25 Aug 2023
MEDIA RELEASE - Australian Nursing Peak Organisations: New models of nursing care will provide solutions to the ageing population
MEDIA RELEASE - Australian Nursing Peak Organisations: New models of nursing care will provide solutions to the ageing population
25 Aug 2023
COVID-19 update 25 August 2023
COVID Cases in SA There have been 543 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia in the past week.
24 Aug 2023
COVID-19 vaccine safety report - 24-08-2023
Four main COVID-19 vaccines are approved for use in Australia - Comirnaty (Pfizer), Spikevax (Moderna), Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca), and Nuvaxovid (Novavax).
24 Aug 2023
CAN A HEPA FILTER VACUUM HELP WITH ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA?
WHAT IS A HEPA FILTER? HEPA stands for high-efficiency particulate air. These filters are made of a dense weave of fabric that can trap the tiniest of particles – even microbes like bacteria and viruses.
24 Aug 2023
‘Community health is desperate for support’: GP’s plea to policymakers
For more than two decades Dr Kate Walker has been treating society’s most vulnerable. She says the situation has never been more challenging.
24 Aug 2023
Overuse of physical force sees enrolled nurse’s registration suspended
A tribunal has suspended and imposed conditions on an enrolled nurse’s registration after he used unnecessary physical force on a mental health patient.
24 Aug 2023
Nurse who stole medications and practised under the influence has registration cancelled by tribunal
In June 2019, Ms Jayne Beare (at the time registered under the name Jayne Buckley) was discovered by her employer for stealing and self-administering medicines while on duty at work.
24 Aug 2023
Medical practitioner receives career-ending disqualification following his conviction of multiple sexual assaults
A Victorian tribunal has reprimanded and disqualified a medical practitioner from applying for registration for 16 years and prohibited him from providing any health service
24 Aug 2023
NO NEW WOOD HEATERS, ACT GOVERNMENT FIRST TO COMMIT TO A PHASE-OUT IN SUBURBS
Despite the winter chill, the Australian Capital Territory will be the first government to phase out wood heaters due to health and environmental impacts, including asthma risk.
24 Aug 2023
World Medical Association asks for your input
The WMA invites AMA members to participate in their universal access to reliable healthcare information: Global stakeholder consultation.