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COVID-19, Healthcare, Mental Health
MiOK for Australia’s first mental health support organisation app
Nina Alvarez Oct 6, 2021

This Mental Health Week, DB Results announces its partnership with Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHFA) in bringing their organisation the wellbeing mobile application MiOK. “Our

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COVID-19, Healthcare, Mental Health
Refugees vulnerable to COVID-19 mental health toll
Nina Alvarez Oct 6, 2021

Refugees’ mental health has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 stressors, a new study by UNSW Sydney psychologists in partnership with the Australian Red Cross, Settlement

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Registered nurses in rural aged care given new value-based payment
Aged Care, Healthcare
Registered nurses in rural aged care given new value-based payment
Nina Alvarez Oct 6, 2021

The number of registered nurses in remote and rural aged care will be increased and strengthened under a new payment aimed at rewarding clinical skills

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Aged care facilities to start welcoming back visitors
Aged Care, Aged Care, COVID-19
Aged care facilities to start welcoming back visitors
Nina Alvarez Oct 6, 2021

Aged care facilities across Australia will be opened to visitors under a plan agreed to by National Cabinet. The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC),

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Children's Health
The Lowdown on ADHD in children
Nina Alvarez Oct 1, 2021

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (abbreviated as ADHD, and sometimes referred to as ADD in the past) is a developmental disorder that begins in early childhood.

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COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Home deaths due to COVID-19 raises alarm among doctors
Nina Alvarez Oct 1, 2021

Home deaths due COVID-19 have started to worry epidemiologists as the large numbers show that COVID-positive patients are not coming forward for testing. Associate professor Sanjaya

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Children's Health, Mental Health, Opinion
Opinion: Childhood dementia, it’s time to face it!
Nina Alvarez Oct 1, 2021

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

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Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
“Friends bubble” approved for fully-vaccinated kids
Nina Alvarez Oct 1, 2021

Children and teenagers aged 18 years and under will be able to create a ‘friends bubble’ to allow home visits provided the adults in their

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Business Development, Children's Health, Customer Experience, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Umbo announces investment to improve healthcare access
Nina Alvarez Sep 30, 2021

Umbo, a social enterprise aiming to reduce inequalities in access to healthcare by connecting families in rural communities with speech and occupational therapists, received a $200,000

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COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Roadmap to NSW recovery from COVID-19 reveals possibility of easier travel
Nina Alvarez Sep 29, 2021

The roadmap to recovery from COVID-19 by New South Wales Government reveals NSW has a clear path to follow out of the pandemic and lockdowns,

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Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals/Clinics, Learning - Topics
Cardiovascular disease deaths continue to fall, but Aussies still at risk
Nina Alvarez Sep 29, 2021

Cardiovascular disease deaths are shown to have decreased in a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report also shows

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Mackay-Isaac region receives mental health support from Federal Government
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Mental Health
Mackay-Isaac region receives mental health support from Federal Government
Nina Alvarez Sep 29, 2021

Mackay-Isaac region residents now have better access to mental health care and support thanks to the Federal Coalition Government’s strong investment in regional mental health

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