COVID-19 training fail lands residential aged care provider $150K fine
18 March, 2026A residential aged care provider that employed 106 workers across the workplace has been convicted and fined $150,000 after workers contracted COVID-19.
The human touch: how staff uniforms can support emotional and social wellbeing in aged care
06 March, 2026 by Pamela Jabbour* | Supplied by: Total Image GroupUniforms are more than functional workwear. When thoughtfully considered, they can quietly support emotional wellbeing, dignity and connection.
A Day in the Life of a home support clinical care team manager
27 February, 2026Natasha Decorso manages the clinical care team at Resthaven Paradise and Eastern Community Services. Here's a day in her life.
Incontinence management innovations for healthcare facilities
23 January, 2026 by Lesley Barton* | Supplied by: Atlas McNeil Healthcare CommunityIncontinence management is rapidly improving courtesy of new technologies and compassionate approaches. Here are some available innovations.
2026 HESTA Excellence Awards — nominations open
23 January, 2026Nominations have opened for the 2026 HESTA Excellence Awards, which encompass the aged care, allied health, community services and disability services sectors.
Remote laundries target preventable disease in NT communities
27 November, 2025 | Supplied by: Kimberly-Clark AustraliaA new community laundry has launched in Borroloola, part of a program seeking to curb preventable disease in remote Northern Territory communities.
Eye care partnership looks to support First Nations optometrists
17 November, 2025 | Supplied by: AlconA new scholarship initiative will support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander optometrists or optometry students to attend leading national conferences.
A Day in the Life of a mobile optometrist
02 October, 2025Linda Nguyen is the owner and founder of mobile optometrist practice Care Optometry and was a finalist in the 2025 HESTA Excellence Awards. Here's a day in her life.
Alliance to lay foundations for national creative health infrastructure
18 August, 2025Creative Health Alliance Australia launched this month, in order to lay the foundations for national creative health infrastructure.
Using social prescribing as 'a script against loneliness'
12 August, 2025The Royal Australian College of GPs is supporting social prescribing as a health intervention that helps patients connect more and improve their overall health.
Ramsay to close 17 psychology clinics by end of August
29 July, 2025Ramsay Health Care has announced the progressive closure of 17 psychology clinics by the end of August — as part of a transition "to a more flexible and sustainable model".
2025 Australian Mental Health Prize entries open until 23 July
15 July, 2025Until 23 July, nominations are open for the 2025 Australian Mental Health Prize, now in its 10th year.
SA reaches state-first allied health enterprise agreement
07 July, 2025The SA Government and public sector allied health workers have reached a standalone four-year enterprise agreement that the government says is a state first.
Medicare chronic wound care scheme set to benefit 20,000/year
18 June, 2025The Chronic Wound Consumables Scheme has launched, giving older Australians with diabetes — and without other wound care schemes — free access to products.
Westmead Hospital to gain $492m pathology hub
13 June, 2025The new NSW Health Pathology Statewide Hub at Westmead Hospital will be the largest public pathology laboratory in the state.
![](https://d1v1e13ebw3o15.cloudfront.net/data/92274/wfmedia_thumb/..jpg "Hospital’s "recovery at work" collaborative approach proves a winning model")
