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News
Aged care worker steals $80k from residents and business
An aged care worker from Canberra stole around $80,000 from "innocent, trusting" residents and the provider she worked for. Ms…
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Legal Corner
Parts of ACT’s voluntary assisted dying bill to be rewritten
Australian Capital Territory officials have been tasked to rewrite parts of the voluntary assisted dying (VAD) bill after an inquiry…
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Industry & Reform
ACT reveals new VAD bill, different from other states
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) became the latest jurisdiction to introduce voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation on Tuesday – with the…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
‘Older people must be consulted’: Peak advocacy bodies call for public feedback
The federal government has asked for feedback from caregivers, stakeholders, older people, their families, and their carers on the framework…
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Clinical Practice
On-site pharmacists halved medicine harm in aged care: report
On-site pharmacists conducting regular reviews in aged care could lower medication-related harm by 50 per cent, a new study has…
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