Community members included the families of residents in nursing homes who are concerned at the level of avoidable deaths, they joined aged care nurses in calling for minimum staff to … Read more…
Community members included the families of residents in nursing homes who are concerned at the level of avoidable deaths, they joined aged care nurses in calling for minimum staff to … Read more…
ASMOF raised concerns less than a year ago that Canberra’s mental health system was experiencing a crippling shortage of psychiatrists with eight psychiatrist vacancies across the Australian Capital Territory’s mental … Read more…
Australia has 31 Primary Health Networks covering the whole of Australia. Primary Health Networks were established by the Australian Government in July 2015, replacing the 61 Medicare Locals that were … Read more…
The research covered 471 patients who presented to a community based refugee health service in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 financial years. Almost three quarters of the patients required an interpreter. … Read more…
Working as a locum nurse also offers the opportunity to experience different cultures. Locum tenens nursing positions can range from a few days to many months, or even years, … Read more…
Flexibility – working as a locum is a great way to experience different environments and locations as well as allowing flexibility for those who wish to work part-time or for … Read more…
The Victorian Government has invested almost $30 million to implement SafeScript which will include developing the software and training health professionals. Described as a clinical decision support system, SafeScript aims … Read more…
New South Wales currently has around 70,000 full-time equivalent registered nurses and midwives. Modelling figures show that by the year 2030 there will be a shortfall of around 8,000 nursing … Read more…
There are limited circumstances around when a person my access funds prior to retirement, this includes severe financial hardship or a terminal medical condition. Under compassionate grounds, a superannuation account … Read more…
More than one in two Australian adults are classified as overweight (35.5%) or obese (27.9%), along with more than one in four children. In September last year more than 30 … Read more…