Clinical

Home care providers battling a growing administrative burden could find solace in new software that can automatically alert care staff to potential risks and help older people avoid adverse events and unwanted hospitalisations. 

South Australia is moving ahead with its plan to relocate up to 24 public hospital patients to a local hotel so it can free up beds for people who need them.

With effortless data synchronisation and real-time data transfers, advanced interoperability, secure analytics and comprehensive reporting tools, the Telstra Health Clinical Manager and QPS Benchmarking integration delivers on all needs.

It’s estimated that over 430,000 Australians are currently living with dementia, and with those figures projected to double, Dementia Australia has partnered with two leading peak bodies to address the need for better access to allied health.

With dementia’s prevalence expected to almost double over the next 30 years, there’s a concerted effort within the aged care sector to increase training and education opportunities for aged care workers.

Thousands of nursing students will have access to aged care placements with the Federal Government investing over $18 million to ensure the sector does not miss out on the next generation of nurses.

While the vast majority of Australians now live in jurisdictions where voluntary assisted dying is permitted, accessing voluntary assisted dying depends on knowing it’s a legal option. New research suggests many Australians don’t know this.

The Australian College of Nursing is pushing for strengthened nurse-led models of care and a concerted effort to elevate the image of nursing to improve healthcare access for all Australians.

Queensland residential aged care provider Superior Care Group has made the shock announcement that it will no longer provide dementia care services to residents at its two homes.

A first-of-its-kind partnership is going to shake up the graduate experience as nurses within Bupa Villages and Ramsay Health Care will have the opportunity to swap places in a three-month exchange.