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You're not my palliative care nurse - you're my pal
Last Updated: 03-06-2021
Amidst the immense tragedy and sadness of caring for people with a terminal illness, one palliative care nurse has shared stories of the human resilience that have inspired her throughout her career. “Of course, there’s some incredibly Read More...
No vaccination data for home care workers
Last Updated: 02-06-2021
There is no vaccination data for around 130,000 workers who visit care recipients in homes around Australia, the federal government has confirmed. The federal government does not know how many of Australia's 130,000 home care workers have been Read More...
How diabetes e-learning gave Margaret the knowledge and skills she needed
Last Updated: 02-06-2021
When Margaret enrolled in the NDSS National Diabetes Nursing Education Framework online learning modules, she did not realise that she would immediately start using the knowledge and skills she had learnt. With over 118,000 people registering with Read More...
Before they start on a ward - must read new book for student nurses
Last Updated: 01-06-2021
An engaging chapter in a new book for nursing students by Federation University Associate Dean of Teaching Quality and Student Retention and senior lecturer in Nursing, Dr Karen Missen, provides practical advice for nursing students about how to prep Read More...
Northern Territory has new tough COVID rules for returned Aussies
Last Updated: 01-06-2021
People in the Northern Territory who've returned from overseas will now have to be re-tested for COVID-19 after they complete and leave quarantine. Repatriated Australians in the Northern Territory who've been in interstate hotel quarantin Read More...
A clinical trial of paracetamol promising for premature babies
Last Updated: 01-06-2021
A clinical trial at a Sydney hospital is likely to change the way premature babies born with a common medical condition are treated. A clinical trial conducted by a Sydney hospital could change the way premature babies born with a common heart con Read More...
Stop healthcare workplace violence
Date of Posting: 01-06-2021
WorkSafe Victoria has launched a new campaign highlighting the need for employers and the community to come together to stamp out violence in the workplace, including within the healthcare industry. Work-related violence has a devastating impact o Read More...
Mental Health Nurses are still not 'all in this together'
Last Updated: 01-06-2021
By Richard Lakeman Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it was anticipated that the associated mental health impacts would be far reaching.[subscribe] Yet the lack of recognition of the specialist skills of mental health nurses (MHNs) by the Austral Read More...
Early research suggests climate change could lead to more stillbirths
Date of Posting: 01-06-2021
Scientists are investigating whether rising global temperatures may lead to more stillbirths, saying further study is needed on the subject as climates change. Researchers from The University of Queensland’s School of Earth and Environmental Read More...
Report shows bowel cancer deaths could rise after COVID
Date of Posting: 31-05-2021
A 15 per cent drop in colonoscopies between January and September last year could lead to almost 2000 additional deaths from bowel cancer in Australia. The COVID 19 pandemic could have deadly consequences for bowel cancer patients.[subscribe] R Read More...
Businesses in Victoria will be given a $250 million lifeline
Date of Posting: 31-05-2021
The Victorian government hopes $250 million can help prop up 90,000 small to medium-sized businesses and sole traders through the state's seven-day lockdown. Victorian businesses forced to shut during the state's fourth lockdown will be gi Read More...
Victoria's new lockdown sparks mental health concerns
Last Updated: 28-05-2021
Victoria's fourth lockdown in 14 months has sparked new mental health concerns, especially for women and people dealing with chronic conditions. Experts are bracing themselves for a spike in domestic violence and mental health crises, as Victo Read More...
Military to help contain Victoria's COVID-19 outbreak
Date of Posting: 28-05-2021
The army has been called in to help contain Victoria's coronavirus outbreak, while authorities are urgently tracking down people who visited five bars and pubs. Victoria has started its week-long lockdown with four more local coronavirus cases Read More...
Australia's health minister under fire over vaccines
Date of Posting: 28-05-2021
The federal government is urging complacent Australians to go and get vaccinated as it cops criticism for its central role in the latest coronavirus outbreak. Health Minister Greg Hunt has fiercely defended Australia's sluggish vaccine rollout Read More...
Digital Care Management: Meeting the rising expectations of the home care customer
Last Updated: 28-05-2021
Weds 16th of June 2021 1.00pm-2.00pm (AEST) Free Online Webinar [subscribe] Is your organisation readying itself for the new challenges and changes facing home care? Do you have a plan and technology platform to support the growing demand and risi Read More...
Date of Posting: 27-05-2021
Victoria will begin a seven-day "circuit breaker" lockdown from just before midnight on Thursday to combat a 26-case coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne. VICTORIA'S SNAP LOCKDOWN RULES FROM 11.59PM MAY 27 TO 11.59PM JUNE 3[subscribe] Read More...
The 'extraordinary' peace of voluntary assisted dying
Last Updated: 27-05-2021
After Victoria became the first state to pass voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws in 2019, South Australia is currently on track to become the fourth state in the country to introduce its own legislation. Now, one GP has shared his emotional experien Read More...
NSW government is advising people to avoid Greater Melbourne for now
Date of Posting: 26-05-2021
The NSW government is advising people to avoid travelling to Melbourne and Bendigo as Victoria wrestles with a coronavirus outbreak that has jumped to 15 cases. The NSW government is advising people against travelling to Melbourne and Bendigo for Read More...
Victorian government fight to contain latest COVID outbreak
Date of Posting: 26-05-2021
The Victorian government warns the next 24 hours will be critical as authorities work to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has grown to 15 cases. Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino says the next 24 hours will be critical to avoid another loc Read More...
Australian palliative care home visits rise in COVID
Date of Posting: 26-05-2021
A new report shows Australian palliative care home visits are continuing to rise, as hospital and surgery consultations fell amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More Australians are receiving palliative treatment at home, even though they still only accou Read More...
