Australia's guidelines on alcohol consumption are under ongoing review by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), with new draft guidelines expected to be released in November. [ + ]

Reflecting on nurses' leadership role in antimicrobial stewardship: what does it look like, how does it work? [ + ]

Environmental cleaning plays an important role in preventing healthcare-associated infections and, in turn, delivers cost savings for hospitals. [ + ]

Which three Australian cities ranked in the top 20 best hospital cities in the world? [ + ]

The Pharmacy Board of Australia has concluded that pharmacist prescribing as part of a collaborative healthcare team is viable. [ + ]

A Day in the Life of RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor Ola Sorensen. [ + ]

We speak with Jenny Messell, the NT's 2019 Nurse of the Year and Service Manager at Indigenous residential aged-care facility Juninga Centre. [ + ]

Despite decades of dedicated work, vaccine-preventable diseases are on the rise. [ + ]

Hospital pharmacists are in a position to drive medicines leadership. [ + ]

South West Healthcare have seen great results from the use of Haines Medical Environmentally Friendly Paper Pill Cups. [ + ]

Communication and system consistency keep patients safe from crashing. [ + ]

As our world becomes more connected, advanced technology has extended beyond patient medical care and into the hospital infrastructure itself. [ + ]

Healthcare workers can often feel like a very small cog in the very big machine that is the healthcare system. [ + ]

Clinicians across Australian health services are reducing low-value and unnecessary interventions — such as pathology tests, antibiotics and imaging — as part of the Choosing Wisely Australia initiative. [ + ]

Governments and healthcare providers in Australia are turning to video technology to bring efficiencies and improve patient care. [ + ]