Judi Dyer is an experienced ED Nurse from New Zealand who shared some information about her nurse placement experience with the Rural Locum Assistance Program (Rural LAP). Judi initially started working with an Australian nursing agency, in a bid to ...

With the current shortage of aged care workers, it is crucial that we strengthen the current workforce’s capability and develop meaningful learning pathways to help attract more people to the sector and increase quality of care. For this reason, Dementia ...

From supporting the front-line delivery of care to easing the administrative burden on support staff behind the scenes, there are myriad opportunities for the aged and disability care industry to embrace technology. With the right strategy and application, digital solutions ...

As reported by the media, cases of dementia patients going missing from Aged Care facilities happens on a regular basis and is on the rise.   These incidents result in a lot of emergency service and aged care staff being ...

As Australia's aged care industry grapples with perennial issues such as staffing shortages, care quality, financial insecurity and inflationary pressures, now is a great opportunity for decision makers to optimise the processes and technologies they use to manage external expenditure. ...

What is the Gut Microbiota? The human body is inhabited by trillions of microbes, mostly bacteria but also viruses and fungi (1). The majority of these microbes inhabit the human intestinal system, which is called the gut microbiota (Figure 1). ...

Leave requests and unexpected absences in health facilities are often difficult to cover when the casual pool of staff are in short supply. This scenario is all too real for rural and remote health services around Australia and the weight ...

From 1 July, the NIP Schedule at 12 months of age has changed 1-4 To ensure the NIP Schedule is aligned with changes in disease patterns, an update has been made to the recommendations on the use of pneumococcal and meningococcal ...

From 1 July, the NIP Schedule at 12 months of age is changing1–4 To ensure the NIP Schedule is aligned with changes in disease patterns, an update has been made to the recommendations on the use of pneumococcal and meningococcal ...

Australia’s approach to the mental health care sector still has a way to go, but there has been – and continues to be – some positive shifts and trends.  You may be surprised by how much research goes into the ...