Queensland Nurse Wins Award for e-Health and Patient Care Skills

Queensland Health nurse Helen Murray has combined her patient care skills with the world of e-Health and been honoured with a top ICT award.

New Research Shows Health Workers Need to Improve Safety Behaviours

A new study shows that workers in health and community services have only a moderate safety consciousness despite having the highest number of workplace injury claims of all industries.

Queensland's Centre of Research Excellence in Telehealth Opens

Queensland has beaten the tyranny of distance in health care today with the opening of The University of Queensland’s Centre of Research Excellence in Telehealth.

Shift from Residential Aged Care to Community Care is Continuing

The shift from residential aged care to aged care that is provided in the community is continuing, according to new information released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

New Report on National Supply of Employed Medical Practitioners and Nurses

People living in remote areas are more likely to have access to nurses and midwives than medical practitioners, according to information released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Western Australian Health Service Redevelopment Programs Begin

Work has begun on redeveloping  the Carnarvon Health Campus and the Exmouth Health Service in Western Australia.

ACSA Award Winners Announced

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Still Work to do on Closing the Gap of Indigenous Life Expectancy

New Research Unravels Complex Stroke Mechanisms

With next week being National Stroke Week (8 - 14 September), timely research has been released which has led to a deeper understanding of how the brain responds to stroke and which mechanisms may be harmful or beneficial following a stroke.

Prevalence of Osteoporosis May be Higher than Reports Indicate

Adelaide University Research Targets Early Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

University of Adelaide neuroscience researchers are investigating markers for potential earlier diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

Speech Pathology Australia says Time for Talk is Over

The time for talk is over. The time for action is now. That is the key message from the Australian Senate’s Community Affairs Committee’s report into speech pathology services in Australia.

New Campaign Says See the GP, Not the ED

A new marketing campaign by the Queensland Government has been designed to get people to visit their GP, not hospital Emergency Departments.

More Grants Supporting Medical Research

Researchers will benefit from 95 grants totalling almost $70 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Role of Nurses in Health Assessments is Fully Acknowledged

Departmental advice has been released indicating that time spent by nurses in the delivery of health assessments in general practice can be counted when billing a time-based item.