Category Archives: News

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...

Palliative Care Australia launches 5th edition of the National Palliative Care Standards

On Tuesday, Linda Hansen, Executive Officer Palliative Care NSW, attended the launch of the 5th edition of...

Survey on out of pocket costs for rural health care consumers

The National Rural Health Alliance and the Consumers Health Forum of Australia invite contributions to...

Artificial Intelligence, empathy & electronic caring

Recent developments in affective computing are developing the capacity for systems of artificial intelligence to...

Showcasing your work at the Aboriginal Cancer Network Forum?

The Aboriginal Cancer Network (part of the Cancer Institute NSW) are looking for health workers...

1 week to go: Submissions sought on Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities

Submissions to the parliamentary Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities...

Consumers wanted to talk about their experience of palliative care in NSW

Event: Education event for social workers in late JulyWho: PEPA PEPA – the Program of Experience in the...

Dying2Learn MOOC coming up again soon

Did you miss the last Dying2Learn MOOC? Never fear, CareSearch is running the course again...