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Aged care food staff re-class amid mass malnourishment

Aged care food staff re-class amid mass malnourishment

A bid to stretch resources has resulted in aged care food staff being re-classified as personal care workers as four in 10 residents remain malnourished.

Australia warned to wise up as cyber attacks continue

Australia warned to wise up as cyber attacks continue

Australia warned to wise up as cyber attacks continue

Australia warned to wise up as cyber attacks continue

As technology evolves, so do criminals, and the government must update its infrastructure and standards to keep Australians safe, an expert has urged.

NDIS provider to be made example with man's death case

NDIS provider to be made example with man's death case

NDIS provider to be made example with man's death case

NDIS provider to be made example with man's death case

A judge will let a shuttered NDIS provider continue being sued over a disabled man's death in order to promote compliance with the relevant laws.

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Hospital set for AI medical scans in 'Australian first'

Hospital set for AI medical scans in 'Australian first'

Artificial intelligence is set to used to help with medical scans by a Queensland public hospital in what has been hailed as an Australian first.

Funding plea as health system faces 'national crisis'

Funding plea as health system faces 'national crisis'

Patients are copping the brunt of a deteriorating health system as state and territory health ministers call on the federal government to help fix the "crisis".

'We will catch you': Shorten pledges NDIS fraud action

'We will catch you': Shorten pledges NDIS fraud action

Criminals and charlatans attempting to defraud the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been warned they will be caught.

Reforms target scrutiny of fertility clinic services

Reforms target scrutiny of fertility clinic services

Proposed laws in Queensland will bring greater scrutiny to IVF and fertility services, as well as the introduction of a donor conception register.

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Disability service accused of reporting failures

Disability service accused of reporting failures

Disability service accused of reporting failures

Disability service accused of reporting failures

A disability service provider has been taken to court by the NDIS Commission for allegedly failing to report incidents within legally required time periods.

Disability service cops $1.8m fine for burns death

Disability service cops $1.8m fine for burns death

Disability service cops $1.8m fine for burns death

Disability service cops $1.8m fine for burns death

Regional NSW's biggest disability provider has been fined $1.8 million over "extremely serious" breaches that led to an Indigenous woman's burns-related death.

Jail stint looms for woman guilty over fatal breast job

Jail stint looms for woman guilty over fatal breast job

Jail stint looms for woman guilty over fatal breast job

Jail stint looms for woman guilty over fatal breast job

Jie Shao has been found guilty of manslaughter after a woman died following an illegal breast augmentation procedure.

Call to mandate minimum training for aged care workers

Call to mandate minimum training for aged care workers

Call to mandate minimum training for aged care workers

Call to mandate minimum training for aged care workers

Aged care workers should have minimum training standards to ensure better quality care for patients and greater career progression, a new report says.

Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results

Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results

Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results

Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results

Delaying patient results could prevent misinformation and distress, doctors say, as the government tries to scrap wait times for scans and medical tests.

Population pressure on Qld health system

Population pressure on Qld health system

Population pressure on Qld health system

Population pressure on Qld health system

Growing demand for hospital presentations and ambulances services has affected health services and emergency departments in Queensland.

Ambulance ramping under spotlight after patient deaths

Ambulance ramping under spotlight after patient deaths

Ambulance ramping under spotlight after patient deaths

Ambulance ramping under spotlight after patient deaths

Queensland's health minister will bring together emergency department bosses to address ambulance ramping after two people died in as many days.

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Australians delaying doctor visits due to rising costs

Put off by surging prices, patients are increasingly delaying or skipping important appointments with doctors, dentists and medical health professionals.

Failure to give CPR before aged care resident's death

Staff at an aged care home failed to perform CPR on a resident who died from heart failure because they incorrectly thought he had a do-not-resuscitate order.

Pharmacist sacked after accessing 7000 patient records

The Alfred Health worker was fired after an investigation uncovered they had accessed thousands of electronic medical records

Urgent training needed for aged care shortage: experts

With Australia's ageing population set to surge, a peak academic body has raised the alarm over a predicted shortfall in allied health workers in aged care.

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Lack of dental care leaves DV survivors missing teeth

Difficulties accessing dental care means survivors of domestic violence may be forced to live without teeth for years while on waitlists for dentures.

Public hospitals should give abortions, committee says

A parliamentary committee is calling for all public hospitals to be able to perform abortions among a suite of recommendations on reproductive health care.

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