A new survey released by NPS MedicineWise shows that talking about mental health issues gets easier over time among Young Australians. Almost half (47%) were uncomfortable speaking to their doctor about it when first diagnosed ...
Macquarie University Hospital has teamed up with Prospitalia h-trak, a provider of mobile point of care systems and software solutions for the healthcare industry, to provide the hospital’s supply chain management solution. The h-trak system ...
Australia’s Biggest Quiz is set to engage communities across every State and Territory in a history-making-record-breaking event to help end Hepatitis C, and it could be coming to a town near you! Hepatitis C has ...
Legendary sports broadcaster, Bruce McAvaney, will be fronting an event close to his heart as he prepares to host the Leukaemia Foundation’s annual Light the Night event in Blood Cancer Month (September). Diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic ...
Aged care advocates and the Australian Lawyers Alliance are calling on politicians to urgently remove the clause in the proposed aged care legislation – the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill ...
NSW Health has revised the COVID-19 reinfection period from 12 weeks down to four weeks effective from today. People who have previously had COVID-19 should test for COVID-19 after 28 days since their isolation ended ...
The Albanese Government today launched the Cancer Hub – a national one-stop digital hub that will change the way young Australians access cancer-related services. The Cancer Hub will, for the first time, provide online counselling services ...
As the elderly population grows and resident acuity levels increase, your long-term care facilities may be experiencing an increased demand for care. With cost constraints and higher resident-to-caregiver ratios, it’s more important than ever to ...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has once again urged the federal Government to make Medicare rebates for longer telehealth phone consultations a permanent fixture of the nation’s telehealth scheme so that patients ...
Like many services, home aged care is an essential step to improving an older adult’s quality of life, especially when mobility starts to become an issue. But it is not something to take lightly. Introducing ...
A digital transformation in aged care is underway. With all these technological advancements, it can be easy to overlook the ones who truly need to get in touch with it: the elderly. Teaching our seniors ...