Articles
Redressing quality and safety in aged care
Mandating patient-to-staff ratios is only one step required to improve quality and safety in aged care. Addressing the issues in our existing model is the next. [ + ]
Medicine shortages addressed in law
The SHPA, together with other industry groups and the government, has worked to develop a new protocol, coming into effect on 1 January 2019. [ + ]
Preparing for a death
Inevitably, healthcare workers will be faced with the imminent death of a patient. Author and nurse Sallie Tisdale provides advice on how to manage. [ + ]
Northern Beaches Hospital — a new model of health care
The first hospital in NSW to achieve a 4 Star Green Star rating, the much anticipated Northern Beaches Hospital combines practicality and elegance. [ + ]
Paying it forward
Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices ANZ's Managing Director, Susan Martin, on why female managers need to stop placing constraints on themselves. [ + ]
Sustainable superabsorbents
Manufacturers of superabsorbent products used in health- and aged-care facilities, such as incontinence pads, are using sustainable materials. [ + ]
Managing risk around upstream services
Healthcare facilities that are serious about safety and risk must incorporate upstream roles into mainstream safety and quality processes. [ + ]
Automatic temperature monitoring in hospitals
Temperature monitoring for vaccines, blood products and food in hospitals and medical centres is vital. [ + ]
Is it safe to exercise with scleroderma?
Due to the autoimmune disease's unpredictability and seriousness, scleroderma patients are often uncertain if they can exercise. But there is hope. [ + ]
Hand-hygiene education for future doctors insufficient
Doctors are known for hand-hygiene non-compliance. Does this stem from medical students receiving insufficient education? [ + ]
In Conversation... with telepalliative nurse Brett Hayes
Hayes' TelePalliative Care Service has transformed the lives of palliative patients and their families in WA's Wheatbelt region. [ + ]
Changes needed to stem self-harm in older adults
Older adults (aged 65 and older) who self-harm have a higher risk of dying from unnatural causes (particularly suicide) compared to their peers without a history of self-harm. [ + ]
Purpose-built technology is the answer
Financial management for aged-care facilities is complex, further complicated by ongoing legislative changes. Technology can ease the burden. [ + ]
Preventing patient identity errors
Capturing a patient's identity correctly is essential to prevent adverse events. We learn how ACT Health and The Canberra Hospital tackled this issue. [ + ]
A new way forward reducing opioid harm
Data, discussion and cooperation are the way forward as health professionals work to leverage promising initiatives. [ + ]
