The environment and hand hygiene - The two go hand in hand

All healthcare workers play a part in infection prevention and control in healthcare settings.  The slogan ‘infection control is everybody’s business’ has been used by infection prevention and control professionals to promote key messages to healthcare workers over many years. This catch phrase is still relevant today, if not more so, in relation to measures such as hand hygiene and environmental cleanliness, writes Annie Wells.

Researchers Take a Giant Leap Towards Bio-printing Transplantable Tissues and organs

The University of Sydney has reported researchers have made a giant leap towards the goal of 'bio-printing' transplantable tissues and organs for people affected by major diseases and trauma injuries.

UQ Researchers Working on Vaccine Against Strep Throat

Researchers are one step closer to developing a safe vaccine against strep throat, which is responsible for more than 700 million infections and 500,000 deaths each year.

LASA Says Government has Abandoned People with Dementia

[caption id="attachment_8406" align="alignright" width="133"] Patrick Reid[/caption]

Mater Private Wins Award for Lowering Food Wastage and Improving Patient Outcomes

New Collaboration will Boost Research and Development in MRI

[caption id="attachment_8582" align="alignright" width="200"] Professor Peter Høj and Toby Carrington sign the collaboration agreement between UQ and Siemens Siemens Australia that will boost research and development in MRI.[/caption]

NACCHO Expresses Concerns on COAG Reform Council Closure

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has expressed concern that the COAG Reform Council responsible for monitoring progress towards close the gap targets will close on 30 June.

COAG Report Card Shows More Effort Required to Close the Gap

The COAG Reform Council’s final report card shows that governments need to strengthen efforts to improve health outcomes for Indigenous Australians.

Aged Care Accommodation Supplement to be Finalised

The aged care accommodation supplement for significant refurbishment is an important mechanism to encourage greater investment in the market through incentives for residential aged care providers to build and refurbish their facilities.

Work to Begin on Implementing National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan

Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash has asked for work to begin on developing a plan for implementing the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan.

Worldwide hemophilia treatment now 500 steps closer

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) has had one billion international units (IUs) of clotting factor therapy donated for humanitarian aid programs.

Young Australian Medical Researchers Meet with Nobel Prize Winners

[caption id="attachment_8527" align="alignright" width="200"] Young Australian medical researchers are part of the official delegation travelling to the 64th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau[/caption] Fifteen young Australian medical researchers are heading to Germany this week to meet with Nobel Prize winners in the fields of physiology and medicine. The 64th Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting (29 June - 4 July 2014) brings together 600 young researchers from 80 different countries to interact with giants in these fields and build networks with other researchers.

McGrath Foundation Appoints Petra Buchanan as new CEO

New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the McGrath Foundation Petra Buchanan has been appointed to lead the organisation in a new phase of development.

Leading Dementia Experts Commit to Dementia Research

[caption id="attachment_8246" align="alignright" width="133"] Professor Warwick Anderson[/caption]

Queensland Regional Hospital and Health Services Given More Power

The Queensland State Government will hand legal ownership of health-related land and buildings and staff employment responsibilities to regional Hospital and Health Services in a staged process over the next 12 months.