TGA urges caution over donepezil and long QT syndrome
The TGA says clinical monitoring may be required if donepezil is prescribed with other drugs known to affect cardiac conduction.
Tag: Aged care
What makes a 90-year-old body surf?
The stereotypical idea of ageing assumes a drift to conservatism, but in my experience, old people can be downright reckless and impulsive. A little…
‘My patients need care more than we need nuclear submarines’
Dr Ray Jones says he has already lost three patients to an outbreak in a Port Macquarie nursing home.
The tragedy in aged care is much bigger than the virus
On Christmas Eve, I visited my father in his aged care facility. After two years of pandemic-related restrictions I look forward to our infrequent encounters,…
More aged care COVID-19 deaths this year than in whole of 2020
There have been 711 coronavirus deaths in aged care this year alone, compared with 685 in 2020, hears Senate estimates.
‘Non-standard’ GP practices could soon get PIP cash
The RACGP says it is looking to expand its definition of general practice to allow more GPs to gain accreditation.
Nurse banned after ‘borrowing’ $100k from elderly patient
The Melbourne aged care worker bought a car and cricket world cup tickets with the money, a tribunal hears.
RACGP backs ‘mixed funding model’ for GP aged care visits
The college says fee-for-service should stay, coupled with payments based on complexity and performance.
Thousands of doctors ‘sitting ducks’ without vax booster
A leading hospital group is calling for the urgent approval of booster doses for healthcare workers immunised in the early phases of the rollout.
Around 100,000 aged care workers yet to receive first COVID-19 vax dose
Greg Hunt says they will be banned from their workplaces if they are not vaccinated by 17 September.
