Sleeping pill use in Australia is high – a 2011 paper released by the ABS indicates that 4.3% of the Australian population were using sedatives, with women more likely to have a prescription than men. Sleeping pills are often seen as the immediate answer to any kind of sleep problem. Unfortunately, they have issues of...
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The new guidelines should also apply to workers in hotel quarantine – both health care and non-clinical staff. This will help strengthen our biosecurity, as long as they’re interpreted in the most precautionary way.
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Sexual assault is a grievous, present and sizeable problem in Australian residential aged care facilities. Upwards of 50 sexual assaults are projected to take place each week. Yet, not one of the 148 recommendations in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety tackles the prevention of sexual violence.
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