Three capital cities are in COVID-19 lockdown

Date of Posting: 29-06-2021

Perth has joined Sydney and Darwin in COVID-19 lockdown as national cabinet mandates vaccinations for aged care and quarantine workers. Three capital cities are in COVID-19 lockdown with Perth joining Sydney and Darwin after another confirmed viru Read More...

Australia has failed to recruit enough GPs to administer the COVID-19 vaccine

Date of Posting: 29-06-2021

Gladys Berejiklian has accused the federal government of failing to properly plan for the future as she calls for more GPs to join the COVID-19 vaccine program. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the Morrison government has failed to recruit enou Read More...

Northern Territory lockdown extended as outbreak grows

Date of Posting: 29-06-2021

Darwin and its surrounding areas will remain locked down for several more days after another COVID-19 case linked to a central Australian mine was found. A snap lockdown in the Northern Territory has been extended after a seventh COVID-19 case was Read More...

Southeast Queensland on verge of virus lockdown

Date of Posting: 28-06-2021

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the state's southeast is "on the verge" of a COVID-19 lockdown as authorties trace hundreds of potential cases. Southeast Queensland is "on the verge" of a lockdown after record Read More...

A high-level political meeting called as COVID spreads

Last Updated: 28-06-2021

Australia is facing some of its most widespread COVID-19 restrictions since the outbreak of the pandemic, prompting a high-level political response. An emergency meeting of Australia's national security committee will consider the increasing n Read More...

Scott Morrison backs Sydney to avoid lockdown

Date of Posting: 25-06-2021

As states and territories respond to the Sydney COVID-19 outbreak, Scott Morrison says he has faith in the NSW government to handle it. Scott Morrison has thrown his support behind the NSW government's reluctance to lock down Sydney despite ex Read More...

NSW police warning over COVID compliance

Date of Posting: 25-06-2021

NSW police will step up patrols to make sure people comply with COVID- 19 health orders as the more-contagious Delta variant spreads. NSW police have warned those caught breaking public health order rules will be fined, with increased police patro Read More...

COVID-19 has been a 'game changer' for mental health care

Last Updated: 24-06-2021

Two psychologists have described the profound effects that COVID-19 has had not only on the mental health of Australians, but on the way that services are delivered and accessed nationally. “COVID-19 has been a bit of a game changer for us&r Read More...

Coronavirus outbreak in Sydney sparks calls to boost vaccination rates

Last Updated: 24-06-2021

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected criticism of the government's vaccine rollout and involvement in quarantine amid Sydney's coronavirus outbreak. Australia's state borders have begun to close ahead of the school holidays with Read More...

NSW linked to the Bondi cluster has grown to 36

Date of Posting: 24-06-2021

NSW has reported 11 more locally acquired cases of COVID-19, lifting the number of people infected in the so-called Bondi cluster to 36. The number of locally acquired COVID-19 cases in NSW linked to the Bondi cluster has grown to 36, after 11 new Read More...

Together, we can create outstanding

Date of Posting: 24-06-2021

At GV Health we are so much more than a regional health service. As the largest employer in the region, we work with purpose and pride and are committed to embracing diversity, inclusion and accessibility for our people and community. Our diverse Read More...

Neighboring states close as NSW cluster soars to 31

Date of Posting: 23-06-2021

Neighbouring states have shut the door to NSW as Sydneysiders face a swathe of new restrictions to stamp out the growing Bondi COVID-19 cluster. Hundreds of thousands of people will be confined to metropolitan Sydney as states harden borders with Read More...

Asbestos-related cancer patients will soon be able to buy discounted cancer drug

Date of Posting: 23-06-2021

Patients fighting the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, will soon be able to buy immune system-boosting drugs at a fraction of their retail cost. Australians fighting the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, will soon be able to buy lifesav Read More...

Does professional anxiety hold you back from pursuing your career goals?

Date of Posting: 23-06-2021

Anxiety levels are on a high, especially due to the current pandemic. When they take over your body, you can feel powerless and feel like there's little that you can do to control your mind and body.[subscribe] It affects each one different Read More...

Sydneysiders need to mask up for another week

Date of Posting: 22-06-2021

Mandatory mask-wearing has been extended by a week for Sydneysiders as the number of cases linked to the Bondi cluster reaches 21. Sydneysiders will mask up for an extra week and wait for extra vaccine doses while hoping the number of mystery case Read More...

The timeline leading up to Brisbane outbreak

Date of Posting: 22-06-2021

Authorities believe a quarantine hotel worker spread COVID-19 from an infected guest to the flight attendant at the centre of Brisbane's latest outbreak. TIMELINE LEADING UP TO BRISBANE OUTBREAK:[subscribe] Saturday, June 5 * Flight attend Read More...

Meeting the rising expectations of home care customers using Australian technology

Last Updated: 22-06-2021

The Australian home care sector is facing unprecedented changes - the need to urgently adopt technology, higher expectations from a new, modern customer and other significant factors. The Royal Commission into Aged Care called for urgent and trans Read More...

At last, health, aged care and quarantine workers get the right masks to protect against COVID-19

Last Updated: 22-06-2021

Almost a year ago, in July 2020, our calls for the government to urgently upgrade the guidelines to protect health workers from airborne SARS-CoV-2 fell on deaf ears. The existing guidelines said health providers working around COVID-19 pati Read More...

A national MND training program is being launched

Date of Posting: 21-06-2021

A bespoke national training program for carers of people who live with Motor Neurone Disease is being launched. Two Australians die each day as a result of motor neurone disease and another two are diagnosed.[subscribe] It's a cruel and cri Read More...

Australian scientists have developed a molecule that could beat malaria

Date of Posting: 21-06-2021

Researchers at Monash University have developed a new class of molecule that's showing promise against drug-resistant strains of malaria. Australian scientists have found a new type of molecule that could beat drug-resistant strains of malaria Read More...

