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Tipsy or tanked? Study shows it’s tough to tell
‘I’m fine.’ It’s the slurred catchcry of many a drunk person and new research has explored the tendency to underestimate…
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Albanese names new health, aged care ministers in cabinet reshuffle
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has appointed new figures to the party’s health and aged care portfolios in today’s cabinet reshuffle.…
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Fund names first nominees in awards based on UN’s global goals
HESTA has revealed the first nominees in its new awards shining a light on health and community services professionals who…
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Why Australia shouldn’t simply expect all health workers to get a COVID jab
While healthcare workers will be able to join the front of the COVID-19 vaccine queue, some might skip it entirely.…
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Aged care royal commission releases elder abuse estimates
New research is adding some depth to the picture of elder abuse in Australia, with a royal commission paper estimating…
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COVID-19
Course correcting vaccine misinformation
With Australia's timeline for COVID-19 vaccination shifting, talk has again turned to those opposed to jabs of any kind. And…
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Aged care drawbacks: What must change to attract young Aussies to the sector?
What pushes a worker to enter, stay or leave aged care? That was the question a Flinders University study unpacked…
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Former mental health nurse banned from working over attack on wife
A mental health nurse who stabbed his wife multiple times in a horror domestic violence attack will not be allowed to return…
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Medication goes unchecked in aged care: research
New research shows that only one in five Australians receive a government-funded medication review after entering an aged care facility.…
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Self-harm study prompts calls for earlier intervention
Australian children are reporting self-harm as early as grade 6, a new study shows. Researchers assessed more than 1200 children…
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An extra $7b, dividing Australia into 30 aged care regions: Grattan blueprint
A national aged care system divided into 30 regions and an extra $7 billion a year. Those are key parts…
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Ipswich nurse gets Health Minister gong
An Ipswich nurse committed to managing chronic diseases in her community has taken out the Health Minister’s Award for Nursing…
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Survey shows Aussies who will forgo a COVID-19 jab
Six per cent of Australians are certain they won’t get a COVID-19 jab once one is made available. An Australian…
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Staff, families, blow the whistle on scabies outbreak at aged care home
Another aged care home has become the centre of national attention for alleged poor treatment of its vulnerable residents. Channel…
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British nurse accused of killing eight babies appears in court
A UK nurse accused of murdering eight babies at the hospital where she worked has appeared in court. Lucy Letby…
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Push for 25 per cent more pay: union launches ‘historic’ aged care work value case
Australia’s aged care workers are fighting for a 25 per cent wage increase in a landmark case. Should the Health…
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Nurses to unpack COVID-19’s impact on work environment
How are Australia’s nurses and doctors handling the COVID-19 crisis? That’s the question a new study will help unpack as…
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New mobile units can create instant palliative care rooms
A research team from Monash University has designed portable units which can transform acute and sub-acute hospital rooms into temporary palliative…
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COVID-19
Pandemic kept people away from health services – but is it all bad?
COVID-19 has kept people away from the health system, meaning many have missed out on crucial care, but Australian researchers…
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Aged care nurse slammed by QLD premier files human rights complaint
A Queensland aged care nurse who worked at an aged care facility while infected with COVID-19 has lodged a complaint…
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Nurses back royal commission lawyers’ aged care recommendations
The lawyers assisting the aged care royal commission last week handed down 124 recommendations for the commissioners to consider –…
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COVID vaccine indemnity: What does it mean for Australians?
The Australian government has given the suppliers of two COVID-19 vaccines indemnity against liability for rare side-effects – but one…
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Industry & Reform
What really matters: Time for a new vision of ageing and care
Despite all the scientific and medical advances of recent centuries, nothing can bring back the dead we have lost due…
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Specialty Focus
Dick Johnson is Dead: Netflix tackles death and dementia
The premise to Netflix’s new film, Dick Johnson is Dead, is simple. Documentarian Kirsten Johnson’s father, the eponymous Dick, is…
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Budget 2020-21: the sector reacts
The coronavirus pandemic and aged care were two of the big ticket items in last night’s Budget. One of the…
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