In general Australians are staying in their homes longer, meaning that when they do enter residential aged care they typically have more acute needs. The commission is also expected to … Read more…
In general Australians are staying in their homes longer, meaning that when they do enter residential aged care they typically have more acute needs. The commission is also expected to … Read more…
Not all public wards are covered by the legislation. The amendment will impact palliative care, birthing suites, and ED as well as acute stroke, haematology, and acute inpatient oncology wards. … Read more…
Just over half of the respondents identified as being overweight or obese but more than two thirds said they undertook at least two hours of moderate physical activity a week. … Read more…
Bush Support Services provides mental health services for health professionals and their families who live and work in remote areas anywhere in Australia. They run a free and confidential telephone … Read more…
Palmerston has a population of around 34,000 people and is located approximately 20 kilometres from the capital city of Northern Territory, Darwin which has a population of around 142,000. Outpatient … Read more…
Two thirds of those surveyed said they would seek help from their own family doctor but only one percent would seek help from a professional body. While acknowledging that the … Read more…
In June of this year 4,800 general practitioners across the country received written warnings by the Australian Federal Government Department of Health around the number of opioid prescriptions they are … Read more…
The aim of the Melbourne study was determine treatment compliance of patients who had researched their symptoms before attending emergency departments and the effect on doctor-patient relationships within the ED. … Read more…
As such there is an increased demand for surgical procedures to be undertaken by surgeons trained in using robots. The demand comes from patients and also health systems wanting to … Read more…
The registration standards set out the requirements that all applicants are required to meet in order to be registered. The Medical Board of Australia states that a workforce shortage meant … Read more…