The PALM scheme has some problematic elements, and there are mixed feelings about it within Pacific Island countries.
The pictures men in paid care work are painting of work in the disability sector versus work in aged care are astonishingly different.
A $10 million federal government campaign to attract more people to teaching is welcomed, but attention also needs to be on retaining those who have chosen it as a career.
As a federal government taskforce ponders how to improve the system, a new study focuses on nurses in two Victorian residential aged care homes, and how they feel about and operate in their workplaces.
A new report shows it’s high time that governments, both in Australia and overseas, invested in specific, credentialed training programs for professionals working with deafblind people.
Health status is more complex than just your address. At a population level, the biggest predictor of health status is the social determinants of health. We need to think outside the box to determine who needs care most, and how it can be delivered.
COVID-19 further exposed existing cracks in the teaching profession that need to be fixed urgently.
Teacher retention is an ongoing issue. Actions to enhance respect will result in more positive and productive relationships between teachers and students, as well as with colleagues, and parents.
A change of federal government in Australia presents an opportunity to focus on schools as a whole and help create a sustainable environment for teachers to thrive.
Low pay rates, a lack of career structure, supervision and mentoring is putting pressure on the disability workforce, with some NDIS participants not having their most basic care needs met.
Current medical programs need to diversify their curriculums by at least incorporating resources for medical students to look after their mental health, deal with pressures at work, and even career change.
Beyond COVID-19, is AI part of the response to the failures of aged care?
The COVID-19 death toll in aged-care homes is spiking. Protocols need to urgently be put in place to prevent infection, but there also needs to be detailed plans for when an outbreak occurs.
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