Aged Care & Disability Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Australians share industry's concerns about PBS: poll 11/26/2013

A new Galaxy poll of people taking prescription medicines reveals that Australians overwhelmingly support the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), support R&D and are concerned ...

Calls for change to end-of-life care 11/25/2013

Current practices in end-of-life medical care require major change to ensure more Australians experience 'better' deaths, according to a panel of medical, ethical and legal experts ...

Water soluble compound "major step" for osteoporosis treatment 11/22/2013

University of Sydney researchers have discovered a promising treatment for osteoporosis, which is easily delivered in water soluble form.

Report seeks to extend prescribing powers for nurses 11/15/2013

A new report recommending an extension of nurses' scope of practice to diagnose and prescribe medication will lead to optimal health outcomes for patients across the national health ...

eHealth program 'struggling': health minister 11/13/2013

Australia's personally controlled electronic health records program is "struggling", the federal government recently admitted.

Health workforce shortage to reach 12.9m 'within decades' 11/12/2013

The world will be short of 12.9 million healthcare workers by 2035, with a figure already standing at 7.2 million, according to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report.

New procedure to revolutionise blood pressure treatment 11/8/2013

Final results of a Monash-led three-year clinical trial assessing a novel procedure to treat blood pressure has been published today in the prestigious journal, The Lancet.

Reports highlight the need for coordinated health services 11/8/2013

Reports released by the Council of Australian Government Reform Council (COAG) and the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) have highlighted the importance of health services ...

Prognosis for Medicare Locals 'still unclear' 11/6/2013

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) is calling on health minister Peter Dutton to come clean on the federal government's plans for Medicare Locals.

'Blind' status not recorded on hospital charts 11/4/2013

Curtin University researchers have found legally blind people attend and stay in hospital more than twice as long as the general population, most without having their blind status ...

Frequent callers to Triple Zero 'almost halved' through initiative 10/30/2013

A NSW Ambulance program has almost halved calls to Triple Zero (000) by the state's most frequent callers, providing them with a more appropriate means of health care, while freeing ...

Aged care sector grown by 46% in past decade 10/29/2013

The number of aged care places in residential facilities and community-based care rose by 46 per cent between June 2002 and June 2012, according to new information released by the ...

AMA 'condemns' Qld govt's move on Senior Medical Officers 10/28/2013

The Federal AMA has condemned the Queensland government's decision to move all Senior Medical Officers in its public hospital system on to unfair and unbalanced individual contracts ...

Abbott announces $559.1m for health, medical research 10/25/2013

Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently announced $559.1 million for Australian health and medical researchers to generate new health discoveries across Australia.

Doctors should test for and treat 'poverty', summit told 10/23/2013

General practitioners should screen patients for chronic diseases for which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified poverty as a key risk factor, a NSW Health Ministry ...

Historic nursing partnership to shape future of primary health care 10/23/2013

The Australian Medicare Local Alliance (AML Alliance) and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) have created a new partnership to enhance the role of the ...

ALP keeps experience in shadow health portfolio: AMA 10/18/2013

Catherine King was congratulated by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) on her recent appointment to the position of Shadow Minister for Health.

52% permanent aged care residents show signs of depression: report 10/16/2013

Symptoms of depression among permanent aged care residents are common, according to a report recently released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Overcoming the blues for older people with illnesses 10/11/2013

A study exploring the treatment of depression in older people with a range of health problems is being undertaken by the University of Sydney.

Dementia carers carry heavy health burden, study finds 9/18/2013

Carers taking primary responsibility for people with dementia are more likely to suffer symptoms of ill health than the general population, a Curtin University study has found.

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