Communication is key to reducing missed nursing care
Our nationwide study has shown a number of factors related to missed nursing care in the operating room, with one key reason being poor communication within teams.
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Dementia in Australia: nine clinical recommendations
People with dementia and their families should not be left feeling hopeless or unsupported after receiving a diagnosis. The following recommendations can help them, and their health care providers, to navigate this time.
Improving the use of interpreter services in NSW hospitals
Staff and patients currently face challenges when accessing interpreter services, leading to a low uptake of services in a hospital setting.
How Australia’s medical colleges can lead our health care sector to net zero
Specialist colleges and societies have a critical role in guiding the health care sector’s transition to a lower emissions future.
Housing overhaul needed to tackle rheumatic heart disease
Building more and better living space is crucial to eliminate rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal people living in remote areas, yet the current model of remote housing is failing to improve conditions.
Preventing gambling-related suicides
The normalisation of gambling means it is often overlooked as an underlying source of harm, but gambling-related suicides could be prevented with the right strategies and support.
Australia has the means to end HIV transmission
Molecular epidemiology of HIV is indispensable for guiding evidence-based interventions, improving health outcomes, and ultimately working towards ending HIV transmission.
GPs urged to consider the benefits of generative AI
Now is the time for “futurists” to start dreaming and for general practice to engage with generative AI.
Why we must keep using the term 'long COVID'
Our understanding of long COVID is still evolving and incomplete, but the future looks brighter as we move beyond “what is it?” to “what can we do about it?”
