A Stanford University study suggested that a lack of compassion in health professionals not only affect patients who experience their unkind behavior from their practitioner,…
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Mindfulness really does work for nurses, according to a review led by Laurence Guillaumie PhD. Work-related stress among nurses is estimated to be the biggest…
Turning Point, an Australian leading addiction treatment, research and education organisation, has launched first national health and support service for nurses and midwives in Australia,…
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare utilised a new measure for its report, Spatial distribution of the supply of the clinical health workforce 2014:…
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Nola Ries, University of Newcastle and Taro Sugihara, Okayama University Many countries around…
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The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has raised some matters of concern around the MBS review taskforce, including intravenous sedation in dental procedures, private insurance, and…
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The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has reacted to a suggestion by a recent study that there is no evidence to support a clinically important improvement…
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced that products containing codeine will be available only with a prescription from February 1, 2018. Pharmacists are largely…
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Some sources claim that almost 80% of chronic wounds are colonised with biofilm. Biofilm has a significant tolerance to antibiotics and biocides while remaining protected…
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As part of the Joint Standing Committee inquiry into the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) scheme, the committee will inquire into the…
Read More Feedback sought on Parliamentary inquiry into mental health services in the NDIS>
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has released the National Aged Care Staffing and Skills Mix Project Report, which addresses the issue of reduced…
Read More Staffing levels – the answer for the aged care crisis?>
48% of nursing and 38% of medical students did not achieve recommended levels of physical activity, according to a questionnaire study from the UK .…
The federal government has announced the implementation of the National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy 2015-2019. The strategy is developed under the Coalition Government’s new plan,…
The Australia’s Health 2016 report has revealed that funding for prevention initiatives has reduced from 2.2% (2008) to 1.4%, contrary to the belief that prevention…
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“Recruitment and retention of nurses in the primary health care workforce will play an increasingly important role in ensuring our health care system can meet…
For entry into a university nursing course commencing in 2016, the ATAR ranged from 50 to the mid-80s. When combined with another Bachelor’s degree such…
As at September 2016, there are 7 accredited undergraduate midwifery courses in Australia and 3 postgraduate courses. For entry into a midwifery course commencing in…
Read More ATARs and OPs for every midwifery course in Australia 2016>
The unique exhilarating experience of flying to remote communities and stations to provide health care is unparalleled by anything I have experienced thus far. I…
“Medicine and technology are intrinsically linked. Many advances in health have been contingent upon synonymous advances in technology. This has become particularly clear in recent…
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) data on nursing and midwifery workforce says that in 2015, the total number of nurses and midwives registered…
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