Turmoil surrounds private hospital operator Healthscope. The Canadian-owned healt...
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Aged Care Royal Commission
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New training to improve safety of psychotropic medications
Researchers have developed new training modules for aged care workers and nurses ...
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More aged care homes close due to nursing shortage
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One in 20 facilities will not have nurses 24/7 by July, minister says
Industry & Reform
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Australia will vote on May 3, could this be a turning point for healthcare?
The nation will head to the polls on May 3 to decide on the next Prime Minister o...
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What to expect from tonight’s federal budget: Health and cost of living relief
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‘Better than nothing’: Clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals
Specialty Focus
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Calls to end “age of shame” at NSW Drug Summit
Experts came together last week in a bid to address a “pervasive” issue that ...
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For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need
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STI rates are increasing among midlife and older adults. We need to talk about it
Clinical Practice
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Australia’s medicine supply shortages explained
Patients are struggling to fill their prescriptions in the face of hundreds of me...
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Australia’s clinical guidelines shape our health care. Why do so many still ignore sex and gender?
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Australia has a breast cancer problem
Workforce
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Times up: Qld nurse and midwife strikes looms as tens of thousands of wage contracts expire
The Queensland government is on the brink of a major union showdown, as wage cont...
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What are physician assistants? Can they fix the doctor shortage?
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NSW Health Minister unable to use public hospital funding to up nurse wages
Technology
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Give aged care nurses a voice in digital transformation: Research
Researchers are calling for nurses to have more say in the digital transformation...
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World first as NSW identifies number of people with metastatic breast cancer
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Genome sequencing developed to trace Covid is now protecting babies in intensive care from infectious diseases