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Religious hospitals and aged care providers would be able to make staffing decisions based on faith under a redrafted bill. Speaking to the National Press Club, Attorney-General Christian Porter said the changes will be contained within the redrafted Religious Discrimination ...

‘Do I have…’ Insert any disease name and there’s a good chance the question has popped up on more than a few Google searches. And people who take obsessional worrying about health online might find that the only ailment they’re ...

Halloween is over for another year and it’s likely more than a few revellers across the globe opted for one of the staples of any spooky dress up party – the evil nurse. Tied to that costume choice is their ...

“I want to begin this hearing with a basic proposition. People living in rural, regional and remote communities of Australia ought to have the same levels of access to aged care as people living in metropolitan areas, and the aged ...

Shift workers are at greater risk of poor mental health and of crashing their car after their first shift of the week, two separate studies suggest. In the first, an international team of researchers examined the schedules and mental health ...

Perhaps the most damaging side effect of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is that instead of dealing with the problems of the aged care system, we have a de facto policy of ‘wait and see’. Actions ...

There is an accelerating need for a skilled mental health workforce in Australia given the growing recognition of mental illness. However, developing an informed, flexible and skilled nursing workforce in hospital, community mental health and non-traditional settings is a challenge. ...

The Commonwealth appears to be missing in action. That was counsel assisting Peter Rozen's assertion as he discussed governance and leadership within the aged care sector while wrapping up a week of royal commission hearings centred around the aged care ...

Health departments are risking an uptick in compensation claims if they don't take steps to ensure staff safety. That’s the warning from an injury compensation lawyer and former emergency department nurse. Following reports that Caboolture Hospital Mental Health Unit staff ...

Historically, oxygen has been treated like holy water but it's time to take a closer look at its role in hospitals. That’s the call from Professor Rinaldo Bellomo, a researcher at Monash University’s Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care (ANZIC) Research Centre. ...