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69yo man’s death exposes critical ambulance shortages
A man has died after he was forced to wait four hours for an ambulance after suffering a fall at his home in Melbourne's west ...
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“Looming threat” – Superbug deaths increase in over 70s by 80 per cent
In the three decades between 1990 and 2021, deaths caused by AMR more than halved for children under five, from a high of 488 ...
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Incontinence impact reaches $100 billion
A new report has found that the total economic impact of incontinence last year reached a staggering $100.4 billion.
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Sector reacts positively to new Aged Care bill
“The new Aged Care Act has the potential to enhance quality standards, increase protections for older people, and create a ...
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The government has a new plan for residential aged care. Here’s what’s changing
Within the new means-testing arrangements there will be no change to the treatment of the family home. The value of the ...
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National action plan on dementia needed, new figures reveal
A new report estimated there are 411,000 Aussies living with dementia – with that number expected to double in the next three decades. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released it ...