Blood clot cases in SA linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine
Last Updated: 25-05-2021
Health officials say there's been two cases of blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine in South Australia, including a 53-year-old man in intensive care. A 53-year-old man is in a serious condition in intensive care in Adelaide after bei Read More...
New restrictions as Victoria records virus case
Date of Posting: 25-05-2021
A snapshot of the latest coronavirus restrictions following Victoria's latest outbreak. MELBOURNE, AAP - NEW COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS FOR GREATER MELBOURNE FROM 6PM TUESDAY:[subscribe] * Home gatherings limited to five visitors per day, public Read More...
Australian athletes reveal scary COVID toll
Date of Posting: 25-05-2021
Hundreds of Australian athletes have opened up on the personal toll COVID-19 has wrought on their professional careers in an anonymous survey. The financial, mental and physical scars of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australia's athletes have been Read More...
Queensland researchers in COVID drug breakthrough
Date of Posting: 25-05-2021
Australian researchers have developed two new peptide-based drugs that could protect unvaccinated people against COVID-19. Australian researchers have created two new drugs that could protect unvaccinated people from COVID-19 and prevent symptoms Read More...
Budget Commentary - Professor Joanne Travaglia of the UTS Faculty of Health
Date of Posting: 25-05-2021
By Professor Joanne Travaglia While the Federal Government can see that more staffing is required for best practice aged care, it should have gone much further in the May Budget to ensure best practice healthcare for the nation’s aged commun Read More...
Queenslanders aged 40-49 will be able to get COVID 19 shots from the end of July
Date of Posting: 24-05-2021
Queensland will start opening more vaccination centres in coming weeks, with 40-49 years olds able to get their coronavirus shots from the end of July. Queenslanders aged 40-49 will start lining up for the Pfizer vaccine from the end of July when Read More...
Flight from India landed in Darwin
Last Updated: 24-05-2021
A flight carrying 165 Australians from India has landed in Darwin, the second repatriation flight since the COVID travel ban was lifted. The second repatriation flight from India has landed in Darwin with 165 Australians on board and the Read More...
Australian government eyes deal to produce new jabs
Date of Posting: 21-05-2021
The federal government has finally approached the market for a show of interest in manufacturing mRNA vaccines in Australia. Companies are being urged to come forward if they can help make cutting edge vaccines for the coronavirus pandemic and oth Read More...
Australians aged over 50 are being urged to roll up for jab
Date of Posting: 21-05-2021
There are growing calls for a bigger effort to improve confidence in coronavirus vaccines in a bid to boost jobs, protect lives and reopen the nation. Australians aged over 50 are being urged to roll up their sleeves and receive the AstraZeneca va Read More...
Queensland government abandons AstraZeneca for Pfizer and Moderna
Date of Posting: 20-05-2021
Queensland will set up mass vaccination hubs for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines at the end of the year, but not the AstraZeneca jab despite having supplies. The Queensland government will put off a mass vaccination hub until the last quarter of t Read More...
Australia's private health industry needs urgent rescue plan
Date of Posting: 20-05-2021
A public policy think tank says Australia's private health industry urgently needs a rescue plan that includes curbing excess surgery and insurance charges. The private health industry is in a death spiral and needs an urgent rescue plan that Read More...
Victoria will spend millions to develop a national infectious disease centre
Date of Posting: 19-05-2021
The Victorian government will spend a further $245 million to develop an Australian Institute for Infectious Disease in the state's biomedical precinct. The Victorian government will spend a further $245 million to develop a national infectiou Read More...
The Queensland goverment accused of hiding hospital data
Last Updated: 19-05-2021
The scale of Queensland's hospitals crisis is being hidden from voters, the opposition says, with the latest performance data dating back to last year. The Queensland government has been accused of hiding data about the performance of the stat Read More...
A woman died at medical centre with no doctor
Date of Posting: 18-05-2021
An inquiry into rural and regional health has heard startling stories of understaffing and lack of equipment and vital supplies in central western NSW. A woman whose mother died in a regional NSW hospital without a doctor present says her mother f Read More...
Australian solar industry pioneer and businessman has died from coronavirus in India
Last Updated: 18-05-2021
A second Australian has died from coronavirus in India: solar industry pioneer and businessman Govind Kant. Businessman Govind Kant has become the second Australian to die from COVID-19 in India.[subscribe] The solar energy pioneer died on May Read More...
Psychiatrists welcome Budget boost to mental health
Date of Posting: 18-05-2021
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has welcomed several announcements, aimed at strengthening and supporting the mental health sector, with millions of funding toward psychiatry. RANZCP President, Associate Prof Read More...
Almost a million people in NSW received a jab so far
Date of Posting: 17-05-2021
NSW has administered nearly a million COVID-19 jabs, with the AstraZeneca vaccine now available across the state at GP surgeries to everyone aged 50 and older. Gladys Berejiklian is pleased with the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine with almost a mil Read More...
Flinders Street could be the site of Melbourne's second safe injecting room
Last Updated: 17-05-2021
Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley has ruled out Enterprize Park on Flinders Street as the site of Melbourne's second safe injecting room. While Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley ruled out Enterprize Park off Flinders Street as the lo Read More...
Calls for urgent action to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease in women
Last Updated: 17-05-2021
A world-first study of cardiovascular disease has found urgent action is needed to tackle heart, stroke and blood vessel disease in women. Australian researchers are calling for urgent action to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease in wo Read More...
What is the Moderna COVID vaccine? Does it work, and is it safe?
Last Updated: 17-05-2021
Overnight, Boston-based pharmaceutical company Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Australia for 25 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. The deal includes ten million doses against the original strain of the coronavirus to Read More...