RCPA encourages the public not to confuse cold and flu with COVID-19 this winter

Date of Posting: 21-06-2021

As we enter the winter months, the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) is encouraging the community to remain vigilant and get tested for COVID-19 when presenting with any cold and flu-like symptoms. Viruses such as rhinovirus (the Read More...

Hush little baby don't say a word... Giving a voice to child victims of family abuse and neglect

Date of Posting: 21-06-2021

Children with documented child protection concerns are four times as likely to die before they reach their 16th birthday, according to confronting new research from the University of South Australia. The world first study identifies the extreme se Read More...

Face masks compulsory on Sydney transport

Date of Posting: 18-06-2021

One more case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in a man in Sydney's east who visited Bondi Junction, as masks again become compulsory on Sydney public transport. Masks are once again compulsory on Sydney's public transport after a man in his Read More...

Australia's national cabinet to meet over vaccine rollout

Last Updated: 18-06-2021

National cabinet will meet next week to discuss changes to the vaccine rollout with AstraZeneca no longer recommended for people under 60. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will chair a meeting of state and territory leaders to thrash out vaccine roll Read More...

Water injections could be used to relieve labour pains

Date of Posting: 18-06-2021

The effectiveness of using sterile water injections for labour contraction pain will be tested by an international collaboration of researchers, thanks to federal funding. The Commonwealth Government’s Medical Research Future Fund has grante Read More...

Coronavirus vaccine rollout has hit another roadblock

Last Updated: 17-06-2021

Health Minister Greg Hunt says a decision to lift the recommended age for the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine hasn't blown the rollout off course. Australia's troubled coronavirus vaccine rollout has hit another roadblock after medical exp Read More...

Australia's health system unprepared for bushfire harm

Last Updated: 17-06-2021

Australia's health system was not ready for the widespread smoke harm caused by the last mega-fire season, and it could be worse next time a report warns. Australia's health system is still unprepared for harm caused by bushfire smoke, des Read More...

Australia could end HIV transmission by 2025

Last Updated: 17-06-2021

Australia could end HIV transmission by 2025 according to a $53 million plan presented to federal MPs by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations. Australia could end HIV transmission within four years if it invested in prevention and eased Read More...

The compassion of mental health nursing in a broken system

Date of Posting: 16-06-2021

Against the backdrop of a fragmented and challenging mental health system, compassion and understanding are central to providing quality and patient-centred care, according to one nurse.  “Whenever you work in mental health, it’s Read More...

Longer wait times at NSW hospitals

Date of Posting: 16-06-2021

The performance of NSW hospitals is down in several key measures, new figures show, despite the number of people seeking care remaining stable. Longer wait times for patients in NSW public hospitals as well as pressure on ambulance services and op Read More...

The Australian Human Rights Commission suggests to close Christmas Island

Date of Posting: 16-06-2021

The number of people in immigration detention must be urgently reduced to address COVID-19 risks, the Australian Human Rights Commission says. An outbreak of COVID-19 on Christmas Island could be catastrophic and the island should not be used for Read More...

Australians seek to be reunited with parents and grandparents

Date of Posting: 15-06-2021

The meaning of 'immediate family' is being challenged by a petition to federal parliament as Australians seek to be reunited with parents and grandparents. Families denied access to loved ones by the hard international border want the Morr Read More...

Remote communities in NSW could soon get a COVID-19 jab at their local pharmacy

Date of Posting: 15-06-2021

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has flagged that people living in the state's most remote communities could soon get a COVID-19 jab at their local pharmacy. Pharmacists could soon be part of a pilot plan delivering coronavirus vaccines to peopl Read More...

GPs to provide home COVID vaccinations

Date of Posting: 15-06-2021

A deal has been reached with doctors to visit people at home or in aged care or disability residential facilities to deliver COVID-19 vaccines. GPs have been given the green light to visit people at home or in disability or aged care facilities, i Read More...

Physio's novel invention fights infection globally

Last Updated: 15-06-2021

Physiotherapist Ibrahim Samaan is the winner of two Gold 2021 Asia Pacific Stevie Awards and is a finalist in the 2021 Allied Health Awards for his innovative Purifas FaceShield and a commitment to hygiene health education. The Purifas FaceSh Read More...

Australians prefer to work alongside others in offices

Date of Posting: 14-06-2021

Research has found most Australians prefer to work alongside others in offices, at least part of the time, with the desire strongest among younger people. For all the complaints and comedies about office politics and getting along with co-workers, Read More...

Superhero-inspired hospital shirt helps sick kids

Last Updated: 14-06-2021

The inventor of a superhero-inspired hospital shirt hopes Chris Hemsworth will help him get one to every sick kid in Australia. A Sydney tradie who makes superhero-inspired hospital gear for Australia's sickest kids is hoping for a call from T Read More...

New figures suggest that prostate cancer diagnoses is too slow

Date of Posting: 14-06-2021

New data shows the average Australian man is diagnosed with prostate cancer only when markers in his blood are more than double the threshold for concern. An alarming number of Australian men are being tested for prostate cancer far too late, new Read More...

APA launches new campaign to encourage more Australians to visit their physio

Date of Posting: 12-06-2021

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has launched a new campaign, targeting the more than 11 million Australians who live with a chronic health condition. The ‘With your physio’ campaign aims to encourage those Australians to Read More...

Medicinal cannabis driving less risk than some drugs

Date of Posting: 12-06-2021

A University of Sydney paper argues the risks of driving after taking medicinal cannabis would be lower than driving on other commonly prescribed medicines. The risks of driving after taking medicinal cannabis are the same or lower than for many o Read More...