Category Archives: News
Stigma and silence, capacity and empowerment
It is 25 years since the closure of Gladesville Hospital, one of NSW’s notorious asylums...
Human rights, social justice: World Social Work Day 20th March 2018
Tuesday the 20th March 2018 will be a day that social workers worldwide celebrate the achievements...
Nominations now open for public health awards
The Australian Medical Association is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Public Health Awards. Last...
Celebrating 20 roaring years at Mt Druitt SPCU
Chances are you weren’t around in the 1920s. Nor was the Mt Druitt Supportive and...
Time to mobilise your mental mojo? Apply now for an ACI Research Grant!
Proposals due 31st March 2018, applications close 6th April. The ACI Palliative Care Network Executive Committee are...
Forum on Spirituality and Reflective Practice – Western Sydney event date change!
Note new date: Monday 16th April 2018, 0930-1200, Mt Druitt Hub 9 Ayers Grove, Mt Druitt...
‘What matters most?’ Downloads for National Palliative Care Week now available
NPCW 20-26 May 2018 The theme for this year’s National Palliative Care Week is ‘What matters...
International Women’s Day 2018
Today is International Women’s Day, a day in which we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political...
‘Restrictive practices on a daily basis’: Submissions to RACF inquiry now published
Submissions have now closed into the Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Residential Aged...
Federal government funds PHNs for greater choice in palliative care at home
As part of this week’s launch of the new National Palliative Care Standards (5th edition), the...
2 years since her tragic death, calls for Gayle’s Law to be adopted nationally
Some 2 years have passed since the murder of Gayle Woodford, a remote area nurse...