Duty of care: where does a nurse’s responsibility end?
The potential liability of health services, hospitals, day surgeries and clinics does not, depending on the nature of the treatment or care provided, cease upon physical discharge or a patient leaving the facility. If any treatment or care has had ...
Michele Smith interviewed by Patrick Avenell October 10, 2017	
Brisbane North PHN has recently rolled out two initiatives – Yellow Envelope and the Geriatric Outreach Assessment Service – to help or minimise the transition of aged care residents from facilities to hospitals.“The Yellow Envelope is a document in which ...
Frances Batchelor interviewed by Dallas Bastian October 10, 2017	
A new project aims to develop technology that translates conversations between older CALD adults with dementia and carers. The ability to talk into a device and have it translate and relay the message to another person could be a game-changer ...
Katherine Baqleh September 19, 2017	
The food we eat, particularly plant-based fibre, influences the composition and metabolic activity of the dense and diverse microbial community living in our guts, called the microbiome. This in turn has an impact on a number of health conditions. The ...