Government appoints first aged care quality and safety Commissioner The Federal Government has announced the appointment of a new Commissioner to lead the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
Debate continues as 11 children transferred from Nauru to receive medical care As the health of young people detained on Nauru deteriorates, Labor and the Greens have softened their opposition to the Coalition’s conditions for transfer of refugees and asylum seekers to NZ.
Current standards of care on Nauru are unacceptable: RACGP The RACGP has expressed concerns about the health of refugee and asylum seeker children as another senior doctor contracted by the Australian Federal Government is deported from Nauru.
Do behaviour-change techniques actually work in healthcare? Behaviour change expert Peter Bragge says telling GPs or patients what they need to do differently simply doesn’t work. Here’s what does.
Global Handwashing Day: Clean hands are a recipe for health To mark Global Handwashing Day, the Food Safety Information Council has launched tips on how to keep hands clean to help reduce the 4.1 million cases of food poisoning in Australia each year.
Ban dry processing to halt spread of accelerated silicosis, expert warns Unless regulated urgently, Australia’s stone cutting industry is heading towards an epidemic of silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhalation of dust containing free crystalline silica.
New care standard highlights GPs’ importance in prevention of blood clot deaths GPs can play a key role in prevention of deaths from venous thromboembolism after hospitalisation, which is a much more serious problem than many people may realise.
Three politicians, three visions for the future of primary healthcare Australia’s top healthcare decision makers have described their visions of the future of primary healthcare at the RACGP’s annual conference for general practice.
RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: Student Bursary Award Kayla Ramires sees her award as an achievement symbolic of her future in general practice.
Terms of reference for aged care royal commission revealed Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.