2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (592+ words) The challenge is compounded by what happens between professional cleans. In high-traffic healthcare environments, surfaces are constantly being retouched and contaminated. Without clear protocols for interim cleaning and staff education around maintaining hygiene standards, even the most rigorous professional cleaning…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (522+ words) New consumer protection measures designed to guard older Australians against unfair prices under Support at Home have been announced by the Australian Government. A new National Summary of Support at Home Prices will also be published each quarter. So older…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (632+ words) Following the Australian Government's Budget 202627, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has acknowledged that cost of living relief and housing affordability are federal government priorities, yet said the "support for nurses and nursing cannot be delayed further. Pointing to policy…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (361+ words) Following the death of a patient at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Work Safe Victoria " Victoria's work health and safety regulator " has charged Melbourne Health. After being admitted to the hospital for an emergency mental health assessment in June 2024, the patient…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (896+ words) A nurse practitioner and home care provider's Palliative Care Project Lead sets out why the Support at Home End-of-Life Pathway matters and some best practice perspectives on delivering it. I still remember being told a story about a care worker…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (334+ words) Following an 18-month project to develop a model for unification in partnership with divisional boards, a proposal for Optometry Australia to unify into a new single national entity has been endorsed nationwide. The figures from voting members in favour of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (450+ words) We need to find a better way to help patients who are becoming stranded, while they wait to get the Commonwealth aged care support they need," Mookhey added. While this is a national problem, we cannot simply wait for the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1093+ words) While the potential of AI is being recognised across health care, the CEO of a leadership and business development program provider advocates for uniquely human "soft skills" that, the author believes, AI will never be able to replace. AI is…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (480+ words) Victoria Police charged a 32-year-old man in relation to the stabbing of an on-duty paramedic just after 11am on Thursday. It is alleged the paramedic was stabbed outside a caf" on Broadway in Reservoir, investigators alleging that "a male got out…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (189+ words) Image: Dr Andrei Catanchin. (Supplied) EMR solutions must support evolution and change Hospital's "recovery at work" collaborative approach proves a winning model [New Zealand] Transform from Security Awareness to a Security Culture: A Vital Shift for SMB Healthcare " Webinar You…...