by Selina | Aug 28, 2024 | Aged Care News
The Australin Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards Guide for healthcare services to support implementation of the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community...
by Selina | Aug 20, 2024 | Aged Care News, News
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released its Aged Care Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guide. The Commission developed the Guide to support implementation of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards. The Guide is informed...
by Selina | Aug 16, 2024 | Aged Care News
Aged care on-site pharmacists can now be employed in Australian residential aged care facilities. In June this year, the Department of Health and Aged Care announced that credentialled pharmacists would be able to work on-site from 1 July 2024. This comes after the...
by Selina | Aug 15, 2024 | Aged Care News
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have announced the funding recipients from their 2023 Targeted Call for Research (TCR): Improving infection prevention and control in residential aged care homes. The objectives of the TCR were to develop an...
by Selina | Aug 8, 2024 | Aged Care News
The Victorian Department of Health, in partnership with the Burnet Institute, is undertaking a study into the efficacy of UV lights to disinfect aged care facilities. They we will conduct a clinical trial to see if upper room germicidal ultraviolet lighting can...
by Selina | Aug 2, 2024 | Aged Care News, News
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) workforce staffing ratios are challenging to quantify, due to the lack of strong evidence and recommendations within this space. IPC programs operate with significant work demands and responsibilities to consumers, patients, and...
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