Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young has vowed to amend a public health order that makes COVID vaccination compulsory for public sector aged care staff, but not for those working in the state’s private aged care providers.
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It has been six months since the final report for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was released, and sadly it still remains unclear if any investment will be made to address continence care and management in residential aged care.
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A Bendigo woman has become the first person to see Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws through to their conclusion. Kerry Robertson, 61, was the first person to receive a permit under Victoria’s new Voluntary Assisted Dying Act, visiting her doctor the day the law came into effect. Ms Robertson’s daughters, Jacqui Hicks...
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