New laws loom to make chemical restraints the ‘option of last resort’ in aged care
GPs will not be banned from initiating antipsychotics.
Tag: Aged care
Coronavirus outbreak ‘an absolute beast’, says Professor Brett Sutton
The chief health officer says there has been substantial transmission.
COVID-19 pandemic ‘accelerating decline’ for patients with dementia
Disrupted routine and delayed medical visits will take a toll, geriatrician warns.
Boost aged care MBS rebates by 50%: AMA
However, the royal commission wants GPs to be funded through a capitation model
4 key takeaways from the aged care report
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report has laid out an extensive plan to overhaul Australia’s aged care system. Among the…
GP ban on aged care prescribing: ‘A simplistic, expensive recipe for disaster’
Is banning GPs from prescribing antipsychotics in nursing homes really a way to improve care? The Aged Care Royal Commission seems to think so, saying…
Royal Commission: Ban GPs from initiating antipsychotics in aged care
It says psychiatrists and geriatricians should be the only doctors to prescribe the drugs from November.
GP who administered wrong COVID-19 vaccine doses will be reported to AHPRA
An 88-year-old man and 94-year-old woman are being monitored but have not experienced an adverse reaction, stressed the Minister for Health Greg Hu…
‘Only a fraction’ of aged care patients have had med reviews: study
Just 1 in 5 residents have had a drug management review three months after arriving despite guidelines, authors say.
Aged care patients missing out on medication management reviews
Data suggest the service is "greatly underutilised" among new residents.
