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Cough syrups, lozenges recalled due to safety risk

AAP - 01-03-2023

Cough medicines containing pholcodine are being recalled from Australian pharmacies due to safety concerns. The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Tuesday cancelled

 
The time is now to discuss future health care preferences

HealthTimes - 20-02-2023

As health professionals, we know that health does not always run according to plan. Treatment may be needed when an individual is unable to participate in their own decision-making.

 
SA premier says fed budget must ease GP crisis

AAP - 09-02-2023

The federal budget must include a serious plan to address the nation's GP shortage or risk leaving health in a "perpetual state of crisis", South Australian

 
Andrews ramps up primary care pressure

AAP - 03-01-2023

Overhauling Australia's ailing primary care network will be a top priority for Victoria at national cabinet this year. Visiting a newly opened urgent primary

 
Identifying Dental Problems In Patients: A How-To Guide

HealthTimes - 06-11-2022

As a dentist, your first priority should be to help your patients maintain healthy teeth and gums. After all, the health of one’s mouth can reflect the overall health

 
NSW nurses rally over safety issues

AAP - 18-10-2022

Concerns over staffing and patient safety will be front of mind as nurses and midwives rally outside a western Sydney hospital. The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association

 
NSW health care in trouble, Labor says

AAP - 15-09-2022

As people in NSW wait longer than ever for ambulances and patients face prolonged delays before being treated in hospital, Labor says chronic underfunding has led to a degradation

 
Practice Articles
Avoiding Chronic Illnesses Through Preventative Care

Health Insights - 23-03-2017

They say prevention is the best cure, and now it seems that the national healthcare system is catching on with the implementation of health care reforms targeted at

Sometimes less is better - so why don't doctors 'deintensify' medical treatment?

HealthTimes - 02-11-2015

Doctors know a lot about when to start medications to treat disease. But sometimes our focus on starting medicines means we can confuse

Providing Health Care for Refugees

Mary Hickson - 03-08-2015

The provision of accessible and culturally sensitive health and human services is fundamental to the successful settlement of humanitarian refugees in Australia.

Guidance Articles
Bariatric Nursing Care

Health Insights - 16-11-2016

The medical journal The Lancet found that the rate

Education and career framework for nurses in primary health care

Karen Keast - 15-04-2016

A new project will cement a career and education pathway for nurses working in Australia’s primary health care settings. The initiative is one of several key

Research
Privately practising Nurse Practitioners an untapped resource

Karen Keast - 09-01-2017

Privately practising Nurse Practitioners remain an untapped resource for meeting Australia’s escalating health care demand, research shows.

In-school health programs led by RNs show success in reaching students

HealthTimes - 18-06-2015

Integrating a registered nurse into Australian schools to help students make informed choices about health-related behaviors was successful in a recent pilot program, according

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