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There are new programs in the works to ensure nurses have the right skills to manage patients presenting with both mental and physical health conditions.  With yet more research suggesting that physical health conditions amplify the risk of mental illness, ...

The lower life expectancy of those with a mental illness is an issue nurses continue to address.  Australians with a mental illness are more likely to struggle with poor physical health and have a shorter life expectancy than the general ...

Australia faces a critical shortage of nurses over the next decade unless governments address dwindling job opportunities, an over-reliance on skilled migration, and a lack of training in aged care.  With projections that Australia is to be short more than ...

An enthusiasm for management and health, coupled with concern for the elderly, saw the young Stephen Muggleton move from hospital management to a career in the aged care sector.  Always interested in contributing to making a difference to people’s quality ...

Four students from country Victoria have each received $2500 scholarships designed to encourage the next generation of nursing and allied health professionals from rural communities. The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria awarded the Give Them Wings scholarships in partnership ...

Gender discrimination will soon be eradicated from Medicare documents and service provision, according to Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek and Minister for Human Services Jan McLucas. “If you need a medical treatment under Medicare you should be able to get ...

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is the new name of the former Australian Nursing Federation. Lee Thomas, who remains as federal secretary, said the new name for one of Australia’s fastest-growing unions – which now has more than ...

Research has found that depression and anxiety adversely affect prognosis for COPD patients, and even lead to increased mortality.  The connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and depression could point to better health outcomes. Research has suggested that given the ...

Nurses and community workers from six Pacific Island nations are completing a much-needed mental health course courtesy of an Australia Awards Fellowship.  Eighteen nurses and community health workers from six Pacific Island nations – Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, ...

Nocturia – the need to get up at night to urinate – may be a sign of greater health problems for men. According to researchers from the University of Adelaide, “Men who regularly wake up more than once a night to ...