Policy
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recently updated its guidelines on how to reduce health risks brought on from drinking alcohol. At 6,000 deaths per year* from alcohol-attributed diseases, it’s a significant problem ...
People aged 70 years and over, people aged 65 years and over with chronic medical conditions, people with compromised immune systems, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over the age of 50, are at ...
Australia’s largest health insurer, Bupa, announced today it would be delaying the annual 1 April premium increase for all customers for six months. According to Bupa Australia & New Zealand Chief Executive Officer, Hisham El-Ansary, ...
The Federal Government has announced funding for providers to access training, additional staff and in-facility testing for coronavirus and flu as part of a $2.4 billion health response to the pandemic. The packages includes $101.2 ...
To nap or not to nap on a night shift – does it reduce fatigue? That is the question nurses at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne asked in trialing the effects of scheduled ...
Sole traders and small businesses providing supports and services to people with disabilities are pivotal to the NDIS – but it’s time they got the backing afforded to the bigger players. In remote areas, regional ...
Let’s unpack this. The common example used to explain this term and its impact is the story of a game of chess involving an Indian king and Lord Krishna. The king agreed to grant the ...
Following on from my earlier article “Getting serious about making changes in health care?” I want to highlight the importance of understanding the difference between the two types of innovations – sustaining and disruptive. To ...
New research by the Australian Health Services Research Institute at the University of Wollongong has found more than half of all Australian aged care residents are in homes with staffing levels that would be rated ...
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) together called on the Federal Government to act to guarantee quality and safety in aged care now, not after the royal commission concludes. The AMA ...
The renaissance of the side gig brought about an influx of workers taking on additional jobs through short-term contract work in addition to, or in place of, their full-time gig. And many of these gig ...
The method used in this vignette of a case originates from Motivational Work, constructed by the author. To begin with, I will present a summary of the main features of the approach to facilitate the ...