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Financial insecurity and lack awareness of existing services are among the barriers vulnerable people face when it comes to accessing healthcare in Australia. That’s a key message to come from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) research, which aimed to understand ...

A nurse-led communication support program is changing the way patients with incurable cancer discuss their prognosis and care with other health professionals. The authors of a paper on the program, published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, stated: “Patients ...

There's a new way for health professionals and consumers to let policymakers know their opinions on the My Health Record system, telehealth, innovation and other aspects of digital health. The Australian Digital Health Agency has launched a national consultation with the general ...

Researchers, educators and health and social service providers gathered in Melbourne recently to explore a systematic response to family violence across the healthcare system. The Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI) partnered with La Trobe University to present ...

Deploying assistants in nursing to hospital wards doesn’t ensure better outcomes and, in fact, may leave patients worse off, new research has suggested. The team behind the study, published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, examined the records of patients ...

Maintaining good hygiene outside of controlled environments is a challenge that must be met. With companion animals and cluttered workspaces to deal with, infection control in the community can be challenging. Still, nurses and community-care workers must not lose sight ...

Before you read this article, watch the video above. Watched it? Perfect. Now, were you one of the viewers so focused on counting passes that you didn't notice the gorilla? If you didn’t spot the person in a gorilla suit strolling across the ...

Thousands of people with diabetic foot disease could be spared amputations and lengthy hospitalisations if government invests in proven treatments, new research suggests. The study also found the Australian health system could save $2.7 billion over five years if people ...

Non-dispensing pharmacists will be integrated into medical centres in the greater Brisbane area to help patients stay out of hospital after discharge. The intervention is part of a study that aims to improve the transfer of information between hospitals and ...

The University of Technology Sydney is bringing nursing students together with people who have lived experience of mental illness to build rapport and empathy. In a collaboration with fellow UTS academics and healthcare consumers, health academic Fiona Orr developed the 'Making ...