The government has asked Primary Health Networks (PHN) across Australia to help residential aged care providers dole out flu vaccinations. Minister for Aged Care Richard Colbeck announced that PHNs will get in contact with providers to undertake a needs ...
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Nurses are presently working amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But can a nurse legally refuse to work? Most nurses are employed pursuant to a contract of employment. This is a legally binding arrangement between the employer and nurse. It sets out ...
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Some of the aged care sector’s strongest voices have joined in chorus to propose to government a package of urgent measures they say is needed to ensure the safety of workers and the people in their care. Aged & Community ...
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Chemical and physical restraints are particularly dangerous for those living with dementia and diagnosed with COVID-19, and aged care facilities should explore alternatives. That’s the advice from Dementia Support Australia (DSA), a HammondCare-led national service funded by the Australian Government. ...
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Elderly people who have suspended in-home services during the coronavirus crisis will soon receive welfare checks over the phone. Many older Australians have scrapped home care visits to avoid the risk of contracting COVID-19. Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck is ...
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A royal commissioner has called for new aged care measures to minimise the unintended harm caused by interventions to protect older adults from the spread of COVID-19. Chair of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Tony Pagone ...
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We take a look at how the global pandemic began, how it spread, and how countries responded. The COVID-19 pandemic came to light on 31 December 2019 with an alert to the WHO China office, and the speed with which ...
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Woolworths will put together an $80 ‘basics box’ for vulnerable customers unable to leave their home. From next week, the supermarket chain will work with Australia Post and DHL Supply Chain to distribute the boxes across ACT, New South Wales ...
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