Aged care bodies have today welcomed the passage through parliament of a new set of quality standards. Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Ken Wyatt said the standards would intensify quality compliance across residential, home and remote care. “Under ...
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The advantages of self-regulating
The development of specialist nurse credentialing in Australia has the potential to both empower nurses and improve patient care, writes Kim Ryan. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has long recognised that setting standards for nursing education and practice is ...
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The Australian College of Mental Health nurses has renewed its call for the government to dump its policy of mandatory detention, amid concerns of a worsening health crisis in the system. College CEO, Kim Ryan said conditions in detention compromised ...
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How one provider is ensuring its continence products meet its standards. It’s every provider’s nightmare. Your continence supplier changes products, without notifying you. And unfortunately the new products result in unsatisfactory products, unhappy staff and unhappy clients. Such a scenario ...
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