Registered nurses and physiotherapists wanting to study the Graduate Certificate in Continence Promotion and Management are invited to apply for a fee-paying scholarship before December 12. [ + ]

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association's (AHHA) academic journal will publish findings of research on the Federal Government’s recent Budget proposal to introduce a $7 co?payment for doctor visits, pathology tests and diagnostic imaging will effect disadvantaged and vulnerable Australians. [ + ]

With more Victorians dying each year from prescription drug overdoses than on the state's roads, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Victorian Branch has welcomed the Victorian Coalition’s pledge to develop a real-time prescription monitoring service. [ + ]

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's new 73-bed mental health centre has been named the Professor Marie Bashir Centre. [ + ]

A University of Melbourne researcher is looking for participants to participate in a study looking at the impact of living with chronic wounds such as venous leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and foot wounds. [ + ]

A retrospective study indicates indigenous Australians are outstripping the wider population when it comes to a serious eye disease caused by diabetes. [ + ]

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Responding to the release of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine's (ACEM) Enough is Enough Survey, AMA President, A/Prof Brian Owler, says the Federal Government needs to work to change Australia's drinking culture. [ + ]

Providing rehabilitation services in the home rather than the hospital bed can improve patient outcomes and create various efficiencies, according to a new study. [ + ]

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA)  has taken its advocacy a step further to ensure older Australians are provided with correct information regarding their entitlements. [ + ]

Angela Kotis of United Hospitality and Essendon Aged Care was named Victorian Chef of the Year Winner at the OSCAR Aged Care Hospitality Awards. [ + ]

A new National Asthma Strategy will be developed to address the toll the condition has on the lives of more than two million Australians. [ + ]

The performance of Queensland public hospitals in reducing surgical waiting lists and treating patients on time will soon be audited and reported by the independent Health Ombudsman. [ + ]

The Federal Government has appointed the University of Sydney's Professor Lyn Gilbert to advise on the prevention and control of infectious diseases, in the event of an Ebola outbreak. [ + ]

The announcement of Mr Whitlam's death was made by his family in a statement. Antony, Nicholas and Stephen Whitlam and Catherine Dovey – said he was “a loving and generous father, he was a source of inspiration to us and our families and for millions of Australians.” [ + ]