How a near-death predictor is meant to improve aged care
Telstra is developing a computer-based clinical decision support tool to predict when residents in aged care facilities are near death, reports An…
Tag: Aged Care Royal Commission
Aged care crisis: Govt commits half a billion dollars
The funding announcement comes just weeks after the royal commission's interim report was released.
More GPs, more drugs and more falls in aged care
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report shows residents see GP twice a month on average.
After 40 years in aged care, this GP has his own gripe you need to hear
The debates about residential aged care are bloated, and the royal commission is a political tactic to give voice to the disgruntled minority, writ…
GPs hit back at aged care royal commission
Medical staff at the front lines argue Commission is out of touch with reality of aged care.
Q&A: Antipsychotics in aged care — a psychiatrist suggests the real-world alternatives
Managing patients in aged care is 'extremely hard', says psychiatrist Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane.
More restrictions placed on GP risperidone scripts
The government's clampdown on writing a prescription for more than 12 weeks' supply will come in in the new year.
Aged Care Royal Commission targets GP antipsychotic scripts
Inquiry denounces restrictive practices as inhumane, abusive and unjustified.
