While the popularity of other health professionals have dropped, nurses have consistently ranked Australia’s most trusted, Nursing Review reports. Nurses have again topped the list as Australia’s most trusted profession, claiming the number one spot for the 18th year in ...

A parliamentary inquiry has heard broad-based support for a national centre for disease control. The federal immigration department and health experts have called on the government to set up a national centre for disease control, modelled on the US organisation ...

Only one in four adults with kidney disease has been diagnosed and demand for kidney transplants and dialysis is expected to soar, health body warns. About 1.3 million Australian adults are unaware they are living with kidney disease, according to ...

Survey finds many Australians fear their final wishes may be ignored by their relatives or health professional. More than one-third of Australians believe their relatives may ignore their wishes near the end of their life. A survey of 1,000 Australians ...

A UK dementia expert has warned a Sydney audience of the impact of overprescribing antipsychotic medication for behaviour control in dementia patients. Hundreds of Australian dementia sufferers are dying unnecessarily each year because of the overuse of antipsychotic drugs, an ...

Nurses and carers are being called on to share their experiences of reporting suspected cases of elder abuse for an Australian first research project, writes Linda Belardi. An Australian first study is investigating the under-researched field of elder abuse, which ...

Union says an assistant caring for the elderly is paid less than a Coles retail assistant. Aged care employers have been trading on the goodwill of nurses by paying them less than shop assistants, nurses have said. The NSW Nurses Association (NSWNA) ...

People living in their own homes will have daily virtual consultations with community nurses under a new trial. Darragh O Keeffe reports. Up to 50 community care clients in Victoria will soon have their medications monitored remotely thanks to a ...

Mental health nurses say patients with severe and complex mental illness will miss out due to the capping of a popular mental health program. Linda Belardi reports. The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses is appalled at the government’s decision ...

Nine out of ten carers supporting someone with a mental illness report an impact on their personal health. Ninety per cent of people caring for loved-ones with a mental illness are suffering health problems themselves, a report says. A study ...