People with dementia entering aged care experience higher increases in medication when changing GPs, a recent study has found. UNSW researchers analysed data from 2,250 people with dementia who had entered residential care from the Saxs Institute's 45 and Up ...

In a first for Australian health, private-practice midwives are being given access to the birthing and postnatal services of hospitals. Nurses and midwives now have the opportunity to work in self-employed mode within the health service. “It opens up a ...

People’s desire to stay in the home for longer is increasing the demand for community nurses. At 87 years old, Jack has had his fair share of challenges in life. He explains nonchalantly that he got through the war pretty ...

Study to improve palliative care for people who have dementia. Curtin University and partner organisations have launched a research study that brings together health service providers to improve care for people who are dying with dementia. The Commonwealth funded Communities ...