Understaffing tops concerns held by aged care residents
Only a quarter of aged care residents feel that their care needs are always met, while nearly half are most concerned about understaffing, a new report for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has found. The National Ageing Research Institute study, Inside The System: Aged Care Residents’ Perspectives, was published today ahead […]
The art of healing: Inside Flinders Medical Centre’s pioneering Arts in Health program
The art of healing: Inside Flinders Medical Centre’s pioneering Arts in Health program
Keeper of secrets: On the job with a sexual health nurse
Keeper of secrets: On the job with a sexual health nurse
Q&A with ICU nurse Luke Yokota
Q&A with ICU nurse Luke Yokota
How nurse-led models of care are reshaping healthcare – ACT’s Walk in Centres
How nurse-led models of care are reshaping healthcare – ACT’s Walk in Centres
Meet the world’s leading midwifery researcher
Meet the world’s leading midwifery researcher
My ‘first catch’ as a midwife
The ANMJ asked a few midwives to reflect on their first “catch” and share the highlights and emotions that were involved. Bree Green, ‘Clinical Resource Midwife’ at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne, and ANMF Federal Professional Officer The words that come to mind when I reflect on my “first catch” would be relief and gratitude. […]
Aged care ‘failing’ older Australians and in need of major overhaul, report finds
Aged care ‘failing’ older Australians and in need of major overhaul, report finds
How nurse-led models of care are reshaping healthcare – Aged Care NP Hazel Bucher
Nurses working in nurse-led models of care undertake comprehensive assessment, provide timely person-centred care, opportunistic education and support, continuity of care and link patients to other health professionals and services. Underpinned by advanced practice nursing care, innovative and cost-effective nurse-led models of care aim to improve access to healthcare and give people choice while also […]
Aged Care Royal Commission staffing recommendations don’t go far enough, says ANMF
The ANMF has welcomed six recommendations outlined in a special report released by the Royal Commission yesterday calling on the federal government to urgently support the aged care sector to manage COVID-19 but says the measures fail to address chronic understaffing and skills mix and do not go far enough to protect vulnerable older Australians […]