Twelve years ago, England introduced legislation to ban smoking in workplaces and enclosed public spaces. This followed similar legislative changes made by Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The aim of … Read more…
Twelve years ago, England introduced legislation to ban smoking in workplaces and enclosed public spaces. This followed similar legislative changes made by Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The aim of … Read more…
In Australia, many adolescents and teenagers are driven to school. They spend much of the day sitting in class and are then driven home where they typically sit in front … Read more…
Breakthrough in Treatment for Parkinson’s disease A drug trial delivered by the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia has been successful in improving the symptoms of patients with Parkinson’s. Researchers at … Read more…
Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are those which a patient acquires while receiving treatment in a healthcare facility, requiring additional treatment which costs billions of dollars and resulting in thousands of … Read more…
Following on from the expansion of the definition of workplace burnout by the World Health Organisation, and particularly in an era where switching off from the workplace is becoming more … Read more…
The 11th version of the international standard diagnostic tool for global health, as reviewed by the 194 member states of the World Health Assembly, includes an expanded definition of burnout. … Read more…
Despite the majority of opinion polls predicting a Labor victory in the Australian federal election this month, the Liberals-Nationals Coalition government was returned to power. Both parties made pledges in … Read more…
The exit date of the United Kingdom was originally scheduled for the end of March this year but UK Members of Parliament have not yet agreed on a deal. The … Read more…
The continued uncertainty over Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) has prompted some healthcare professionals to move overseas in search for more stability and some of them are … Read more…
The WA chapter of the Australian Medical Association says that encouraging more overseas-trained doctors to practice in regional areas is a concern if those doctors do not have the cultural … Read more…