Bupa Care Home Breached Code Over Resident Care
NEW ZEALAND | A Bupa care home in Whakatāne has been found to have breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights…
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Earlier Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Could Shift Care Planning Forward
NEW ZEALAND | Earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis could give aged care and community providers more time to plan support, but greater diagnostic capacity will have…
Nurses’ Strike Tests Contingency Planning
A single day of strike action by Total Care Health nurses next week will test how exposed ACC-funded community providers are to workforce disputes…
Does Dementia Care Depend on Your Postcode?
NEW ZEALAND | New Zealanders have long talked about postcode differences in healthcare, but dementia turns that concern into a series of practical questions….
How Washed Is “Washed”?
USA | Bagged lettuce is washed, but it is not sterilised. That distinction is central to the Cyclospora outbreak exploding across the USA. Fresh-cut…
Pharmacists Call for Funding Model Reform
Pharmacists have called for funding model reform ahead of changes to prescription timeframes occurring in February. Industry experts and pharmacists have said the public…
New Doctors Brings Good News
The induction of more than 500 new doctors has boosted New Zealand’s national health system, according to the Government. More than 500 newly graduated…
Oral Health Care Decline
The New Zealand Dental Association has outlined how the latest health survey shows stalled progress and declining access to oral health care. The 2024/25…
Impacts of Clogged Drains in the Brain
New research has uncovered that clogged ‘drains’ in the brain can be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, according to NTU Singapore scientists. “Drains”…
Zero-Silica Focus
Industry leader has called on major players to join the move to zero-silica, upon the opening of New Zealand’s first stone factory of its…
Leqembi Approved by TGA
AUSTRALIA | Dementia Australia has welcomed the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) registration of Leqembi (lecanemab) for use in Australia. Dementia Australia CEO Professor Tanya…
Aged Care Funding & Service Improvements
A new system for delivering home care services to older people, focusing on restorative care, is set to begin in the South Island. Associate…