booster shots will be available in South Australia
Last Updated: 05-11-2021
COVID-19 booster shots will be widely available at South Australian government hubs from December 1 to people 18 years and over. South Australians who got their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine more than six months ago will be able to get their t Read More...
Traveller from Cairns may be source of NT COVID
Date of Posting: 05-11-2021
A traveller from Cairns, who spent two nights with a man since diagnosed with COVID-19, could be the source of a Top End outbreak. A traveller from Queensland could be the source of the Northern Territory's first community transmission of COVI Read More...
Study shows people with acid reflux are at high risk of COVID-19
Last Updated: 04-11-2021
A study in Queensland has found that people who develop the digestive disease acid reflux may be more vulnerable to COVID-19. People who develop acid reflux may be more vulnerable to COVID-19, a Queensland study has found.[subscribe] QIMR Bergh Read More...
How to support a disabled patient?
Date of Posting: 04-11-2021
As a GP, you’ll probably come across many disabled patients from all walks of life and levels of function. Some may only require support during transitory periods whereas others may require more long-term support.[subscribe] For those tha Read More...
Monash nurses have lost a legal bid to vaccine dismissal ban
Last Updated: 04-11-2021
A group of Monash Health nurses have lost a legal bid to ban disciplinary action including dismissal while they challenge COVID-19 vaccine consultation. Monash Health has been given a green light to take disciplinary action including dismissal aga Read More...
Queensland rules out home stay for car arrivals
Date of Posting: 04-11-2021
Queensland has ruled out home quarantine for people driving into the state, saying they must wait in NSW until 80 per cent of residents are fully vaccinated. Queensland has ruled out allowing travellers to drive into the state and quarantine at ho Read More...
Study shows low risk of COVID spread in public toilets
Date of Posting: 04-11-2021
As borders re-open researchers are calling for more studies assessing the risk of contracting COVID-19 in public bathrooms. If your gut tells you that public toilets are awash with germs you'd be right - but it's not COVID-19 you're li Read More...
Dietitians essential in mental health care
Date of Posting: 03-11-2021
It’s time for Accredited Practising Dietitians to be recognised as a key profession in the management of mental health, says Dietitians Australia. As the nation wraps up Mental Health Awareness Month, ensuring our country has a comprehensive Read More...
Comfort, choice and peace - a dementia palliative care program
Date of Posting: 03-11-2021
For Jayne Littledike, working as a Clinical Nurse Consultant for Dementia Australia’s Nightingale Program has been her most professionally and personally fulfilling role, allowing her to empower patient choice when it comes to end of life care. Read More...
Study revealed that NSW women experiencing are reproductive abuse
Last Updated: 01-11-2021
Patients attending NSW's main family planning organisation will now be asked about whether anyone is interfering with their reproductive choices. NSW's largest family planning organisation will now routinely screen for reproductive coercio Read More...
If COVID hospitalisations increase, it's still not clear how patients will be prioritised
Last Updated: 01-11-2021
Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has put unprecedented strain on intensive care resources. In some places, including parts of Italy, the United States, Canada, and the Asia-Pacific, ICUs have been overwhelmed.[subscribe] Report Read More...
Bringing self-care into your life 24-7
Last Updated: 01-11-2021
By Lauren Bell Have you ever left a pot of water on the stove to boil, and it burned dry? I have felt that way, and I bet you have too.[subscribe] We are constantly understaffed, overworked, and required to stay late, pick up shifts, and do mor Read More...
PBS will subsidise blood and respiratory cancer drugs
Date of Posting: 30-10-2021
Thousands of Australians are expected to benefit from new PBS listings for drugs used in treating respiratory illness, blood cancer and early onset puberty. Australians with a chronic respiratory illness, early onset puberty or blood cancer are am Read More...
Rural COVID patients wait 24-48 hours for air transfers
Date of Posting: 30-10-2021
New Rural Doctors Association president Megan Belot says COVID patients in country hospitals are waiting 24-48 hours for air transfers to get specialist help. COVID-19 patients in rural hospitals face an extended wait to be transferred to regional Read More...
A lack of regulation puts animals at risk
Date of Posting: 29-10-2021
APA’s new Position Statement on Animal Physiotherapy calls for all animals to be treated by highly qualified experts, whether they are high-performance competitors, working animals or much-loved family pets. National Chair of the APA Animal Read More...
NSW authorities warn against COVID-19 spreading indoors
Date of Posting: 29-10-2021
COVID-19 is being spread in indoor settings like gyms and household gatherings in NSW and authorities say even the vaccinated need to remain vigilant. NSW vaccination rates continue to improve, health authorities are warning even fully jabbed peop Read More...
Victoria will have tougher vaccine exemption rules
Date of Posting: 29-10-2021
Victorian authorities will make it tougher to get a vaccine exemption in an attempt to crack down on anti-vaxxers who are shopping around GP clinics. Victoria will tighten rules for medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccinations in a crackdown on peo Read More...
Rapid COVID-19 tests will be available in supermarkets
Date of Posting: 28-10-2021
Rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 will appear on shelves in Woolworths and Coles from next week. Australians will be able to buy rapid antigen tests along with the rest of their groceries when they become available on supermarket shelves next week. Read More...
