08 Jul 2024

Paramedics are key to improving access to palliative care

Palliative Care Australia (PCA) and the Australasian College of Paramedicine (ACP) have joined forces to improve access to and delivery of high-quality palliative care throughout Australia.

08 Jul 2024

Victorian nurse has registration cancelled for touching and groping unconscious patients

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08 Jul 2024

Aged Care Digital Strategy launches

The plan outlines how new technology will be used to improve patient care, manage future demand, and reduce GPs’ administrative burden.

08 Jul 2024

From science to spirituality: Dhanggati GP’s palliative care journey

To help celebrate NAIDOC Week, Dr Janelle Trees explains how her cultural connection helps those in their last moments of life.

08 Jul 2024

Body fat over BMI for obesity diagnosis: Study

Researchers say doctors must ditch BMI as a diagnosis tool as it is excluding patients in need, instead calling for the use of waist-to-height ratios.

08 Jul 2024

Post-market Review workplan (May 2024) published

Post-market Review workplan (May 2024) published

05 Jul 2024

COVID-19 update 5 July 2024

COVID-19 cases in SA There have been 819 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia in the past week.

05 Jul 2024

Tasmanians urged to protect young babies from whooping cough as case numbers rise

Tasmanians are reminded about the importance of whooping cough vaccination as case numbers rise across the State.

05 Jul 2024

GP numbers stagnate amid population boom

General practice is bearing the brunt of the critical strain on healthcare workers, with GP growth lagging significantly behind its medical counterparts.

05 Jul 2024

Meningococcal cases 5 July 2024

A 28-year-old male from regional South Australia is in a stable condition in hospital, after being diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease identified as serotype B.