Developed by Central Queensland University (CQU) and funded by the Queensland government, the Early Recognition and Response to Deterioration in the Older Adult (EDDIE) program is free, and teaches aged care workers additional skills and knowledge to assist them in ...

The Queensland government has invested in additional funding for activities to improve social connections amongst older Queenslanders. The extra $12.5m builds on the existing $20.5m allocated over the next five years to 42 existing Seniors Social Isolation Services that address ...

Estia Health Hervey Bay in Urraween Queensland is facing a Covid outbreak involving around 40 patients with alleged claims of patient neglect, failure to inform families, and failure to follow Covid protocols, all of which the facility has refuted. The ...

Killarney Memorial Aged Care has been given $1.4m to trial a holistic team-based healthcare approach for the rural and remote communities of the Southern Downs region in Queensland. The funding is expected to expand the medical centre to give Killarney ...

Small businesses in Queensland are considering going cashless — not to meet rising consumer demand or reduce labour costs but to protect their staff. Coffee franchise Annee’s, which runs five cafes across North Queensland, is one such business transitioning to ...

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is calling on QLD and NSW to fall in line with legislation of other states and territories to decriminalise abortion. ACN chief executive Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward told Nursing Review it was important that in ...