COVID-19 booster shot approved in Australia
Date of Posting: 28-10-2021
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has given the green light for Australians to receive coronavirus booster vaccines. Australia's population-wide coronavirus vaccine booster shot program could start in less than two weeks after the medicines Read More...
More states to reopen in Australia
Date of Posting: 27-10-2021
Quarantine-free international travel to Australia will become an increasing reality before Christmas as more states pledge to open borders. Australia is expected to allow quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated international arrivals into at l Read More...
Queensland government will reopen to international students
Date of Posting: 27-10-2021
The Queensland government plans to allow for up to 250 fully vaccinated international students to fly into the state each week from January. The Queensland government will reopen to fully vaccinated international students in time for the first sem Read More...
Telehealth not the silver bullet for youth mental health crisis
Date of Posting: 25-10-2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, some commentators have pointed to telehealth as the silver bullet for solving the country’s youth mental health crisis. But one GP has told HealthTimes that it’s not the answer to all the problems at play Read More...
Tasmania will reopen borders on December 15
Date of Posting: 22-10-2021
Tasmania's tourism industry has welcomed the announcement of a reopening of state borders on December 15, but called testing requirements a "challenge". Tasmania will reopen its borders on December 15 to all interstate and internatio Read More...
Qantas announced to restart international flights
Date of Posting: 22-10-2021
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has announced the national carrier will bring forward the restart of a range of international flights. Australia is on the verge of a quarantine-free travel deal with Singapore as Qantas brings forward restarting Read More...
Australian business calls to address worker shortage
Last Updated: 22-10-2021
Australian Industry Group has urged the Morrison government to open international borders to migrant workers and students more quickly than planned. A major employer group has urged Scott Morrison to pull the trigger on loosening international bor Read More...
Experts say vaccinations inject boost to confidence
Last Updated: 22-10-2021
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index rose two per cent in September, despite Australia facing a major economic contraction. Rising coronavirus vaccination rates and an additional supply of mRNA doses have given a boost to consu Read More...
Supermarket chains staff must get vaccine
Date of Posting: 21-10-2021
Australia's two largest supermarket chains, Woolworths and Coles, will make COVID-19 vaccination a condition of employment nationally. Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles plan to order their combined workforces - about 300,000 people - to Read More...
NSW will have a RNA facility soon
Date of Posting: 21-10-2021
NSW will be the first state in Australia to establish a local facility to develop and manufacture groundbreaking mRNA and RNA drugs and vaccines. NSW will establish a cutting edge facility to develop and manufacture the emerging medical technology Read More...
NSW paramedic fight against mandatory vaccination
Date of Posting: 21-10-2021
A veteran paramedic and regional deputy mayor is continuing with his case against mandatory vaccination laws despite a recent court ruling in favour of them. A paramedic seeking relief to continue working unvaccinated has not been swayed by a rece Read More...
Important role of allied health professionals during the pandemic is often overlooked
Date of Posting: 21-10-2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the health profession well and truly into the spotlight, however the primary focus remains on traditional medical workers, such as doctors and nurses. But according to Claire Hewat, Chief Executive Officer of Alli Read More...
Western Australia no reopening date set yet
Date of Posting: 20-10-2021
Western Australia will soon ease border restrictions for Queensland but is likely to keep NSW, Victoria and ACT residents locked out for the rest of the year. Premier Mark McGowan has dashed any hopes Western Australia will reopen for Christmas, s Read More...
Queensland will fully reopen for Christmas
Date of Posting: 20-10-2021
Queensland will fully reopen by mid-December even if it hasn't vaccinated 80 per cent of its population, but the premier says her plan is safe and cautious. Queensland will fully reopen in time for Christmas reunions, even if the state fails t Read More...
Does your closest copy of AIDH have an '8' on the cover?
Date of Posting: 19-10-2021
The Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook (AIDH) is Australia’s indispensable nursing resource to manage risk and ensure quality care in every ward of every hospital and health care setting in Australia. With the 8th Edition of AIDH now avail Read More...
What are gender pronouns and why is it important to use the right ones?
Last Updated: 19-10-2021
Gender pronouns are the terms people choose to refer to themselves that reflect their gender identity. These might be he/him, she/her or gender-neutral pronouns such as they/them.[subscribe] Knowing and using a person’s cor Read More...
Call for First Nations families to join landmark health study
Date of Posting: 19-10-2021
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families are being urged to take part in a landmark research study to identify the strengths and risk factors they face in their health from birth through to adulthood. The Queensland Family Cohort wants Read More...
Anorexia spiked during the pandemic, as adolescents felt the impact of COVID restrictions
Last Updated: 19-10-2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, go to school or work, and socialise. It has also increased mental health concerns, with a rise in levels of distress, anxiety and depression.[subscribe] Adolescents have been par Read More...
Australia hopes tourists may return before Christmas
Date of Posting: 19-10-2021
Trade Minister Dan Tehan is hopeful tourists, migrant workers and international students may be able to return to Australia before the end of the year. Australia has edged closer to national coronavirus coverage of 70 per cent amid rising hopes in Read More...
