A major Australian study examined more than 330,000 aged care residents across about 3,000 facilities from 2013 to 2019. It shows GP continuity matters. Only 17.3% kept their usual GP after moving in,...
A nationwide retrospective study led by the ROSA Research Group analysed health outcomes for older residents in long term care across almost 3,000 Australian facilities from 2013 to 2019. The dataset...
Dr Paul Eleftheriou from Nous Group is moving to Medibank as chief medical officer (customer). He will finish at Nous on 13 March and start at Medibank on 31 March, taking over from Dr Christopher Rob...
Across Australia, a national snapshot finds ongoing gaps in antibiotic use and rising resistance. In hospitals, just under half of antibiotic use around surgical procedures is inappropriate, with issu...
The Department of Health Disability and Ageing faces renewed scrutiny over the Support at Home Integrated Assessment Tool. The IAT relies on a human assessor’s input to assign a care package level for...
MediMap, the digital medication management platform used in New Zealand and Australia, is offline across New Zealand after some resident records were reportedly incorrectly modified. The company says...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has tightened the medicinal cannabis framework in Australia. The changes take effect immediately for veterans who have not previously received prescriptions. From no...
A financial and operations analyst highlights a pattern in not-for-profit aged care where workforce management drives instability more than funding models. In June 2025, data from 14 Little Aged Care...
Uniting NSW & ACT has moved Buddy, a generative AI assistant, into production across 1,000 community care workers. The tool reduces admin work and speeds up documentation, with post-visit notes droppi...
West Australia has launched a 2.6 million dollar program to provide the Arexvy RSV vaccine free for residents aged 65 and older living in aged care facilities. About 15,000 people are expected to rece...
In New Zealand, retirement villages are placing digital tools at the centre of operations. The Senior Trust Retirement Village Income Generator reports that villages are increasingly investing in digi...
Denise Lyons leads the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association. She says prevention belongs in primary care. Nurses should work at their full scope. Funding lags behind practice. She compare...
Denise Lyons, a registered nurse and now President of the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA), is pushing to make prevention central in Australia’s primary care system. She argues...
The Australian College of Nursing released its pre Budget submission for 2026–27, titled Invest in Nursing: The Solution to Australia’s Healthcare Challenges. It flags a health system under strain wit...
New data from the spatial data intelligence organisation Informed Decisions shows almost a quarter of the healthcare workforce is aged 55 or older. The dataset covers providers across aged care, disab...
The sixth antimicrobial use and resistance (AURA) report from the Australian Centre for Disease Control highlights a rise in antimicrobial resistance and emphasis on GP stewardship. It draws on data f...
Two days of health estimates in Parliament House put a spotlight on how Australia spends on health, aging and disability supports. The focus was squarely on the aged care system and the Support at Hom...
The move from the Commonwealth Home Support Program to the new Support at Home model is drawing warnings from peak bodies, clinicians and regulators in Australia. COTA, Meals on Wheels, academics, pro...
