In the fast-paced world of healthcare, it’s easy to get caught up in policies and protocols. But at the heart of effective patient care, a person-centered approach is of utmost importance. This means taking the ...
Supportive, caring relationships do not end on a certain birthday. Last month the NSW Government announced it would extend the age people can stay in foster care from 18 to 21 years old – a ...
Treating mental health and providing the best rehabilitation options is complex and often requires more than just one type of care to receive quality support. In fact, each person will have a different experience and ...
For far too long, a woman faking an orgasm has been regarded as little more than a punch line. Often joked about but rarely given a second thought, female sexual wellness is regularly pushed aside. ...
Last month, RSL LifeCare celebrated nationally recognised Aged Care Employee Day. I’m lucky enough to work for this organisation and share in the sentiment that aged care employees should not just be celebrated on this ...
It’s become clearer than ever before that people with a life-limiting illness want to die in their own home. But is this even a possibility and how many resources for care are available for this ...
Childhood Dementia Initiative is an Australian not-for-profit established in 2020 to urgently disrupt the impact of childhood dementia. When my kids were little, the most accurate measure of a weekend’s awesomeness hinged on whether or ...
The news of a growing COVID outbreak in Parklea Prison where at least 31 prisoners have tested positive shows we the need for the urgent release of non-violent offenders from the state’s overcrowded prison system. ...
As a pandemic-exhausted world celebrates the delayed 2020 Games, some Japanese citizens remain adamantly opposed. Macquarie University Japan specialist Dr Thomas Baudinette explains what’s behind their protests. After considerable delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
The cost of vaccinating the world against COVID-19 could be at least five times cheaper if pharmaceutical companies weren’t profiteering from their monopolies on COVID-19 vaccines, campaigners from the People’s Vaccine Alliance said today. New ...
As we all go through our journey of life, at some stage we may be faced with a terminal health diagnosis. Family, friends, colleagues, health care providers may all step up to offer physical, emotional ...
COVID-19 has fostered an environment to not only continue workplace bullying and fatigue in the healthcare sector, but also exacerbate it. Poor organisation from management and fast paced shifts, many of which are monotonous and ...
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