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The evolution of children’s nursing
Popular terms in children’s nursing now, such as family-centred care and consumer involvement, weren't always so widely accepted. The idea of sharing care with guardians or relatives was once an extremely radical notion. That’s according to Philip Darbyshire, Flinders University and Monash University professor ...
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Respect, preserve identity of people in palliative care: expert
An international expert is urging greater emphasis on carers and health professionals reinforcing the identity of individuals with limiting or terminal illnesses. Speaking in advance of her scheduled address at the upcoming Palliative Care Australia (PCA) conference in Melbourne, senior ...
More »Unpaid carers worth $60.3 billion a year
If the care provided by family members and friends of people who are aged, chronically ill or have a disability were provided by paid carers, the estimated cost would total $60.3 billion this year alone. That's one finding of the Deloitte Access Economics ...
More »Nurses slam ‘callous’ NT health minister
Nurses angrily rejected comments from the NT health minister, after he argued last week that valuable research dollars were being wasted on extending the lives of ageing terminal patients at the expense of furthering treatments for children’s health. In an ...
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Home care for heart failure cost-effective: study
A study has looked into the benefits of care delivered in the home versus that offered by a specialist clinic for elderly patients with chronic heart failure. The economic evaluation, conducted by Griffith University and using data from a randomised controlled trial, ...
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