Allied Health & Aging

Qld hospital begins remote consultation in COVID-19 wards

21 September, 2021 | Supplied by: Rauland Australia Pty Ltd

Gold Coast Health has implemented virtual care technology to support remote consultations in COVID-19 wards via a bedside terminal.


Why we need to support the hospital in the home services

20 September, 2021 by Jonathan Moody* | Supplied by: Physio Inq

The possibility of reducing hospital length of stay while offering quality care to patients in the comfort of their own home are the primary benefits that see hospital in the home as an emerging model to treat patients with illnesses or conditions that need close care and monitoring, but who are not likely to deteriorate rapidly.


Doctor Care Anywhere acquires Tas telehealth company GP2U

10 September, 2021

Doctor Care Anywhere Group has entered the Australian telehealth market with the acquisition of Tasmanian-based GP2U Telehealth.


Subsidised GP training to boost mental health access

01 September, 2021

The RACGP has welcomed a new subsidy for GPs to undertake Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST).


Digital resource to improve aged-care nutrition

01 September, 2021 | Supplied by: Nestle Professional

Nestlé Professional has launched a new digital resource designed to help aged-care providers improve the nutritional quality of meals.


Foodservice: best practice in food safety

27 August, 2021 by Andrew Thomson, Think ST Solutions

Is your food safe by good luck or good management?


The frontline disability workforce — undervalued and underpaid

20 August, 2021 by Fran Connelley

The pressures on the disability workforce have led to unprecedented health and safety risks, anxiety and income insecurity.


Rising mental health concerns call for digital solutions

19 August, 2021

New data reveals that fewer than one in six people with psychological distress are seeking professional help.


Struggling to concentrate in lockdown?

16 August, 2021

Our everyday memory gets worse in lockdown because we are living through a type of groundhog day, making it harder to lay down and retrieve memories.


New treatment for dry eye disease now PBS listed

10 August, 2021

Australians with persistent dry eye disease can now access a new, preservative-free, hydrating and lubricating emulsion on the PBS.


Excellence in Age Services Awards: LASA announces winners

10 August, 2021

The EIAS Awards recognise winners in the following categories: Rising Star, Individual, Next Gen Young Leader, Organisation and Team.


A Day in the Life of a Limbs 4 Life peer support volunteer

02 August, 2021

Andrew is a trained peer support volunteer at Limbs 4 Life, an organisation that provides information and support to amputees and their families.


HESTA Excellence Awards finalists revealed

28 July, 2021

Across disability, allied health, aged care and community services, 26 organisations and teams have been named as finalists in the 2021 HESTA Excellence Awards.


Environment and mental health added to cause of death equation

21 July, 2021

AIA Australia's 5590+ framework highlights the impact of environment and mental health on Australia's health statistics.


Trucking health services to remote Queensland

21 July, 2021

Heart of Australia's HEART 4 truck hits the road to bring life-saving services to remote and rural Queensland.


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