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Ritchelle is a Content Producer for Healthcare Channel, Australia’s premier resource of information for healthcare.

public hospital
Hospitals/Clinics
Public hospital crisis to persist without funding reform
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 29, 2023

Ballooning elective surgery wait times and long waits in emergency departments are here to stay for Australia’s public hospital patients, without significant reforms to the

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parkinson's
Research
New breakthrough unlocks potential Parkinson’s disease treatments
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 29, 2023

Parkinson’s disease, an incurable condition that often worsens in severity with age, may see new hope with groundbreaking scientific findings from the Walter and Eliza

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program
Aged Care
Australian program trains Fijian workers to address aged care shortages
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 29, 2023

A groundbreaking program aimed at addressing critical worker shortages in the aged care sector is enabling dozens of Fijian trainees to acquire the necessary skills

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SME
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Worsening employment outlook for Australian workers revealed in new SME data
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 29, 2023

Latest data from the Employment Hero SME Index reveals employment for Australian workers will likely worsen once the new National Minimum Wage increases. The latest

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overseas
Aged Care
Southern NSW council sponsors overseas staff for aged care workforce
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 29, 2023

In a bid to address the staffing challenges faced by the aged care sector, a regional council in New South Wales has taken an innovative

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research
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Govt allocates $73M for groundbreaking medical research and technology
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 27, 2023

The Albanese Government has pledged $73 million towards a range of medical research projects that have the potential to revolutionise healthcare in Australia. The research

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survey
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Low recognition poses major risk to well-being of healthcare workers
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 27, 2023

SuperFriend, a leading workplace mental health not-for-profit organisation, has unveiled crucial findings from the 2022 Indicators of a Thriving Workplace survey, representing one of Australia’s most

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Lifeline
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Lifeline support launched in Victoria to aid Australians in need
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 27, 2023

Following its official launch in March this year, Lifeline Narrm has opened its crisis support centre in Victoria, ready to welcome the first of its

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social
Research
Innovative collaboration targets social cognitive impairments in older adults
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 27, 2023

An Australian-first collaboration involving leading researchers at Silverchain, UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) and The University of Queensland has been launched to

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rural
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Startling report reveals alarming healthcare access deficit in rural Australia
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 27, 2023

A recent independent report commissioned by the National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) has shed light on a concerning issue affecting rural Australians. Startling evidence

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nursing
Aged Care
Round-the-clock nursing essential for quality aged care, says OPAN
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 22, 2023

OPAN has expressed its support for the Australian Government’s accelerated timeline to implement round-the-clock nursing in residential aged care facilities, which will become mandatory from

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pets
Aged Care
Survey highlights urgent need to support older Aussies and their pets
Ritchelle Drilon Jun 22, 2023

A recent survey conducted by the Companion Animal Network Australia (CANA) sheds light on the pressing need to prioritise the well-being of older Australians and

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