Last night I decided to set my alarm an hour early, and in a desperate attempt to drag myself out of bed I set my alarm to the loudest most annoying church bell sound I could find. Instead of rousing ...
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Nurse numbers disputed during UK election campaign
Nurses are once again front and centre during a contentious UK election campaign. This time because of dubious promises made by the prime minister, Boris Johnson. A key pledge from the Tory manifesto was the introduction of 50,000 extra nurses for ...
More »New research aims to tackle suicide in pregnant women
Suicide is the leading cause of maternal death for Australian women during pregnancy and a new research project is being funded to develop ways to help this vulnerable group. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, James Cook University, and service provider and ...
More »‘Financial viability is a means to an end in aged care; it is not an end in itself’: Royal commission
The royal commission finished its Hobart hearing with some ideas as to how better governance can go some way to fixing the poor practices currently seen across the sector. In his concluding remarks counsel assisting Peter Rozen alluded to the ...
More »Royal commission interim report: Sector reacts
The royal commission's interim report, titled simply Neglect, paints a grim picture of a sector devoid of caring and emotion and concerned only with the idea of itself as an “industry” that has “consumers” whose value is “defined by the amount of funding ...
More »‘Unholy set of interests’ to blame for ‘deskilled’ workforce: Royal Commission
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has sat for 55 days so far, calling 296 witnesses. Of those, 85 per cent have given testimony on issues concerning the aged care workforce, with 113 witnesses providing their perspective ...
More »Peak bodies describe diversity framework as ‘red tape’: Royal Commission Melbourne
The Royal commission started its second stint in Melbourne this week and is focusing on some of the sectors of society not yet heard from. “Diversity is a hallmark of humanity, yet aged care providers and the aged care system ...
More »New ‘one-stop shop’ for osteoarthritis promotes more holistic approach to care
A hospital in Sydney’s west has launched a scheme aimed at reducing the stress and pain of osteoarthritis. Described as a ‘one-stop shop’, the Osteoarthritis Chronic Care Program (OACCP) at Auburn Hospital allows patients to see a range of different ...
More »‘My heart is crying’: royal commission Darwin
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety continues this week in Darwin and will look at aspects of care in residential, home and flexible aged care as well as issues those living in rural and remote communities face. ...
More »‘I had no idea that someone could possibly do that’: nurse recalls father’s mistreatment
A nurse who suspected her father was being mistreated in an aged care home caught a care worker roughly handling him a number of times, including smothering him with a cloth. Aged care provider Japara failed to act when Noleen ...
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